Wilford Brimley
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
as Pastor
I Believe
as Pastor
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Coach Weaver
Resurrection Mary
as Morty
Resurrection Mary
as Morty
The Round and Round
as Governor
The Round and Round
as Governor
Brigham City
as Stu
Brigham City
as Stu
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
Crossfire Trail
as Joe Gill
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Comanche
Comanche
The Making of Comanche
as Self
The Making of Comanche
as Self
Lunker Lake
as Storyteller
Lunker Lake
as Storyteller
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Summer of the Monkeys
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
CHAPTER PERFECT
as Hawkins
CHAPTER PERFECT
as Hawkins
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
Progeny
as Dr. David Wetherly
A Place to Grow
as Jake
A Place to Grow
as Jake
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
All My Friends Are Cowboys
as Charlie
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
Last of the Dogmen
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
The Good Old Boys
as C.C. Tarpley
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species
as Devro
Mutant Species
as Devro
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
Heaven Sent
as Security Guard
The Firm
as William Devasher
The Firm
as William Devasher
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
as Grandpa Will
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Blood River
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Eternity
as King / Eric
Eternity
as King / Eric
Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Billy the Kid
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
End of the Line
as Will Haney
End of the Line
as Will Haney
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell
Jackals
as Sheriff Mitchell
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle
Act of Vengeance
as Tony Boyle
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines
Thompson's Last Run
as Red Haines
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman
Shadows on the Wall
as Floyd Buckman
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Murder in Space
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Country
as Otis
Country
as Otis
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen
The Stone Boy
as George Jansen
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Iowa Bob
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach
Harry & Son
as Tom Keach
Tough Enough
as Bill Long
Tough Enough
as Bill Long
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer
High Road to China
as Bradley Tozer
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
Tender Mercies
as Harry
Tender Mercies
as Harry
The Thing
as Blair
The Thing
as Blair
Death Valley
as The Sheriff
Death Valley
as The Sheriff
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Wally Haskell
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs
Rodeo Girl
as Bingo Gibbs
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton
Roughnecks
as Willie Clayton
Brubaker
as Rogers
Brubaker
as Rogers
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts
Amber Waves
as Pete Alberts
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as President Grover Cleveland
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)