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Wilford Brimley
Actor
Died 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.
Filmography
| 2017 | I Believe · as Pastor |
| 2016 | The Natural: The Best There Ever Was · as Pop Fisher |
| 2016 | Timber the Treasure Dog · as Hawk Jones |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? · as Earl Granger |
| 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 | Crossfire Trail · as Joe Gill |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple · as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Benjamin Luckett |
| 1998 | Progeny · as Dr. David Wetherly |
| 1998 | Summer of the Monkeys · as Grandpa Sam Ferrans |
| 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 | Mutant Species · as Devro |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys · as C.C. Tarpley |
| 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 Unknown |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two · as Grandpa Will |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight (TV Series) · as Bill Huntoon |
| 1991 | Blood River · as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler |
| 1990 | Eternity · as King / Eric |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Postmaster General Henry Atkins |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return · as Ben Luckett |
| 1987 | End of the Line · as Will Haney |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance · as Tony Boyle |
| 1986 | Thompson's Last Run · as Red Haines |
| 1986 | Shadows on the Wall · as Floyd Buckman |
| 1986 | Jackals · as Sheriff Mitchell |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor · as Noa |
| 1985 | Cocoon · as Benjamin Luckett |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins · as Harold Smith |
| 1984 | The Natural · as Pop Fisher |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire · as Iowa Bob |
| 1984 | Country · as Otis |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles · as Dr. Blair (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Harry & Son · as Tom Keach |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy · as George Jansen |
| 1983 | High Road to China · as Bradley Tozer |
| 1983 | Tough Enough · as Bill Long |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies · as Harry |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight · as Clem Malone |
| 1982 | The Thing · as Dr. Blair |
| 1982 | 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 | Brubaker · as Rogers - Prison Board |
| 1979 | The China Syndrome · as Ted Spindler |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman · as Farmer |
| 1979 | The Wild Wild West Revisited · as President Grover Cleveland |
| 1976 | The Oregon Trail (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Lawman · as Marc Corman (uncredited) |
| 1969 | True Grit · as Minor Role (uncredited) |