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Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley’s screen credits include Blair in The Thing and Earl Granger in Did You Hear About the Morgans?.
Born September 27, 1934† August 1, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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.
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- 2019I BelievePastor
- 2016The Men of Outpost 31Self
- 2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelf
- 2016Timber the Treasure DogHawk Jones
- 2003Pitcher and the Pin-UpCoach Weaver
- 2002Resurrection MaryMorty
- 2002The Round and RoundGovernor
- 2001Brigham CityStu
- 2001Crossfire TrailJoe Gill
- 2001The Ballad of Lucy WhippleDeputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
- 2000ComancheActor
- 2000The Making of ComancheSelf
- 1998Lunker LakeStoryteller
- 1998Summer of the MonkeysGrandpa Sam Ferrans
- 1998CHAPTER PERFECTHawkins
- 1998ProgenyDr. David Wetherly
- 1998A Place to GrowJake
- 1998All My Friends Are CowboysCharlie
- 1997In & OutFrank Brackett
- 1996My Fellow AmericansJoe Hollis
- 1995Last of the DogmenNarrator (uncredited)
- 1995The Good Old BoysC.C. Tarpley
- 1995OP CenterAdm. Troy Davis
- 1995Mutant SpeciesDevro
- 1994Heaven SentSecurity Guard
- 1993The FirmWilliam Devasher
- 1993Hard TargetUncle Douvee
- 1992Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2Grandpa Will
- 1991Blood RiverU.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
- 1990EternityKing / Eric
- 1989Billy the KidGov. Lew Wallace
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnBen Luckett
- 1987End of the LineWill Haney
- 1986JackalsSheriff Mitchell
- 1986Act of VengeanceTony Boyle
- 1986Thompson's Last RunRed Haines
- 1986Shadows on the WallFloyd Buckman
- 1985Ewoks: The Battle for EndorNoa Briqualon
- 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsHarold Smith
- 1985Murder in SpaceDr. Andrew McCallister
- 1985CocoonBenjamin Luckett
- 1984CountryOtis
- 1984The NaturalPop Fisher
- 1984The Stone BoyGeorge Jansen
- 1984The Hotel New HampshireIowa Bob
- 1984Harry & SonTom Keach
- 1983Tough EnoughBill Long
- 1983High Road to ChinaBradley Tozer
- 198310 to MidnightClem Malone
- 1983Tender MerciesHarry
- 1982Death ValleyThe Sheriff
- 1981Absence of MaliceJames J. Wells
- 1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black PillWally Haskell
- 1980BorderlineScooter Jackson
- 1980Rodeo GirlBingo Gibbs
- 1980RoughnecksWillie Clayton
- 1980BrubakerRogers
- 1980Amber WavesPete Alberts
- 1979The Electric HorsemanFarmer
- 1979The Wild Wild West RevisitedPresident Grover Cleveland
- 1979The China SyndromeTed Spindler
- 1971LawmanMarc Corman (uncredited)
- 1969True GritMinor Role (uncredited)
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