Wilford Brimley
Acting
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
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movieI Believe
2019
Pastor
movieTimber the Treasure Dog
2016
Hawk Jones
movieDid You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Earl Granger
moviePitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
Coach Weaver
movieThe Round and Round
2002
Governor
movieCrossfire Trail
2001
Joe Gill
movieThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Lunker Lake
1998
Storyteller
movieSummer of the Monkeys
1998
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
movieProgeny
1998
Dr. David Wetherly
movieIn & Out
1997
Frank Brackett
movieMy Fellow Americans
1996
Joe Hollis
movieLast of the Dogmen
1995
Narrator (uncredited)
movieThe Good Old Boys
1995
C.C. Tarpley
movieOP Center
1995
Adm. Troy Davis
tvOP Center
1995
Adm. Troy Davis
movieHeaven Sent
1994
Security Guard
movieThe Firm
1993
William Devasher
movieHard Target
1993
Uncle Douvee
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Burt Mueller
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
The Boys of Twilight
1992
Bill Huntoon
movieWhere The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
Grandpa Will
movieBlood River
1991
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
movieEternity
1990
King / Eric
tvSeinfeld
1989
Postmaster General Henry Atkins
movieBilly the Kid
1989
Gov. Lew Wallace
movieCocoon: The Return
1988
Ben Luckett
movieEnd of the Line
1987
Will Haney
movieJackals
1986
Sheriff Mitchell
tvOur House
1986
Gus Witherspoon
movieAct of Vengeance
1986
Tony Boyle
movieThompson's Last Run
1986
Red Haines
movieShadows on the Wall
1986
Floyd Buckman
movieEwoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
Noa Briqualon
movieRemo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
Harold Smith
movieMurder in Space
1985
Dr. Andrew McCallister
movieCocoon
1985
Benjamin Luckett
movieCountry
1984
Otis
movieThe Natural
1984
Pop Fisher
movieThe Stone Boy
1984
George Jansen
movieThe Hotel New Hampshire
1984
Iowa Bob
movieHarry & Son
1984
Tom Keach
movieTough Enough
1983
Bill Long
movieHigh Road to China
1983
Bradley Tozer
movie10 to Midnight
1983
Clem Malone
movieThe Thing
1982
Blair
movieDeath Valley
1982
The Sheriff
movieAbsence of Malice
1981
James J. Wells
movieJoe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
Wally Haskell
movieBorderline
1980
Scooter Jackson
movieRodeo Girl
1980
Bingo Gibbs
movieRoughnecks
1980
Willie Clayton
movieBrubaker
1980
Rogers
movieAmber Waves
1980
Pete Alberts
movieThe Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
President Grover Cleveland
movieThe China Syndrome
1979
Ted Spindler
tvThe Awakening Land
1978
Jude McWhirter
tvHow the West Was Won
1977
Sheriff Daniels
tvKung Fu
1972
Blacksmith
tvThe Waltons
1972
Horace Brimley
movieLawman
1971
Marc Corman (uncredited)
movieTrue Grit
1969
Minor Role (uncredited)