Photo: ABC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What stays with me about Brandon deWilde isn't that he was a child star, but the sheer endurance of those 492 performances of The Member of the Wedding. A seven-year-old sustaining a national phenomenon, then refusing to vanish the way most child actors do, is rare. He carried his craft from Broadway into adulthood across stage and screen, picking up a Donaldson Award along the way. That he died at just thirty makes his story ache a little. I see him as proof that real talent can ignite early and still deepen, and I wish he'd had decades more to show it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brandon deWilde
- Name (Japanese)
- ブランドン・デ・ワイルド
- Reading
- ぶらんどん・で・わいるど
- Born
- April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon%20deWilde
Frequently asked questions
When was Brandon deWilde born?
April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972.
Where is Brandon deWilde from?
Brandon deWilde is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Brandon deWilde do?
Brandon deWilde works as stage actor, television actor, film actor, actor.
Stage actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.