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.
Known For
Seinfeld
1989
The Waltons
1972
The Waltons
1972
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Thing
1982
Our House
1986
How the West Was Won
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
Hard Target
1993
The Firm
1993
True Grit
1969
Filmography
Seinfeld
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins · 1989
The Waltons
· 1972
The Waltons
as Horace Brimley · 1972
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Burt Mueller · 1993
The Thing
as Blair · 1982
Our House
as Gus Witherspoon · 1986
How the West Was Won
· 1977
How the West Was Won
as Sheriff Daniels · 1977
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee · 1993
The Firm
as William Devasher · 1993
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1969
The Oregon Trail
· 1977
The Natural
as Pop Fisher · 1984
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett · 1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon · 1985
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler · 1979
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger · 2009
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett · 1988
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone · 1983
In & Out
as Frank Brackett · 1997
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill · 2001
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith · 1985
Tender Mercies
as Harry · 1983
Brubaker
as Rogers · 1980
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells · 1981
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer · 1979
The Awakening Land
as Jude McWhirter · 1978
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited) · 1995
I Believe
as Pastor · 2019
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer · 1983
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited) · 1971
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis · 1996
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob · 1984
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson · 1980
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis · 1995
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones · 2016
End of the Line
as Will Haney · 1987
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle · 1986
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver · 2003
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley · 1995
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs · 1980
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland · 1979
Tough Enough
as Bill Long · 1983
Kung Fu
as Blacksmith · 1972
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell · 1981
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach · 1984
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly · 1998
The Round and Round
as Governor · 2002
Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace · 1989
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines · 1986
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans · 1998
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister · 1985
The Boys of Twilight
as Bill Huntoon · 1992
Eternity
as King / Eric · 1990
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen · 1984
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard · 1994
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will · 1992
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler · 1991
Country
as Otis · 1984
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis · 1995
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs · 2001
Mutant Species
as Devro · 1995
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self · 2016
Comanche
· 2000
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts · 1980
Death Valley
as The Sheriff · 1982
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman · 1986
The Making of Comanche
as Self · 2000
The Men of Outpost 31
as Self · 2016
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie · 1998
CHAPTER PERFECT
as Hawkins · 1998
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton · 1980
A Place to Grow
as Jake · 1998
Brigham City
as Stu · 2001
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell · 1986
Lunker Lake
as Storyteller · 1998
Resurrection Mary
as Morty · 2002