Wilford Brimley
Acting
Born 1934-09-27 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA · Died 2020-08-01
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.
Acting
I Believe
Pastor
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver
Resurrection Mary
Morty
The Round and Round
Governor
Brigham City
Stu
Crossfire Trail
Joe Gill
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Comanche
The Making of Comanche
Self
Lunker Lake
Storyteller
Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
A Place to Grow
Jake
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
In & Out
Frank Brackett
My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
The Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species
Devro
Heaven Sent
Security Guard
The Firm
William Devasher
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
Walker, Texas Ranger
Burt Mueller
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
The Boys of Twilight
Bill Huntoon