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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 9, 1942
Died
July 6, 1972
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Brandon de Wilde
- Brandon deWilde
- Брендон Де Уайлд
- André Brandon deWilde
- براندون دی وایلد
Brandon De Wilde
2.1 Popularity
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon De Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
0.0
Josh
Wild in the Sky
1972
7.8
Johnson
Night Gallery
1970
6.0
Ferguson
The Deserter
1970
4.5
Nathan Hale
The Young Rebels
1970
6.1
Jimmy Devlin
Love, American Style
1969
6.3
Alec George Worthing
Journey to the Unknown
1968
7.1
Arnold Potter
Hawaii Five-O
1968
6.8
Bobby Currier
The Name of the Game
1968
5.7
Extra (uncredited)
The Trip
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
Credits
Wild in the Sky
as Josh
1972
0.0
Night Gallery
as Johnson
1970
7.8
The Deserter
as Ferguson
1970
6.0
The Young Rebels
as Nathan Hale
1970
4.5
Love, American Style
as Jimmy Devlin
1969
6.1
Journey to the Unknown
as Alec George Worthing
1968
6.3
Hawaii Five-O
as Arnold Potter
1968
7.1
The Name of the Game
as Bobby Currier
1968
6.8
The Trip
as Extra (uncredited)
1967
5.7
Ironside
1967
6.8
ABC Stage 67
as Carl Boyer
1966
6.2
The Tenderfoot
as Jim Tevis
1966
0.0
In Harm's Way
as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
1965
6.6
Those Calloways
as Bucky Calloway
1964
6.3
12 O'Clock High
as Cpl. Ross Lawrence
1964
7.2
🎬
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Vic Hawkins
1963
5.0
A Gathering of Eagles
as Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
1963
5.7
Hud
as Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
1963
7.3
Combat!
as Wilder
1962
7.7
The Nurses
as Paul Marker
1962
4.2
The Virginian
as James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Rem Garvey
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Walt Bradbury
1962
6.4
All Fall Down
as Clinton Willart
1962
6.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
8.0
The Defenders
as Roger Bailey Jr.
1961
5.9
Thriller
as Timothy Branner
1960
6.6
Blue Denim
as Arthur Bartley
1959
4.9
The Missouri Traveler
as Byron Turner
1958
6.4
Wagon Train
as Daniel Morgan Benedict III
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
as Mark Miner
1957
6.6
Night Passage
as Joey Adams
1957
6.4
Good-bye, My Lady
as Skeeter Jackson
1956
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Hugo
1955
7.8
Climax!
as Robbie Eunson
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Tip Malone
1954
3.3
🎬
Jamie
as Jamie McHummer
1953
0.0
Shane
as Joey Starrett
1953
7.4
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Member of the Wedding
as John Henry
1952
6.2
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
6.9
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.3
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8