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Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards. Brennan was also nominated for his performance in Sergeant York (1941). Other noteworthy performances were in To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), and Rio Bravo (1959). Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brennan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Walter Brennan was a highly influential American character actor who held a unique place in Hollywood history as one of the few performers to win three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
He is celebrated for his pivotal roles in films such as The Westerner, Come and Get It, Kentucky, and his frequent appearances in classic Westerns like Rio Bravo and Red River.
He specialized in portraying grizzled, quirky sidekicks and older mentors, often delivering performances that defined the quintessential character-actor archetype of the mid-20th century.