Wilford Brimley
Acting
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.
Born: September 27, 1934
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Pastor
as Hawk Jones
as Earl Granger
as Coach Weaver
as Governor
as Stu
as Joe Gill
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
as Dr. David Wetherly
as Jake
as Charlie
as Frank Brackett
as Joe Hollis
as Narrator (uncredited)
as C.C. Tarpley
as Adm. Troy Davis
as Adm. Troy Davis
as Devro
as Security Guard
as William Devasher
as Uncle Douvee
as Burt Mueller
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
as Grandpa Will
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
as King / Eric
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
as Gov. Lew Wallace
as Ben Luckett
as Will Haney
as Sheriff Mitchell
as Gus Witherspoon
as Tony Boyle
as Red Haines
as Floyd Buckman
as Noa Briqualon
as Harold Smith
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
as Benjamin Luckett
as Otis
as Pop Fisher
as George Jansen
as Iowa Bob
as Tom Keach
as Bill Long
as Bradley Tozer
as Clem Malone
as Harry
as Blair
as The Sheriff
as James J. Wells
as Wally Haskell
as Scooter Jackson
as Bingo Gibbs
as Willie Clayton
as Rogers - Prison Board
as Pete Alberts
as Farmer
as President Grover Cleveland
as Ted Spindler
as Jude McWhirter
as Sheriff Daniels
as Blacksmith
as Horace Brimley
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)