Wilford Brimley
September 27, 1934 (90 years old) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Anthony Wilford Brimley 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
Credits
- 2019 · I Believe as Pastor
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Hawk Jones
- 2009 · Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Earl Granger
- 2003 · Pitcher and the Pin-Up as Coach Weaver
- 2002 · Resurrection Mary as Morty
- 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 · Comanche as
- 1998 · Lunker Lake as
- 1998 · Summer of the Monkeys as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
- 1998 · Progeny as Dr. David Wetherly
- 1998 · All My Friends Are Cowboys as Charlie
- 1998 · A Place to Grow as Jake
- 1997 · In & Out as Frank Brackett
- 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 as Adm. Troy Davis
- 1995 · Mutant Species as Devro
- 1994 · Heaven Sent as Security Guard
- 1993 · The Firm as William Devasher
- 1993 · Hard Target as Uncle Douvee
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Burt Mueller
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
- 1992 · The Boys of Twilight as Bill Huntoon
- 1992 · Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 as Grandpa Will
- 1991 · Blood River as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
- 1990 · Eternity as King / Eric
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
- 1989 · Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid as Gov. Lew Wallace
- 1988 · Cocoon: The Return as Ben Luckett
- 1987 · End of the Line as Will Haney
- 1986 · Jackals as Sheriff Mitchell
- 1986 · Our House as Gus Witherspoon
- 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 Briqualon
- 1985 · Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Harold Smith
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Dr. Andrew McCallister
- 1985 · Cocoon as Benjamin Luckett
- 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
- 1982 · Death Valley as The Sheriff
- 1981 · Absence of Malice as James J. Wells
- 1981 · Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Wally Haskell
- 1980 · Borderline as Scooter Jackson
- 1980 · Rodeo Girl as Bingo Gibbs
- 1980 · Roughnecks as Willie Clayton
- 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 as Jude McWhirter
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as Sheriff Daniels
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Blacksmith
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · The Waltons as Horace Brimley
- 1971 · Lawman as Marc Corman (uncredited)
- 1969 · True Grit as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Future · The Natural: The Best There Ever Was as Self
- Future · The Making of Comanche as Himself