Wilford Brimley
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA — Sep 27 1934• Died Aug 01 2020
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Biography
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.
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Seinfeld
Postmaster General Henry Atkins
The Waltons
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
Walker, Texas Ranger
Burt Mueller
How the West Was Won
The Thing
Blair
Our House
Gus Witherspoon
The Firm
William Devasher
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
The Oregon Trail
The Natural
Pop Fisher
True Grit
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cocoon
Benjamin Luckett
Brubaker
Rogers
Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
Tender Mercies
Harry
Cocoon: The Return
Ben Luckett
The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
Borderline
Scooter Jackson
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa Briqualon
In & Out
Frank Brackett
10 to Midnight
Clem Malone
Absence of Malice
James J. Wells
I Believe
Pastor
Crossfire Trail
Joe Gill
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
The Awakening Land
Jude McWhirter
My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
Lawman
Marc Corman (uncredited)
Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
Blood River
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Kung Fu
Blacksmith
The Electric Horseman
Farmer
Tough Enough
Bill Long
Country
Otis
The Stone Boy
George Jansen
Harry & Son
Tom Keach
High Road to China
Bradley Tozer
The Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley
Eternity
King / Eric
Murder in Space
Dr. Andrew McCallister
Mutant Species
Devro
Roughnecks
Willie Clayton
Act of Vengeance
Tony Boyle
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Wally Haskell
Billy the Kid
Gov. Lew Wallace
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
Heaven Sent
Security Guard
The Hotel New Hampshire
Iowa Bob
Brigham City
Stu
Amber Waves
Pete Alberts
Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
The Boys of Twilight
Bill Huntoon
Rodeo Girl
Bingo Gibbs
End of the Line
Will Haney
The Wild Wild West Revisited
President Grover Cleveland
Death Valley
The Sheriff
Thompson's Last Run
Red Haines
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Jackals
Sheriff Mitchell
The Round and Round
Governor
The Making of Comanche
Self
Shadows on the Wall
Floyd Buckman
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
Comanche
Lunker Lake
Storyteller
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Grandpa Will
Resurrection Mary
Morty
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
A Place to Grow
Jake