Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Filmography

2019

I Believe
I Believe
as Pastor
Movie - Released: 6/6/2019

2016

Timber the Treasure Dog
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
Movie - Released: 2/5/2016

2009

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
Movie - Released: 12/17/2009

2003

Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
Movie - Released: 6/14/2003

2002

The Round and Round
The Round and Round
as Governor
Movie - Released: 6/1/2002
Movie
Resurrection Mary
as Morty
Movie - Released: 10/16/2002

2001

Brigham City
Brigham City
as Stu
Movie - Released: 3/30/2001
Crossfire Trail
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
Movie - Released: 1/21/2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Movie - Released: 1/20/2001

2000

Comanche
Comanche
Movie - Released: 1/10/2000

1998

A Place to Grow
A Place to Grow
as Jake
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Progeny
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
Movie - Released: 3/30/1998
Summer of the Monkeys
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Movie - Released: 10/30/1998
Movie
Lunker Lake
Movie - Released: 12/12/1998
All My Friends Are Cowboys
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

In & Out
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
Movie - Released: 9/10/1997

1996

My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996

1995

OP Center
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
Movie - Released: 2/26/1995
Mutant Species
Mutant Species
as Devro
Movie - Released: 1/19/1995
The Good Old Boys
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
Movie - Released: 3/5/1995
Last of the Dogmen
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/8/1995
OP Center
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
TV - Released: 2/26/1995

1994

Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

Hard Target
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Movie - Released: 4/27/1993
The Firm
The Firm
as William Devasher
Movie - Released: 6/30/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Burt Mueller
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
TV
The Boys of Twilight
as Bill Huntoon
TV - Released: 2/29/1992

1991

Blood River
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Movie - Released: 3/17/1991

1990

Eternity
Eternity
as King / Eric
Movie - Released: 11/15/1990

1989

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Movie - Released: 5/10/1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
TV - Released: 7/5/1989

1988

Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
Movie - Released: 9/13/1988

1987

End of the Line
End of the Line
as Will Haney
Movie - Released: 8/28/1987

1986

Thompson's Last Run
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines
Movie - Released: 2/16/1986
Shadows on the Wall
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Act of Vengeance
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle
Movie - Released: 9/4/1986
Jackals
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell
Movie - Released: 9/19/1986
Our House
Our House
as Gus Witherspoon
TV - Released: 9/11/1986

1985

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Movie - Released: 10/11/1985
Cocoon
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Movie - Released: 6/21/1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Movie - Released: 11/24/1985
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Movie - Released: 7/28/1985

1984

The Natural
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
Country
Country
as Otis
Movie - Released: 9/29/1984
Harry & Son
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach
Movie - Released: 3/2/1984
The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen
Movie - Released: 4/4/1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob
Movie - Released: 3/9/1984

1983

Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
as Harry
Movie - Released: 3/4/1983
Tough Enough
Tough Enough
as Bill Long
Movie - Released: 4/14/1983
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
Movie - Released: 3/11/1983
High Road to China
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer
Movie - Released: 3/18/1983

1982

The Thing
The Thing
as Blair
Movie - Released: 6/25/1982
Death Valley
Death Valley
as The Sheriff
Movie - Released: 5/7/1982

1981

Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
Movie - Released: 11/19/1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell
Movie - Released: 1/29/1981

1980

Roughnecks
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton
Movie - Released: 7/15/1980
Borderline
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
Movie - Released: 12/19/1980
Rodeo Girl
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs
Movie - Released: 9/17/1980
Amber Waves
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts
Movie - Released: 3/9/1980
Brubaker
Brubaker
as Rogers - Prison Board
Movie - Released: 6/20/1980

1979

The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
Movie - Released: 3/16/1979
The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland
Movie - Released: 5/9/1979

1978

The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land
as Jude McWhirter
TV - Released: 2/19/1978

1977

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
TV - Released: 2/6/1977
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
TV - Released: 9/21/1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Sheriff Daniels
TV - Released: 2/6/1977

1972

Kung Fu
Kung Fu
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
as Horace Brimley
TV - Released: 9/14/1972

1971

Lawman
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/11/1971

1969

True Grit
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/11/1969

Unknown

Movie
The Making of Comanche
as Himself
Movie