沃爾特·布倫南生于馬薩諸塞州斯旺普史特。青年時代學工程,但卻選了表演作為職業(yè)。最初是在雜耍劇團和固定劇團當演員。1923年,他到好萊塢,由于刻苦努力,善于扮演各種角色,終于成為好萊塢一位優(yōu)秀而有成就的性格演員,他演出的影片達一百部以上。他曾三獲奧斯卡最佳男配角金像獎,其中包括第一尊最佳男配角金像獎。

奧斯卡金像獎AcademyAwards獲獎第13屆奧斯卡獎-最佳男配角西部人第11屆奧斯卡獎-最佳男配角Kentucky第9屆奧斯卡獎-最佳男配角ComeandGetIt提名第14屆奧斯卡獎-最佳男配角約克軍曹SergeantYork

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