Although Gary Cooper is starred, Walter Brennan commands major attention with a slick characterization of Judge Roy Bean, the dispenser of law at Vinegaroon - west of the Pecos. Supplied with a ...

Overexposure and late-career typecasting as a cranky or kindly grandpa ultimately clouded character actor Walter Brennan’s important contributions to some of Hollywood’s better Golden Age films.

Book downplays actor Walter Brennan's dark side Book downplays Brennan’s dark side. By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press Sep 20, 2015 Sep 20, 2015; 0 ‘A REAL ...

Brennan (1894-1974) was a self-taught actor who developed a talent for mimicry during a hardscrabble early life. He was born in Lynn, Mass., began working odd jobs at age 11 and found little use ...