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 (75 titles)
7.8MovieI Believe
Pastor · 2019
6.0MovieThe Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self · 2016
5.7MovieTimber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones · 2016
5.4MovieDid You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger · 2009
6.1MoviePitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver · 2003
Resurrection Mary
Morty · 2002
3.7MovieThe Round and Round
Governor · 2002
6.5MovieBrigham City
Stu · 2001
6.4MovieCrossfire Trail
Joe Gill · 2001
5.6MovieThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs · 2001
8.0MovieComanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
Self · 2000
Lunker Lake
Storyteller · 1998
5.8MovieSummer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans · 1998
7.0MovieCHAPTER PERFECT
Hawkins · 1998
4.9MovieProgeny
Dr. David Wetherly · 1998
7.8MovieA Place to Grow
Jake · 1998
8.0MovieAll My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie · 1998
6.4MovieIn & Out
Frank Brackett · 1997
6.1MovieMy Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis · 1996
6.8MovieLast of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited) · 1995
6.7MovieThe Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley · 1995
6.1MovieOP Center
Adm. Troy Davis · 1995
5.0ShowOP Center
Adm. Troy Davis · 1995