Acting
Wilford Brimley
Also Known As: Anthony Wilford Brimley, A. Wilford Brimley, Wilford A. Brimley
Birth Date
September 27, 1934
Death Date
August 1, 2020
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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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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Seinfeld
Postmaster General Henry Atkins
1989 • 1 episode
The Waltons
1972 • 5 episodes
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
1993 • 1 episode
Walker, Texas Ranger
Burt Mueller
1993 • 2 episodes
How the West Was Won
1977 • 1 episode
The Thing
Blair
1982
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
1993
The Firm
William Devasher
1993
Our House
Gus Witherspoon
1986 • 46 episodes
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
2009
True Grit
Minor Role (uncredited)
1969
Cocoon
Benjamin Luckett
1985
In & Out
Frank Brackett
1997
The Natural
Pop Fisher
1984
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa Briqualon
1985
Cocoon: The Return
Ben Luckett
1988
The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
1979
The Oregon Trail
1977 • 2 episodes
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
1985
10 to Midnight
Clem Malone
1983