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
- 2009 · Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Earl Granger
- 2001 · Crossfire Trail as Joe Gill
- 1998 · Summer of the Monkeys as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
- 1997 · In & Out as Frank Brackett
- 1996 · My Fellow Americans as Joe Hollis
- 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
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
- 1988 · Cocoon: The Return as Ben Luckett
- 1986 · Our House as Gus Witherspoon
- 1985 · Ewoks: The Battle for Endor as Noa Briqualon
- 1985 · Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Harold Smith
- 1985 · Cocoon as Benjamin Luckett
- 1984 · The Natural as Pop Fisher
- 1984 · The Hotel New Hampshire as Iowa Bob
- 1984 · Harry & Son as Tom Keach
- 1983 · High Road to China as Bradley Tozer
- 1983 · 10 to Midnight as Clem Malone
- 1982 · The Thing as Blair
- 1982 · Death Valley as The Sheriff
- 1980 · Brubaker as Rogers - Prison Board
- 1980 · Amber Waves as Pete Alberts
- 1979 · The Wild Wild West Revisited as President Grover Cleveland
- 1979 · The China Syndrome as Ted Spindler
- 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 Making of Comanche as Himself
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Hawk Jones
- 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 · The Ballad of Lucy Whipple as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
- 2000 · Comanche as
- 1998 · Lunker Lake as
- 1998 · Progeny as Dr. David Wetherly
- 1998 · A Place to Grow as Jake
- 1998 · All My Friends Are Cowboys as Charlie
- 1995 · Last of the Dogmen as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1995 · The Good Old Boys as C.C. Tarpley
- 1995 · OP Center as Adm. Troy Davis
- 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 · Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid as Gov. Lew Wallace
- 1987 · End of the Line as Will Haney
- 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 · Murder in Space as Dr. Andrew McCallister
- 1984 · Country as Otis
- 1984 · The Stone Boy as George Jansen
- 1983 · Tough Enough as Bill Long
- 1983 · Tender Mercies as Harry
- 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
- 1979 · The Electric Horseman as Farmer
- 1978 · The Awakening Land as Jude McWhirter
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- Future · The Natural: The Best There Ever Was as Self