Chet Brandenburg
{{Short description|American actor and stuntman (1897–1974)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chet Brandenburg
| image = Chet Brandenburg, Love em and weep.jpg
| caption = Brandenburg in Love 'em and Weep (1927)
| birth_name = James Chester Brandenburg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|10|15|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|07|17|1897|10|15|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
| resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills Cemetery
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1922–1968
| relatives = Ed Brandenburg (brother)
}}
James Chester Brandenburg (October 15, 1897{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/chet_brandenburg|title=Chet Brandenburg|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=August 9, 2022}} – July 17, 1974) was an American actor and stuntman.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9k1DwAAQBAJ|title=Classic Movie Fight Scenes: 75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914-1989|page=25|first=Gene|last=Freese|date=October 5, 2017|isbn=9781476669434|via=Google Books}} He appeared in 436 films and television programs between 1924 and 1968.
Biography
Brandenburg appeared on the TV western series Gunsmoke, in numerous uncredited roles, including as a townsman in the 1960 episode “The Blacksmith” (S6E2), the 1962 episode “False Front” (S18E15) & the 1963 episode “Kate Heller” (S9E1); as a party guest in the episode “Say Uncle” (S6 E4).
Brandenburg was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Selected filmography
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- Wide Open Spaces (1924)
- Official Officers (1925)
- Good Cheer (1926)
- War Feathers (1926)
- With Love and Hisses (1927)
- Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
- Playin' Hookey (1928)
- You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
- Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
- Two Tars (1928)
- Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)
- When the Wind Blows (1930)
- Be Big! (1931)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
- Sons of the Desert (1933)
- The Pinch Singer (1936)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Dodge City (1939)
- They Drive By Night (1940)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
- The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
- Jitterbugs (1943)
- Hers to Hold (1943)
- Wing and a Prayer (1944)
- The Harvey Girls (1946)
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
- The Sea of Grass (1947)
- Nightmare Alley (1947)
- Station West (1948)
- White Heat (1949) - Convict (uncredited)
- The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
- The Big Trees (1952)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- The War of the Worlds (1953) - Man in Church (uncredited)
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Sailor (uncredited)
- Seven Men from Now (1956)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
- The Sheepman (1958)
- The Young Philadelphians (1959)
- North to Alaska (1960)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Ride the High Country (1962)
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=0104585|name=Chet Brandenburg}}
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Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male silent film actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Category:Hal Roach Studios actors
Category:Western (genre) television actors
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