Actor
Brandon De Wilde
April 9, 1942 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Alan Napier
3 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, Thriller
Richard Anderson
3 titles together
Ironside, A Gathering of Eagles, 12 O'Clock High
Ellen Corby
2 titles together
Shane, Night Passage
Patricia Neal
2 titles together
Hud, In Harm's Way
John Williams
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery
Russell Collins
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Those Calloways
Full filmography · 36
Night Gallery
as Johnson
19707.8
The Young Rebels
as Nathan Hale
1970
Love, American Style
as Jimmy Devlin
19696.2
Journey to the Unknown
as Alec George Worthing
1968
Hawaii Five-O
as Arnold Potter
19687.2
The Name of the Game
as Bobby Currier
1968
Ironside
cast
19676.9
ABC Stage 67
as Carl Boyer
1966
The Tenderfoot
as Jim Tevis
1964
12 O'Clock High
as Cpl. Ross Lawrence
19647.2The Greatest Show on Earth
as Vic Hawkins
1963
Combat!
as Wilder
19627.9