Wilford Brimley

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Wilford Brimley

Acting September 27, 1934

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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 extr…

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The Thing

The Thing

8.1 1982 Movie
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

8.2 1989 TV Show
The Firm

The Firm

6.7 1993 Movie
Cocoon

Cocoon

6.6 1985 Movie
Hard Target

Hard Target

6.5 1993 Movie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

5.4 2009 Movie
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

6.5 1988 Movie
True Grit

True Grit

7.3 1969 Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.0 1993 TV Show
In & Out

In & Out

6.5 1997 Movie
The Natural

The Natural

6.9 1984 Movie
The Waltons

The Waltons

7.1 1972 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2019
    I Believe

    Movie Pastor

  2. 2016
    The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

    Movie Self

  3. 2016
    Timber the Treasure Dog

    Movie Hawk Jones

  4. 2009
    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Movie Earl Granger

  5. 2003
    Pitcher and the Pin-Up

    Movie Coach Weaver

  6. 2002
    Resurrection Mary

    Movie Morty

  7. 2002
    The Round and Round

    Movie Governor

  8. 2001
    Brigham City

    Movie Stu

  9. 2001
    Crossfire Trail

    Movie Joe Gill

  10. 2001
    The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

    Movie Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

  11. 2000
    Comanche

    Movie

  12. 2000
    The Making of Comanche

    Movie Self

  13. 1998
    Lunker Lake

    Movie Storyteller

  14. 1998
    Summer of the Monkeys

    Movie Grandpa Sam Ferrans

  15. 1998
    CHAPTER PERFECT

    Movie Hawkins

  16. 1998
    Progeny

    Movie Dr. David Wetherly

More credits
  1. 1998
    A Place to Grow

    Movie Jake

  2. 1998
    All My Friends Are Cowboys

    Movie Charlie

  3. 1997
    In & Out

    Movie Frank Brackett

  4. 1996
    My Fellow Americans

    Movie Joe Hollis

  5. 1995
    Last of the Dogmen

    Movie Narrator (uncredited)

  6. 1995
    The Good Old Boys

    Movie C.C. Tarpley

  7. 1995
    OP Center

    Movie Adm. Troy Davis

  8. 1995
    OP Center

    TV show Adm. Troy Davis

  9. 1995
    Mutant Species

    Movie Devro

  10. 1994
    Heaven Sent

    Movie Security Guard

  11. 1993
    The Firm

    Movie William Devasher

  12. 1993
    Hard Target

    Movie Uncle Douvee

  13. 1993
    Walker, Texas Ranger

    TV show Burt Mueller

  14. 1993
    Homicide: Life on the Street

    TV show Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice

  15. 1992
    The Boys of Twilight

    TV show Bill Huntoon

  16. 1992
    Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

    Movie Grandpa Will

  17. 1991
    Blood River

    Movie U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

  18. 1990
    Eternity

    Movie King / Eric

  19. 1989
    Seinfeld

    TV show Postmaster General Henry Atkins

  20. 1989
    Billy the Kid

    Movie Gov. Lew Wallace

  21. 1988
    Cocoon: The Return

    Movie Ben Luckett

  22. 1987
    End of the Line

    Movie Will Haney

  23. 1986
    Jackals

    Movie Sheriff Mitchell

  24. 1986
    Our House

    TV show Gus Witherspoon