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
True Grit (1969)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Firm (1993)
as William Devasher
The Natural (1984)
as Pop Fisher
Cocoon (1985)
as Benjamin Luckett
Brubaker (1980)
as Rogers
In & Out (1997)
as Frank Brackett
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
as Noa Briqualon
Tender Mercies (1983)
as Harry
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Harold Smith
The China Syndrome (1979)
as Ted Spindler
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
as Ben Luckett
Absence of Malice (1981)
as James J. Wells
Lawman (1971)
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Iowa Bob
Crossfire Trail (2001)
as Joe Gill
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as Joe Hollis
I Believe (2019)
as Pastor
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Earl Granger
High Road to China (1983)
as Bradley Tozer
Harry & Son (1984)
as Tom Keach
10 to Midnight (1983)
as Clem Malone
Borderline (1980)
as Scooter Jackson
Tough Enough (1983)
as Bill Long
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Farmer
End of the Line (1987)
as Will Haney
Progeny (1998)
as Dr. David Wetherly
Rodeo Girl (1980)
as Bingo Gibbs
Last of the Dogmen (1995)
as Narrator (uncredited)
Heaven Sent (1994)
as Security Guard
Death Valley (1982)
as The Sheriff
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Tony Boyle
The Stone Boy (1984)
as George Jansen
Amber Waves (1980)
as Pete Alberts
Murder in Space (1985)
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Brigham City (2001)
as Stu
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as C.C. Tarpley
Comanche (2000)
Actor
Billy the Kid (1989)
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Country (1984)
as Otis
Mutant Species (1995)
as Devro
Eternity (1990)
as King / Eric
OP Center (1995)
as Adm. Troy Davis
The Round and Round (2002)
as Governor
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Blood River (1991)
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Thompson's Last Run (1986)
as Red Haines
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Coach Weaver
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Lunker Lake (1998)
as Storyteller
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
as President Grover Cleveland
Roughnecks (1980)
as Willie Clayton
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Wally Haskell
Jackals (1986)
as Sheriff Mitchell
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016)
as Self
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Hawk Jones
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 (1992)
as Grandpa Will
All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998)
as Charlie
Shadows on the Wall (1986)
as Floyd Buckman
The Making of Comanche (2000)
as Self
A Place to Grow (1998)
as Jake
Resurrection Mary (2002)
as Morty