Brandon De Wilde Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942–July 6, 1972) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. Born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn, he debuted on Broadway at the age of 7 and became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding.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 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.He continued acting in stage, film and television role into adulthood before his death at age 30 in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado on July 6, 1972.
April 9, 1942, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died
July 6, 1972, Denver, Colorado, United States
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Spouse
Janice Gero (m. 1972–1972), Susan Maw (m. 1963–1969)
Children
Jesse deWilde
Parents
Eugenia deWilde, Frederic A. deWilde
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
1
De Wilde had hoped to embark on a music career. He watched as Paul McCartney wrote the song Wait during the filming of the Beatles movie Help! (1965).
2
Originally buried in Hollywood, California, but his parents later moved his remains to Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York in Suffolk County, to be closer to their home in Long Island. Father, Frederick De Wilde died in 1980 and mother, Eugenia De Wilde died in 1987.
3
He was killed as the result of a traffic accident that occurred in the Denver suburb of Lakewood on the evening of July 6, 1972 at about 3:25 PM. He had been en route to visit his wife at a Denver hospital. He was driving a camper van, lost control and crashed into a parked construction truck on the side of the road, causing his camper to roll onto its side, pinning him in the wreckage of his vehicle for a while before being taken to St. Anthony Hospital where he died at 7:20 PM of multiple injuries including a broken back, neck, and leg. He was not wearing a seat belt. De Wilde had been in the Denver area to co-star in the Elitch Theatre production of Butterflies Are Free, which ended July 1.
4
His son's name is Jesse.
5
Close friend (and sometimes singing partner) country-western legend Gram Parsons immortalized De Wilde's tragic death in Parsons' and Emmylou Harris's song In My Hour of Darkness: "Once I knew a young man went driving through the night. Miles and miles without a word, with just his high-beam lights. Who'd have ever thought they'd build such a deadly Denver bend. To be so strong, to take as long as it would till the end.".
6
De Wilde is pronounced duh-WIL-duh.
7
The son of a stage-manager father and actress mother. Made his stage debut at age seven in 492 performances of the Broadway hit, "The Member of the Wedding." He also became the first juvenile to win the Donaldson Award.
8
When he died he left behind one small son.
9
Although he was the only one of the four principal players not nominated for an Oscar for the 1963 film Hud (1963), Brandon got to share Oscar night glory nevertheless when he went on stage to accept the Best Supporting Actor trophy for co-star Melvyn Douglas, who was in Israel at the time. Patricia Neal won for "best actress," but Paul Newman lost "best actor" to Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1962
TV Series
Hugo
Wagon Train
1959-1961
TV Series
Mark Miner / Daniel Morgan Benedict III
Thriller
1961
TV Series
Timothy Branner
Blue Denim
1959
Arthur Bartley
Alcoa Theatre
1959
TV Series
George Adams
The Missouri Traveler
1958
Biarn Turner
The United States Steel Hour
1957
TV Series
David
Night Passage
1957
Joey Adams (as Brandon deWilde)
Screen Directors Playhouse
1956
TV Series
Terry Johnson
Good-bye, My Lady
1956
Skeeter Jackson
Star Stage
1956
TV Series
Climax!
1955-1956
TV Series
Tip Malone / Robbie Eunson
Jamie
1953-1954
TV Series
Jamie McHummer
The Plymouth Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Jamie McHummer
Shane
1953
Joey Starrett
The Member of the Wedding
1952
John Henry (as Brandon de Wilde)
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951-1952
TV Series
Wild in the Sky
1972
Josh
Ironside
1971
TV Series
George Whittaker
Night Gallery
1971
TV Series
Johnson (segment "Class of '99")
The Devil's Backbone
1971
Lt. Ferguson
The Virginian
1962-1970
TV Series
Rem Garvey / Walt Bradbury / James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty
The Young Rebels
1970
TV Series
Nathan Hale
Insight
1970
TV Series
Weissberg
Love, American Style
1969
TV Series
Jimmy Devlin (segment "Love and the Bachelor")
Hawaii Five-O
1969
TV Series
Arnold Potter
The Name of the Game
1969
TV Series
Bobby Currier
Journey to the Unknown
1968
TV Series
Alec George Worthing
The Trip
1967/II
Extra (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
1966
TV Series
Carl Boyer
Combat!
1966
TV Series
Wilder
In Harm's Way
1965
Jere
The Defenders
1965
TV Series
Roger Bailey Jr.
Those Calloways
1965
Bucky Calloway (as Brandon de Wilde)
12 O'Clock High
1964
TV Series
Cpl. Ross Lawrence
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1964
TV Series
Jim Tevis
The Greatest Show on Earth
1964
TV Series
Vic Hawkins
The Doctors and the Nurses
1963
TV Series
Paul Marker
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
Hud
1963
Lonnie Bannon (as Brandon de Wilde)
All Fall Down
1962
Clinton Willart (as Brandon de Wilde)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hud
1963
performer: "The Great Titanic It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down" ca 1915 - uncredited
The Member of the Wedding
1952
performer: "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 36th Annual Academy Awards
1964
TV Special
Himself - Accepting Supporting Actor Award for Melvyn Douglas
The Arthur Murray Party
1959
TV Series
Himself
Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment
$600,000
