Wilfrid Brambell
Actor
Biography
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.
Filmography
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach 1968
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited) 1947
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye 1962
Holiday on the Buses
as Bert Thompson 1973
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited) 1969
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter 1984
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas 1978
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit 1966
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner 1954
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe 1972
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe 1973
Death and Transfiguration
as Robert Tucker 1983
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri 1969
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age) 1983
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Harry 1963
Crooks in Cloisters
as Phineas 1964