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)
The Natural (1984)
as Pop Fisher
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Earl Granger
In & Out (1997)
as Frank Brackett
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
as Noa Briqualon
Cocoon (1985)
as Benjamin Luckett
The China Syndrome (1979)
as Ted Spindler
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
as Ben Luckett
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Harold Smith
Brubaker (1980)
as Rogers
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Iowa Bob
10 to Midnight (1983)
as Clem Malone
Tender Mercies (1983)
as Harry
Absence of Malice (1981)
as James J. Wells
High Road to China (1983)
as Bradley Tozer
Borderline (1980)
as Scooter Jackson
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Farmer
Last of the Dogmen (1995)
as Narrator (uncredited)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as Joe Hollis
I Believe (2019)
as Pastor
Crossfire Trail (2001)
as Joe Gill
End of the Line (1987)
as Will Haney
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Coach Weaver
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Wally Haskell
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Tony Boyle
Lawman (1971)
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as C.C. Tarpley
Shadows on the Wall (1986)
as Floyd Buckman
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Hawk Jones
Tough Enough (1983)
as Bill Long
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 (1992)
as Grandpa Will
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
as President Grover Cleveland
Murder in Space (1985)
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
The Round and Round (2002)
as Governor
Progeny (1998)
as Dr. David Wetherly
Eternity (1990)
as King / Eric
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Heaven Sent (1994)
as Security Guard
Thompson's Last Run (1986)
as Red Haines
Rodeo Girl (1980)
as Bingo Gibbs
The Stone Boy (1984)
as George Jansen
Comanche (2000)
Actor
CHAPTER PERFECT (1998)
as Hawkins
Billy the Kid (1989)
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Death Valley (1982)
as The Sheriff
Harry & Son (1984)
as Tom Keach
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016)
as Self
OP Center (1995)
as Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species (1995)
as Devro
The Making of Comanche (2000)
as Self
Brigham City (2001)
as Stu
Jackals (1986)
as Sheriff Mitchell
Blood River (1991)
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Amber Waves (1980)
as Pete Alberts
The Men of Outpost 31 (2016)
as Self
A Place to Grow (1998)
as Jake
Country (1984)
as Otis
All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998)
as Charlie
Roughnecks (1980)
as Willie Clayton
Resurrection Mary (2002)
as Morty
Lunker Lake (1998)
as Storyteller