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.
Filmography
I Believe
2019
as Pastor
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
- No poster
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
Comanche
2000
- No poster
The Making of Comanche
2000
as Self
- No poster
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
A Place to Grow
1998
as Jake
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
as Charlie
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