Wilford Brimley
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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
Credits
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
The Natural (1984)
as Pop Fisher
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Wally Haskell
The China Syndrome (1979)
as Ted Spindler
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Earl Granger
10 to Midnight (1983)
as Clem Malone
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
as Ben Luckett
Tender Mercies (1983)
as Harry
Absence of Malice (1981)
as James J. Wells
Brubaker (1980)
as Rogers
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as Joe Hollis
Crossfire Trail (2001)
as Joe Gill
In & Out (1997)
as Frank Brackett
Lawman (1971)
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
Borderline (1980)
as Scooter Jackson
I Believe (2019)
as Pastor
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Harold Smith
Rodeo Girl (1980)
as Bingo Gibbs
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Farmer
High Road to China (1983)
as Bradley Tozer
Progeny (1998)
as Dr. David Wetherly
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Iowa Bob
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Coach Weaver
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Comanche (2000)
Actor
Harry & Son (1984)
as Tom Keach
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
as Noa Briqualon
Tough Enough (1983)
as Bill Long
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as C.C. Tarpley
The Round and Round (2002)
as Governor
End of the Line (1987)
as Will Haney
Mutant Species (1995)
as Devro
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
as President Grover Cleveland
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
The Stone Boy (1984)
as George Jansen
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Tony Boyle
Death Valley (1982)
as The Sheriff
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Hawk Jones
Billy the Kid (1989)
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Country (1984)
as Otis
OP Center (1995)
as Adm. Troy Davis
Murder in Space (1985)
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Amber Waves (1980)
as Pete Alberts
Last of the Dogmen (1995)
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016)
as Self
Eternity (1990)
as King / Eric
Heaven Sent (1994)
as Security Guard
Shadows on the Wall (1986)
as Floyd Buckman
A Place to Grow (1998)
as Jake
Thompson's Last Run (1986)
as Red Haines
Resurrection Mary (2002)
as Morty
Brigham City (2001)
as Stu
Roughnecks (1980)
as Willie Clayton
Jackals (1986)
as Sheriff Mitchell
Blood River (1991)
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
The Making of Comanche (2000)
as Self
All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998)
as Charlie
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 (1992)
as Grandpa Will
Lunker Lake (1998)
as Storyteller