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