Wilfrid Brambell
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Porter
Death and Transfiguration
1983
as Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983
as Robert Tucker (old age)
Spooky
1983
as The Sexton
The Island of Adventure
1981
as Uncle Jocelyn
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Ben Foxcroft
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Alice B. Toklas
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Dinsdale's Brother
Citizen Smith
1977
as Jack
Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Albert Steptoe
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Albert Steptoe
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Beech
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Henry Russell
Never Say Die
1970
as Albert
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969
as Malipieri
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
1968
as Master Loach
Cry WoIf
1968
as Delivery man
Lionheart
1968
as Dignett
Cry Wolf
1968
as Delivery man
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
as Train Guard
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as White Rabbit
Mano di velluto
1966
as Erwin McGowan
San Ferry Ann
1965
as Grandad
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as Grandfather
Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Phineas
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
Go Kart Go
1964
as Junkman Fred
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Harry
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Willie Bannock
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Bill Gaye
The Boys
1962
as Norman Albert Brewer
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Albert Steptoe
The Sinister Man
1961
as Lock-Keeper
What a Whopper
1961
as Postie
Flame in the Streets
1961
as Mr. Palmer senior
They Met in a City
1961
as Pop
Urge to Kill
1960
as Mr. Forsythe
Maigret
1960
as Jacob
Theatre '70
1960
as Lon Waley
Captured
1959
Serious Charge
1959
as Verger
No Hiding Place
1959
Bleak House
1959
as Mr Krook
The Salvage Gang
1958
as Tramp
The Government Inspector
1958
as The Postmaster
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Josef
The Larkins
1958
as Ernshaw
Break-In
1956
The Buccaneers
1956
as Old Man
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Fisherman
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Finch
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Rev. Canon Chasuble
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Fisherman
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Another Shore
1948
as Arthur Moore
Odd Man Out
1947
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)