
Brandon De Wilde
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.
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Acting (15 movies)

Shane
1953

Hud
1963

Night Passage
1957

Those Calloways
1964

In Harm's Way
1965

The Tenderfoot
1964

The Member of the Wedding
1952

All Fall Down
1962

Blue Denim
1959

The Missouri Traveler
1958

Wild in the Sky
1972

Good-bye, My Lady
1956

The Deserter
1970

A Gathering of Eagles
1963

The Trip
1967
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