Wilford Brimley
Acting1934Salt 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
Acting History
2019
I Believe
as Pastor
2016
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
2009
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
2003
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
2002
The Round and Round
as Governor
Resurrection Mary
as Morty
2001
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
Brigham City
as Stu
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
2000
1998
A Place to Grow
as Jake
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Lunker Lake
as Storyteller
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
1996
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
1995
Tom Clancy's Op Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
Mutant Species
as Devro
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Burt Mueller• 2 eps
OP Center
TVas Adm. Troy Davis
1994
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice• 1 eps
1993
The Firm
as William Devasher
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
1992
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
The Boys of Twilight
TVas Bill Huntoon
1991
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
1990
Eternity
as King / Eric
1989
Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace
1988
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
1987
End of the Line
as Will Haney
1986
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle
Our House
TVas Gus Witherspoon
1985
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
1984
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach
Country
as Otis
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen
1983
Tender Mercies
as Harry
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
Tough Enough
as Bill Long
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer
1982
The Thing
as Blair
Death Valley
as The Sheriff
1981
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell
1980
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs
Brubaker
as Rogers
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton
1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
How the West Was Won
TVas Sheriff Daniels• 1 eps
1978
The Awakening Land
TVas Jude McWhirter
1977
1975
The Waltons
TVas Horace Brimley• 5 eps
Kung Fu
TVas Blacksmith• 1 eps
1971
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
1969
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)