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
Brubaker (1980)
as Rogers
True Grit (1969)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Natural (1984)
as Pop Fisher
The China Syndrome (1979)
as Ted Spindler
Cocoon (1985)
as Benjamin Luckett
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Earl Granger
In & Out (1997)
as Frank Brackett
Borderline (1980)
as Scooter Jackson
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
as Noa Briqualon
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Farmer
Progeny (1998)
as Dr. David Wetherly
10 to Midnight (1983)
as Clem Malone
Absence of Malice (1981)
as James J. Wells
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Harold Smith
End of the Line (1987)
as Will Haney
Shadows on the Wall (1986)
as Floyd Buckman
Eternity (1990)
as King / Eric
Lawman (1971)
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
as Ben Luckett
High Road to China (1983)
as Bradley Tozer
Last of the Dogmen (1995)
as Narrator (uncredited)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as Joe Hollis
Tender Mercies (1983)
as Harry
Crossfire Trail (2001)
as Joe Gill
Comanche (2000)
Actor
I Believe (2019)
as Pastor
Rodeo Girl (1980)
as Bingo Gibbs
The Men of Outpost 31 (2016)
as Self
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Iowa Bob
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Tony Boyle
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
as Wally Haskell
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Hawk Jones
The Stone Boy (1984)
as George Jansen
The Round and Round (2002)
as Governor
Country (1984)
as Otis
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as C.C. Tarpley
Harry & Son (1984)
as Tom Keach
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
as President Grover Cleveland
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Coach Weaver
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Heaven Sent (1994)
as Security Guard
Tough Enough (1983)
as Bill Long
Thompson's Last Run (1986)
as Red Haines
OP Center (1995)
as Adm. Troy Davis
Blood River (1991)
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Murder in Space (1985)
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Mutant Species (1995)
as Devro
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016)
as Self
Death Valley (1982)
as The Sheriff
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 (1992)
as Grandpa Will
Billy the Kid (1989)
as Gov. Lew Wallace
CHAPTER PERFECT (1998)
as Hawkins
Brigham City (2001)
as Stu
Roughnecks (1980)
as Willie Clayton
Jackals (1986)
as Sheriff Mitchell
All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998)
as Charlie
The Making of Comanche (2000)
as Self
A Place to Grow (1998)
as Jake
Lunker Lake (1998)
as Storyteller
Amber Waves (1980)
as Pete Alberts
Resurrection Mary (2002)
as Morty