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.
15 movies · 26 shows
Wild in the Sky
1972·8.0
The Deserter
1970·6.5
The Trip
1967·5.8
The Tenderfoot
1966·0.0
In Harm's Way
1965·6.6
Those Calloways
1964·6.4
A Gathering of Eagles
1963·5.9
Hud
1963·7.3
All Fall Down
1962·6.0
Blue Denim
1959·5.3
The Missouri Traveler
1958·6.7
Night Passage
1957·6.5
Good-bye, My Lady
1956·7.8
Shane
1953·7.3
The Member of the Wedding
1952·6.3