
Wilford Brimley
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1934-09-27
- Died
- 2020-08-01
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Anthony Wilford Brimley · A. Wilford Brimley · Wilford A. Brimley · ویلفورد بریملی
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)

Seinfeld
1989
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins

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

How the West Was Won
1977
as Sheriff Daniels

The Oregon Trail
1977

OP Center
1995
as Adm. Troy Davis

The Awakening Land
1978
as Jude McWhirter

Kung Fu
1972
as Blacksmith
The Boys of Twilight
1992
as Bill Huntoon
Movies (63)

The Thing
1982
as Blair

Hard Target
1993
as Uncle Douvee

The Firm
1993
as William Devasher

True Grit
1969
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Cocoon
1985
as Benjamin Luckett

Brubaker
1980
as Rogers

In & Out
1997
as Frank Brackett

Crossfire Trail
2001
as Joe Gill

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
as Noa Briqualon

The Natural
1984
as Pop Fisher

The China Syndrome
1979
as Ted Spindler

Tender Mercies
1983
as Harry

Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Ben Luckett

10 to Midnight
1983
as Clem Malone

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Harold Smith

Borderline
1980
as Scooter Jackson

High Road to China
1983
as Bradley Tozer

End of the Line
1987
as Will Haney

Lawman
1971
as Marc Corman (uncredited)

Absence of Malice
1981
as James J. Wells

The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Iowa Bob

Death Valley
1982
as The Sheriff

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
as Earl Granger

I Believe
2019
as Pastor

Heaven Sent
1994
as Security Guard

Country
1984
as Otis

Eternity
1990
as King / Eric

Jackals
1986
as Sheriff Mitchell

Last of the Dogmen
1995
as Narrator (uncredited)

Act of Vengeance
1986
as Tony Boyle

Progeny
1998
as Dr. David Wetherly

The Good Old Boys
1995
as C.C. Tarpley

My Fellow Americans
1996
as Joe Hollis

Harry & Son
1984
as Tom Keach

The Electric Horseman
1979
as Farmer

Murder in Space
1985
as Dr. Andrew McCallister

Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
as Hawk Jones

The Stone Boy
1984
as George Jansen

Amber Waves
1980
as Pete Alberts

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

Blood River
1991
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans

Roughnecks
1980
as Willie Clayton

Billy the Kid
1989
as Gov. Lew Wallace

Mutant Species
1995
as Devro

Rodeo Girl
1980
as Bingo Gibbs

Comanche
2000

The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
as President Grover Cleveland

Tough Enough
1983
as Bill Long

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Wally Haskell

OP Center
1995
as Adm. Troy Davis

Brigham City
2001
as Stu

Thompson's Last Run
1986
as Red Haines

Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
as Coach Weaver

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
as Self

Shadows on the Wall
1986
as Floyd Buckman

The Round and Round
2002
as Governor

All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
as Charlie

A Place to Grow
1998
as Jake
The Making of Comanche
2000
as Self

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
as Grandpa Will
Lunker Lake
1998
as Storyteller
Resurrection Mary
2002
as Morty
About Wilford Brimley
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. With 74 credits spanning from 1969 to 2019, Wilford Brimley has appeared in 63 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wilford Brimley Movies
- The Thing (1982) — as Blair
- Hard Target (1993) — as Uncle Douvee
- The Firm (1993) — as William Devasher
- True Grit (1969) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Cocoon (1985) — as Benjamin Luckett
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