Wilfrid Brambell

Biography

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Fisherman

All Creatures Great and Small

Dinsdale's Brother

No Hiding Place

Citizen Smith

Jack

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Fisherman

Maigret

Jacob

Steptoe and Son

Albert Steptoe

The Buccaneers

Old Man

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1984	Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Porter
1983	Death and Transfiguration	Robert Tucker
1983	The Terence Davies Trilogy	Robert Tucker (old age)
1981	The Island of Adventure	Uncle Jocelyn
1980	High Rise Donkey	Ben Foxcroft
1978	The Adventures of Picasso	Alice B. Toklas
1973	Holiday on the Buses	Bert Thompson
1973	Steptoe & Son Ride Again	Steptoe / Albert
1972	Steptoe & Son	Albert Steptoe
1971	Catch Me a Spy	Beech
1970	Some Will, Some Won't	Henry Russell
1969	Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence	Malipieri
1969	Carry On Again Doctor	Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
1968	Witchfinder General	Master Loach
1968	Cry WoIf	Delivery man
1968	Lionheart	Dignett
1966	Where the Bullets Fly	Train Guard
1966	Alice in Wonderland	White Rabbit
1965	San Ferry Ann	Grandad
1964	A Hard Day's Night	Grandfather
1964	Crooks in Cloisters	Phineas
1964	The Importance of Being Earnest
1964	Go Kart Go	Junkman Fred
1963	The Small World of Sammy Lee	Harry
1962	In Search of the Castaways	Bill Gaye
1962	The Boys	Norman Albert Brewer
1961	The Sinister Man	Lock-Keeper
1961	What a Whopper	Postie
1961	Flame in the Streets	Mr. Palmer senior
1960	Urge to Kill	Mr. Forsythe
1959	Captured
1959	Serious Charge	Verger
1958	The Salvage Gang	Tramp
1958	The Government Inspector	The Postmaster
1956	Break-In
1954	Nineteen Eighty-Four	Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1948	Another Shore	Arthur Moore
1947	Odd Man Out	Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Dinsdale's Brother
1977	Citizen Smith	Jack
1970	Never Say Die
1962	Steptoe and Son	Albert Steptoe
1960	Maigret	Jacob
1959	No Hiding Place
1958	The Adventures of William Tell	Josef
1958	The Larkins	Ernshaw
1956	The Buccaneers	Old Man
1956	The Adventures of Sir Lancelot	Fisherman
1955	The Adventures of Robin Hood	Fisherman
1955	Quatermass II	Tramp
1950	Sunday Night Theatre	Old Man / Thin Prisoner