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Brandon De Wilde

Brandon De Wilde

Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy.

Before the age of 12 he had become the first child actor awarded the Donaldson Award, filmed his role in The Member of the Wedding, starred in his most memorable film role as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, starred in his own sitcom television series Jamie on ABC and became a household name making numerous radio and TV appearances before being featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 10, 1952, for his second Broadway outing Mrs. McThing.

Into adulthood, additional plays, movies and TV appearances followed before his death at age 30 in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado, on July 6, 1972.

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wild in the Sky

1972

as Josh

Night Gallery

1970

as Johnson

The Deserter

1970

as Ferguson

The Young Rebels

1970

as Nathan Hale

Love, American Style

1969

as Jimmy Devlin

Journey to the Unknown

1968

as Alec George Worthing

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Arnold Potter

The Name of the Game

1968

as Bobby Currier

The Trip

1967

as Extra (uncredited)

Ironside

1967

ABC Stage 67

1966

as Carl Boyer

In Harm's Way

1965

as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey

Those Calloways

1965

as Bucky Calloway

The Tenderfoot

1964

as Jim Tevis

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Cpl. Ross Lawrence

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

as Vic Hawkins

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

as Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)

Hud

1963

as Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon

Combat!

1962

as Wilder

The Nurses

1962

as Paul Marker

The Virginian

1962

as James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty

The Virginian

1962

as Walt Bradbury

The Virginian

1962

as Rem Garvey

All Fall Down

1962

as Clinton Willart

The Wonderful World of Disney

1961

The Defenders

1961

as Roger Bailey Jr.

Insight

1960

as Weissberg

Thriller

1960

as Timothy Branner

Blue Denim

1959

as Arthur Bartley

The Missouri Traveler

1958

as Byron Turner

Wagon Train

1957

as Mark Miner

Wagon Train

1957

as Daniel Morgan Benedict III

Night Passage

1957

as Joey Adams

Good-bye, My Lady

1956

as Skeeter Jackson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Hugo

Climax!

1954

as Robbie Eunson

Climax!

1954

as Tip Malone

Jamie

1953

as Jamie McHummer

Shane

1953

as Joey Starrett

The Oscars

1953

as Self

The Member of the Wedding

1952

as John Henry

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948