Wilford Brimley
Acting Born Sep 27, 1934 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Seinfeld (1989) as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
- The Waltons (1972)
- The Waltons (1972) as Horace Brimley
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Burt Mueller
- Our House (1986) as Gus Witherspoon
- The Thing (1982) as Blair
- How the West Was Won (1977)
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Sheriff Daniels
- True Grit (1969) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Hard Target (1993) as Uncle Douvee
- The Firm (1993) as William Devasher
- Cocoon (1985) as Benjamin Luckett
- The Natural (1984) as Pop Fisher
- In & Out (1997) as Frank Brackett
- The Oregon Trail (1977)
- Brubaker (1980) as Rogers
- The China Syndrome (1979) as Ted Spindler
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) as Noa Briqualon
- I Believe (2019) as Pastor
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) as Earl Granger
- Lawman (1971) as Marc Corman (uncredited)
- The Awakening Land (1978) as Jude McWhirter
- Tender Mercies (1983) as Harry