Acting credits
70
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Wilford Brimley
Acting
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Movies: 60Series: 10
TMDB ID: 11065
IMDb ID: nm0000979
Known for: Acting
Born: September 27, 1934
Died: August 1, 2020
Age: 85
Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2019
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q712180
Also known as
Anthony Wilford Brimley • A. Wilford Brimley • Wilford A. Brimley • ویلفورد بریملی
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Wilford Brimley.
7.7
I Believe
as Pastor
2019 Movie
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self
2016 Movie
5.7
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
2016 Movie
5.4
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
2009 Movie
6.2
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
2003 Movie
2.0
The Round and Round
as Governor
2002 Movie
6.4
Brigham City
as Stu
2001 Movie
6.3
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
2001 Movie
5.3
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
2001 Movie
Comanche
2000 Movie
5.4
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
1998 Movie
4.8
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
1998 Movie
8.0
A Place to Grow
as Jake
1998 Movie
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
1998 Movie
6.5
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
1997 Movie
6.0
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
1996 Movie
6.7
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
1995 Movie
6.7
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
1995 Movie
5.8
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
1995 Movie
3.7
Mutant Species
as Devro
1995 Movie
4.3
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
1994 Movie
6.7
The Firm
as William Devasher
1993 Movie
6.5
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
1993 Movie
5.8
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Wilford Brimley.
5.0
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis • 2 eps
1995 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Burt Mueller • 2 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.0
Our House
as Gus Witherspoon • 46 eps
1986 Series
7.2
The Awakening Land
as Jude McWhirter • 3 eps
1978 Series
5.0
The Oregon Trail
2 eps
1977 Series
6.9
How the West Was Won
1 eps
1977 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
as Blacksmith • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.2
The Waltons
5 eps
1972 Series