Wilford Brimley
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(63 total)
The Thing
as Blair
The Firm
as William Devasher
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
Brubaker
as Rogers
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
I Believe
as Pastor
Tender Mercies
as Harry
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
TV Shows
(13 total)
Seinfeld
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Burt Mueller
Kung Fu
as Blacksmith
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
The Waltons
as Horace Brimley
How the West Was Won
as Sheriff Daniels
Our House
as Gus Witherspoon
The Awakening Land
as Jude McWhirter
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis