Brandon De Wilde
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.
Filmography
Wild in the Sky
as Josh
Wild in the Sky
as Josh
The Trip
as Extra (uncredited)
The Trip
as Extra (uncredited)
The Tenderfoot
as Jim Tevis
The Tenderfoot
as Jim Tevis
In Harm's Way
as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
In Harm's Way
as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
Those Calloways
as Bucky Calloway
Those Calloways
as Bucky Calloway
Hud
as Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
Hud
as Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
All Fall Down
as Clinton Willart
All Fall Down
as Clinton Willart
The Missouri Traveler
as Byron Turner
The Missouri Traveler
as Byron Turner
Night Passage
as Joey Adams
Night Passage
as Joey Adams
Good-bye, My Lady
as Skeeter Jackson
Good-bye, My Lady
as Skeeter Jackson
Shane
as Joey Starrett
Shane
as Joey Starrett
The Member of the Wedding
as John Henry
The Member of the Wedding
as John Henry