Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 27, 1934
Place of Birth:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Social Media
Wilford Brimley
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | I Believe | Pastor |
| 2016 | Timber the Treasure Dog | Hawk Jones |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Earl Granger |
| 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Coach Weaver |
| 2002 | The Round and Round | Governor |
| 2002 | Resurrection Mary | Morty |
| 2001 | Brigham City | Stu |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Joe Gill |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs |
| 2000 | Comanche | |
| 1998 | A Place to Grow | Jake |
| 1998 | Progeny | Dr. David Wetherly |
| 1998 | Summer of the Monkeys | Grandpa Sam Ferrans |
| 1998 | Lunker Lake | |
| 1998 | All My Friends Are Cowboys | Charlie |
| 1997 | In & Out | Frank Brackett |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Joe Hollis |
| 1995 | OP Center | Adm. Troy Davis |
| 1995 | Mutant Species | Devro |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | C.C. Tarpley |
| 1995 | Last of the Dogmen | Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Heaven Sent | Security Guard |
| 1993 | Hard Target | Uncle Douvee |
| 1993 | The Firm | William Devasher |
| 1992 | Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 | Grandpa Will |
| 1991 | Blood River | U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler |
| 1990 | Eternity | King / Eric |
| 1989 | Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid | Gov. Lew Wallace |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Ben Luckett |
| 1987 | End of the Line | Will Haney |
| 1986 | Thompson's Last Run | Red Haines |
| 1986 | Shadows on the Wall | Floyd Buckman |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Tony Boyle |
| 1986 | Jackals | Sheriff Mitchell |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Harold Smith |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Benjamin Luckett |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Noa Briqualon |
| 1985 | Murder in Space | Dr. Andrew McCallister |
| 1984 | The Natural | Pop Fisher |
| 1984 | Country | Otis |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Tom Keach |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | George Jansen |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Iowa Bob |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies | Harry |
| 1983 | Tough Enough | Bill Long |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Clem Malone |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Bradley Tozer |
| 1982 | The Thing | Blair |
| 1982 | Death Valley | The Sheriff |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | James J. Wells |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Wally Haskell |
| 1980 | Roughnecks | Willie Clayton |
| 1980 | Borderline | Scooter Jackson |
| 1980 | Rodeo Girl | Bingo Gibbs |
| 1980 | Amber Waves | Pete Alberts |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Rogers - Prison Board |
| 1979 | The China Syndrome | Ted Spindler |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Farmer |
| 1979 | The Wild Wild West Revisited | President Grover Cleveland |
| 1971 | Lawman | Marc Corman (uncredited) |
| 1969 | True Grit | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| The Making of Comanche | Himself |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OP Center | Adm. Troy Davis |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Burt Mueller |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Bill Huntoon |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Postmaster General Henry Atkins |
| 1986 | Our House | Gus Witherspoon |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Jude McWhirter |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Sheriff Daniels |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Horace Brimley |