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Wilford Brimley

Actor
Born September 27, 1934Died August 1, 2020 (85 years)
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Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on a variety of odd jobs, he became an extra for Western films, and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), and The Natural (1984). Brimley was the longtime face of television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related commercials for Liberty Medical.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Tender Mercies
  • Borderline
  • Death Valley
  • End of the Line
  • Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two
  • Heaven Sent
  • The Path of the Wind
  • The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Known For

  • The Thing
  • The Firm
  • Cocoon
  • Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
  • The Natural
  • Cocoon: The Return
  • In & Out
  • The China Syndrome
  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
  • My Fellow Americans
  • Tender Mercies
  • High Road to China
  • 10 to Midnight
  • Absence of Malice
  • The Electric Horseman
  • Country
  • Harry & Son
  • Brigham City
  • Death Valley
  • Progeny
  • Crossfire Trail
  • Act of Vengeance
  • Borderline
  • Timber the Treasure Dog

Filmography

2017
I Believe · as Pastor
2016
2016
Timber the Treasure Dog · as Hawk Jones
2012
Masque · as Maskmaker
2009
2009
The Path of the Wind · as Harry Caldwell
2003
Pitcher and the Pin-Up · as Coach Weaver
2002
The Round and Round · as Governor
2001
Brigham City · as Stu
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple · as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
2001
Crossfire Trail · as Joe Gill
2000
1998
Summer of the Monkeys · as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
1998
Progeny · as Dr. David Wetherly
1997
In & Out · as Frank Brackett
1997
Chapter Perfect · as Chief Hawkins
1996
My Fellow Americans · as Joe Hollis
1995
Last of the Dogmen · as Narrator (uncredited)
1995
The Good Old Boys · as C.c. Tarpley
1995
OP Center · as Adm. Troy Davis
1995
OP Center (TV Series) · as Adm. Troy Davis
1994
Mutant Species · as Devro
1994
Heaven Sent · as Security Guard
1993
Hard Target · as Uncle Douvee
1993
The Firm · as William Devasher
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Burt Mueller
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Harry 'the Admiral' Prentice
1992
The Boys of Twilight (TV Series) · as Bill Huntoon
1992
1991
Blood River · as U.s. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
1990
Eternity · as King / Eric
1989
Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
1989
Billy the Kid · as Gov. Lew Wallace
1988
Cocoon: The Return · as Ben Luckett
1987
1987
End of the Line · as Will Haney
1986
Our House (TV Series) · as Gus Witherspoon
1986
Jackals · as Sheriff Mitchell
1986
Act of Vengeance · as Tony Boyle
1986
Thompson's Last Run · as Red Haines
1986
Shadows on the Wall · as Floyd Buckman
1985
1985
1985
Murder in Space · as Dr. Andrew Mccallister
1985
Cocoon · as Benjamin Luckett
1984
Terror in the Aisles · as Doctor Blair
1984
Country · as Otis
1984
The Natural · as Pop Fisher
1984
The Stone Boy · as George Jansen
1984
1984
Harry & Son · as Tom Keach
1983
Tough Enough · as Bill Long
1983
High Road to China · as Bradley Tozer
1983
10 to Midnight · as Clem Malone
1983
1982
The Thing · as Blair
1981
Death Valley · as The Sheriff
1981
Absence of Malice · as James J. Wells
1981
The Big Black Pill · as Wally Haskell
1980
Borderline · as Scooter Jackson
1980
Rodeo Girl · as Bingo Gibbs
1980
Brubaker · as Rogers - Prison Board
1980
Amber Waves · as Pete Alberts
1979
1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited · as President Grover Cleveland
1979
The China Syndrome · as Ted Spindler
1978
The Awakening Land (TV Series) · as Jude Mcwhirter
1976
How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Sheriff Daniels
1976
The Oregon Trail (TV Series)
1972
The Waltons (TV Series) · as Horace Brimley
1972
Kung Fu (TV Series)
1971
Lawman · as Marc Corman (uncredited)
1969
True Grit · as Minor Role (uncredited)

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