Wilford Brimley
Acting
Born: September 27, 1934 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died: August 1, 2020 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Thing
1982
Seinfeld
1989
The Firm
1993
Cocoon
1985
Hard Target
1993
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Cocoon: The Return
1988
True Grit
1969
In & Out
1997
The Natural
1984
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The China Syndrome
1979
Photos (4)
Movies (60)
The Thing
Blair
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
In & Out
Frank Brackett
True Grit
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Firm
William Devasher
The Natural
Pop Fisher
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa Briqualon
Cocoon: The Return
Ben Luckett
Cocoon
Benjamin Luckett
The Electric Horseman
Farmer
The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
Absence of Malice
James J. Wells
My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
10 to Midnight
Clem Malone
Tender Mercies
Harry
Brubaker
Rogers
Harry & Son
Tom Keach
Borderline
Scooter Jackson
The Hotel New Hampshire
Iowa Bob
Crossfire Trail
Joe Gill
High Road to China
Bradley Tozer
I Believe
Pastor
Lawman
Marc Corman (uncredited)
Act of Vengeance
Tony Boyle
The Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley
Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
Eternity
King / Eric
Rodeo Girl
Bingo Gibbs
End of the Line
Will Haney
Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
The Wild Wild West Revisited
President Grover Cleveland
Mutant Species
Devro
Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Tough Enough
Bill Long
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Murder in Space
Dr. Andrew McCallister
Heaven Sent
Security Guard
Country
Otis
The Round and Round
Governor
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
Thompson's Last Run
Red Haines
The Stone Boy
George Jansen
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Grandpa Will
Billy the Kid
Gov. Lew Wallace
Amber Waves
Pete Alberts
Roughnecks
Willie Clayton
A Place to Grow
Jake
Blood River
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Wally Haskell
Brigham City
Stu
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
Death Valley
The Sheriff
Comanche
2000
Shadows on the Wall
Floyd Buckman
CHAPTER PERFECT
Hawkins
Jackals
Sheriff Mitchell
TV Shows (12)
Seinfeld
Postmaster General Henry Atkins · 1 eps
The Waltons
5 eps
The Waltons
Horace Brimley · 5 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Burt Mueller · 2 eps
How the West Was Won
1 eps
How the West Was Won
Sheriff Daniels · 1 eps
Our House
Gus Witherspoon · 46 eps
The Oregon Trail
2 eps
The Awakening Land
Jude McWhirter · 3 eps
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Blacksmith · 1 eps
