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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[3][4] 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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Birth Name
Andre Brandon deWilde
Born
Thursday, 09 April 1942
Died
Thursday, 06 July 1972
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence | Lonnie Bannon in 'Hud' | 2008 |
How the West Was Lost | Joey Starrett | 2008 |
John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
America at the Movies | Joey Starrett | 1976 |
Black Jack | Josh | 1972 |
The Devil's Backbone | Lt. Ferguson / Ferguson | 1970 |
The Young Rebels | Nathan Hale | 1970 |
Night Gallery | Johnson (segment "Class of '99") | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Jimmy Devlin (segment "Love and the Bachelor") | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence | Lonnie Bannon in 'Hud' | 2008 |
How the West Was Lost | Joey Starrett | 2008 |
John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
America at the Movies | Joey Starrett | 1976 |
Black Jack | Josh | 1972 |
The Devil's Backbone | Lt. Ferguson / Ferguson | 1970 |
The Young Rebels | Nathan Hale | 1970 |
Night Gallery | Johnson (segment "Class of '99") | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Jimmy Devlin (segment "Love and the Bachelor") | 1969 |
Journey to the Unknown | Alec George Worthing | 1968 |
The Name of the Game | Bobby Currier | 1968 |
Hawaii Five-O | Arnold Potter | 1968 |
Ironside | George Whittaker | 1967 |
The Trip | Extra | 1967 |
ABC Stage 67 | Carl Boyer | 1966 |
In Harm's Way | Jere / Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey | 1965 |
Those Calloways | Bucky Calloway | 1965 |
12 O'Clock High | Cpl. Ross Lawrence | 1964 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Vic Hawkins | 1963 |
A Gathering of Eagles | Bill Fowler Jr | 1963 |
Hud | Lonnie Bannon / Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon | 1963 |
Combat! | Wilder | 1962 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Paul Marker | 1962 |
The Virginian | Walt Bradbury / Rem Garvey / James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty | 1962 |
All Fall Down | Clinton Willart | 1962 |
The Defenders | Roger Bailey Jr. | 1961 |
Thriller | Timothy Branner | 1960 |
Blue Denim | Arthur Bartley | 1959 |
The Missouri Traveler | Biarn Turner / Byron Turner | 1958 |
Alcoa Theatre | George Adams | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Mark Miner / Daniel Morgan Benedict III | 1957 |
Night Passage | Joey Adams | 1957 |
Good-bye, My Lady | Skeeter Jackson | 1956 |
Screen Directors Playhouse | Terry Johnson | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Hugo | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Jim Tevis / Bucky Calloway | 1954 |
Climax! | Tip Malone / Robbie Eunson | 1954 |
The United States Steel Hour | David | 1953 |
Person to Person | Self - Actor | 1953 |
Jamie | Jamie McHummer | 1953 |
Shane | Joey Starrett | 1953 |
The Plymouth Playhouse | Jamie McHummer | 1953 |
The Member of the Wedding | John Henry | 1952 |
Omnibus | (segment "The Man in the Cool, Cool Moon") | 1952 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1950 |
The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actor | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest #2 | 1950 |
The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1954 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1953 | Golden Globe | Won |