Wilford Brimley: movies and TV shows
Wilford Brimley has 76 credits in the archive: 63 films and 13 TV series, from 1969 to 2019. Highest rated: Seinfeld (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1969 – 2019 · busiest year: 1980 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | I Believe | Pastor | Film | 7.7 | 84 |
| 2016 | Timber the Treasure Dog | Hawk Jones | Film | 5.7 | 81 |
| 2016 | The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Earl Granger | Film | 5.4 | 74 |
| 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Coach Weaver | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2002 | The Round and Round | Governor | Film | 3.7 | 67 |
| 2002 | Resurrection Mary | Morty | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Joe Gill | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 2001 | Brigham City | Stu | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2000 | Comanche | Film | 8.0 | 65 | |
| 2000 | The Making of Comanche | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 1998 | Progeny | Dr. David Wetherly | Film | 4.9 | 63 |
| 1998 | Summer of the Monkeys | Grandpa Sam Ferrans | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 1998 | A Place to Grow | Jake | Film | 8.3 | 63 |
| 1998 | All My Friends Are Cowboys | Charlie | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1998 | Lunker Lake | Storyteller | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1997 | In & Out | Frank Brackett | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Joe Hollis | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | C.C. Tarpley | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1995 | Mutant Species | Devro | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1995 | OP Center | Adm. Troy Davis | TV | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1995 | OP Center | Adm. Troy Davis | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1995 | Last of the Dogmen | Narrator (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | Heaven Sent | Security Guard | Film | 4.9 | 59 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice | TV | 8.1 | 58 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Burt Mueller | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1993 | Hard Target | Uncle Douvee | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1993 | The Firm | William Devasher | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Bill Huntoon | TV | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1992 | Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 | Grandpa Will | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1991 | Blood River | U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler | Film | 4.7 | 56 |
| 1990 | Eternity | King / Eric | Film | 3.9 | 55 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Postmaster General Henry Atkins | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1989 | Billy the Kid | Gov. Lew Wallace | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Ben Luckett | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1987 | End of the Line | Will Haney | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1986 | Our House | Gus Witherspoon | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Tony Boyle | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1986 | Shadows on the Wall | Floyd Buckman | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1986 | Thompson's Last Run | Red Haines | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1986 | Jackals | Sheriff Mitchell | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Benjamin Luckett | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Harold Smith | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Noa Briqualon | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1985 | Murder in Space | Dr. Andrew McCallister | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1984 | The Natural | Pop Fisher | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Iowa Bob | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Tom Keach | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | George Jansen | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1984 | Country | Otis | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Clem Malone | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies | Harry | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Bradley Tozer | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1983 | Tough Enough | Bill Long | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1982 | The Thing | Blair | Film | 8.1 | 47 |
| 1982 | Death Valley | The Sheriff | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Wally Haskell | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | James J. Wells | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Rogers | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1980 | Borderline | Scooter Jackson | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1980 | Rodeo Girl | Bingo Gibbs | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1980 | Amber Waves | Pete Alberts | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1980 | Roughnecks | Willie Clayton | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1979 | The China Syndrome | Ted Spindler | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Farmer | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1979 | The Wild Wild West Revisited | President Grover Cleveland | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Jude McWhirter | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Sheriff Daniels | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | TV | 5.7 | 42 | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | TV | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Horace Brimley | TV | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Blacksmith | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1971 | Lawman | Marc Corman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1969 | True Grit | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 34 |