Wilford Brimley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1934
- Died
- August 1, 2020
- Birthplace
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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.
Filmography
I Believe 2019
as Pastor
The Men of Outpost 31 2016
as Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was 2016
as Self
Timber the Treasure Dog 2016
as Hawk Jones
Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2009
as Earl Granger
Pitcher and the Pin-Up 2003
as Coach Weaver
- Resurrection Mary
Resurrection Mary 2002
as Morty
The Round and Round 2002
as Governor
Brigham City 2001
as Stu
Crossfire Trail 2001
as Joe Gill
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 2001
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
- The Making of Comanche
The Making of Comanche 2000
as Self
Comanche 2000
Actor
- Lunker Lake
Lunker Lake 1998
as Storyteller
Summer of the Monkeys 1998
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
CHAPTER PERFECT 1998
as Hawkins
Progeny 1998
as Dr. David Wetherly
All My Friends Are Cowboys 1998
as Charlie
A Place to Grow 1998
as Jake
In & Out 1997
as Frank Brackett
My Fellow Americans 1996
as Joe Hollis
Last of the Dogmen 1995
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Good Old Boys 1995
as C.C. Tarpley
OP Center 1995
as Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species 1995
as Devro
Heaven Sent 1994
as Security Guard
The Firm 1993
as William Devasher
Hard Target 1993
as Uncle Douvee
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 1992
as Grandpa Will
Blood River 1991
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Eternity 1990
as King / Eric
Billy the Kid 1989
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Cocoon: The Return 1988
as Ben Luckett
End of the Line 1987
as Will Haney
Jackals 1986
as Sheriff Mitchell
Act of Vengeance 1986
as Tony Boyle
Thompson's Last Run 1986
as Red Haines
Shadows on the Wall 1986
as Floyd Buckman
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985
as Noa Briqualon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985
as Harold Smith
Murder in Space 1985
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Cocoon 1985
as Benjamin Luckett
Country 1984
as Otis
The Natural 1984
as Pop Fisher
The Stone Boy 1984
as George Jansen
The Hotel New Hampshire 1984
as Iowa Bob
Harry & Son 1984
as Tom Keach
Tough Enough 1983
as Bill Long
High Road to China 1983
as Bradley Tozer
10 to Midnight 1983
as Clem Malone
Tender Mercies 1983
as Harry
The Thing 1982
as Blair
Death Valley 1982
as The Sheriff
Absence of Malice 1981
as James J. Wells
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill 1981
as Wally Haskell
Borderline 1980
as Scooter Jackson
Rodeo Girl 1980
as Bingo Gibbs
Roughnecks 1980
as Willie Clayton
Brubaker 1980
as Rogers
Amber Waves 1980
as Pete Alberts
The Electric Horseman 1979
as Farmer
The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979
as President Grover Cleveland
The China Syndrome 1979
as Ted Spindler
Lawman 1971
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
True Grit 1969
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.