Wilfrid Brambell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-03-22
Day of Death
1985-01-18 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Wilfrid Brambell
Biography
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.
Known For
Acting
(1984)
(1983)
Death and Transfiguration
as Robert Tucker
(1983)
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age)
(1981)
The Island of Adventure
as Uncle Jocelyn
(1980)
High Rise Donkey
as Ben Foxcroft
(1978)
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
(1973)
Holiday on the Buses
as Bert Thompson
(1973)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Steptoe / Albert
(1972)
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
(1971)
Catch Me a Spy
as Beech
(1970)
Some Will, Some Won't
as Henry Russell
(1969)
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
(1969)
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri
(1968)
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
(1968)
Cry WoIf
as Delivery man
(1968)
Lionheart
as Dignett
(1966)
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
(1966)
Where the Bullets Fly
as Train Guard
(1965)
San Ferry Ann
as Grandad
(1964)
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
(1964)
(1964)
Crooks in Cloisters
as Phineas
(1964)
Go Kart Go
as Junkman Fred
(1963)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Harry
(1962)
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
(1962)
The Boys
as Norman Albert Brewer
(1961)
Flame in the Streets
as Mr. Palmer senior
(1961)
What a Whopper
as Postie
(1961)
The Sinister Man
as Lock-Keeper
(1960)
Urge to Kill
as Mr. Forsythe
(1959)
Serious Charge
as Verger
(1959)
(1958)
The Salvage Gang
as Tramp
(1956)
(1954)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
(1948)
Another Shore
as Arthur Moore
(1947)
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)