Wilford Brimley
Actor
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
The Firm
as William Devasher 1993
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett 1985
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee 1993
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger 2009
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett 1988
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited) 1969
In & Out
as Frank Brackett 1997
The Natural
as Pop Fisher 1984
Brubaker
as Rogers - Prison Board 1980
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler 1979
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon 1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith 1985
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells 1981
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone 1983
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis 1996
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer 1979