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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.
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.
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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 |
2012 | Masque · as Maskmaker |
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 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple · as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs |
2001 | Crossfire Trail · as Joe Gill |
2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Benjamin Luckett |
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 | Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two · as Grandpa Will |
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 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville · as The Constitution |
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 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor · as Noa |
1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins · as Harold Smith |
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 | The Hotel New Hampshire · as Iowa Bob |
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 | Tender Mercies · as Harry |
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 | The Electric Horseman · as Farmer |
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) |