Wilford Brimley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-09-27
Day of Death
2020-08-01 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Wilford Brimley
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.
Acting
The Making of Comanche
as Himself
(2019)
I Believe
as Pastor
(2016)
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
(2009)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
(2003)
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
(2002)
The Round and Round
as Governor
(2002)
Resurrection Mary
as Morty
(2001)
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
(2001)
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
(2001)
Brigham City
as Stu
(2000)
(1998)
(1998)
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
(1998)
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
(1998)
A Place to Grow
as Jake
(1998)
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
(1997)
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
(1996)
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
(1995)
Mutant Species
as Devro
(1995)
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1995)
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
(1995)
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
(1994)
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
(1993)
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
(1993)
The Firm
as William Devasher
(1992)
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
(1991)
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
(1990)
Eternity
as King / Eric
(1989)
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace
(1988)
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
(1987)
End of the Line
as Will Haney
(1986)
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle
(1986)
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines
(1986)
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman
(1986)
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell
(1985)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
(1985)
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
(1985)
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
(1985)
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
(1984)
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
(1984)
Country
as Otis
(1984)
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach
(1984)
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen
(1984)
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob
(1983)
Tender Mercies
as Harry
(1983)
Tough Enough
as Bill Long
(1983)
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer
(1983)
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
(1982)
The Thing
as Blair
(1982)
Death Valley
as The Sheriff
(1981)
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
(1981)
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell
(1980)
Brubaker
as Rogers - Prison Board
(1980)
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts
(1980)
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton
(1980)
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
(1980)
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs
(1979)
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland
(1979)
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
(1979)
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
(1971)
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
(1969)
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)