Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA — Sep 27 1934• Died Aug 01 2020

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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Postmaster General Henry Atkins


Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice

Burt Mueller


Blair

Gus Witherspoon

William Devasher

Uncle Douvee


Pop Fisher

Minor Role (uncredited)

Benjamin Luckett

Rogers

Narrator (uncredited)

Harry

Ben Luckett

Ted Spindler

Scooter Jackson

Noa Briqualon

Frank Brackett

Clem Malone

James J. Wells

Pastor

Joe Gill

Harold Smith

Jude McWhirter

Joe Hollis

Adm. Troy Davis

Earl Granger

Marc Corman (uncredited)

Dr. David Wetherly

U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

Blacksmith

Farmer

Bill Long

Otis

George Jansen

Tom Keach

Bradley Tozer

C.C. Tarpley

King / Eric

Dr. Andrew McCallister

Devro

Willie Clayton

Tony Boyle

Wally Haskell

Gov. Lew Wallace

Adm. Troy Davis

Security Guard

Iowa Bob

Stu

Pete Alberts

Hawk Jones

Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Bill Huntoon

Bingo Gibbs

Will Haney

President Grover Cleveland

The Sheriff

Red Haines

Coach Weaver

Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

Sheriff Mitchell

Governor
Self

Floyd Buckman

Self

Storyteller

Grandpa Will
Morty

Charlie

Jake