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Brandon De Wilde

Brandon De Wilde

Acting

Born April 9, 1942 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 Supporti…

Known For · 40 titles

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968
Ironside

Ironside

1967
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Combat!

Combat!

1962
Thriller

Thriller

1960
The Defenders

The Defenders

1961
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964
The Nurses

The Nurses

1962
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1961
ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

1968
Hud

Hud

1963
Shane

Shane

1953
Jamie

Jamie

1953
The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

1970
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1964
The Trip

The Trip

1967
A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles

1963
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957
The Deserter

The Deserter

1970
Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1964
Blue Denim

Blue Denim

1959
Good-bye, My Lady

Good-bye, My Lady

1956
All Fall Down

All Fall Down

1962
The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1952
The Missouri Traveler

The Missouri Traveler

1958
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1966