Wilford Brimley
Acting
- Born:
- 1934-09-27
- Died:
- 2020-08-01
- Place of birth:
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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
Filmography
I Believe
The Men of Outpost 31
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Timber the Treasure Dog
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Resurrection Mary
The Round and Round
Brigham City
Crossfire Trail
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Comanche
The Making of Comanche
Lunker Lake
Summer of the Monkeys
CHAPTER PERFECT
Progeny
A Place to Grow
All My Friends Are Cowboys
In & Out
My Fellow Americans
Last of the Dogmen
The Good Old Boys
OP Center
OP Center
Mutant Species
Heaven Sent
The Firm
Hard Target
Walker, Texas Ranger
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Boys of Twilight
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Blood River
Eternity
Seinfeld
Billy the Kid
Cocoon: The Return
End of the Line
Jackals
Our House
Act of Vengeance
Thompson's Last Run
Shadows on the Wall
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Murder in Space
Cocoon
Country
The Natural
The Stone Boy
The Hotel New Hampshire
Harry & Son
Tough Enough
High Road to China
10 to Midnight
Tender Mercies
The Thing
Death Valley
Absence of Malice