Wilford Brimley
Acting
77
Acting Credits
Biography
Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 β 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 appea...
Known For
Filmography
I Believe
2019
as Pastor
Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
as Hawk Jones
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
as Self
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
as Earl Granger
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
as Coach Weaver
The Round and Round
2002
as Governor
Resurrection Mary
2002
as Morty
Brigham City
2001
as Stu
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Joe Gill
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Comanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
2000
as Self
A Place to Grow
1998
as Jake
Progeny
1998
as Dr. David Wetherly
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Lunker Lake
1998
as Storyteller
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
as Charlie
CHAPTER PERFECT
1998
as Hawkins
In & Out
1997
as Frank Brackett
My Fellow Americans
1996
as Joe Hollis
OP Center
1995
as Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species
1995
as Devro
The Good Old Boys
1995
as C.C. Tarpley
Last of the Dogmen
1995
as Narrator (uncredited)
OP Center
1995
as Adm. Troy Davis
Heaven Sent
1994
as Security Guard
Hard Target
1993
as Uncle Douvee
The Firm
1993
as William Devasher
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Burt Mueller
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
as Grandpa Will
The Boys of Twilight
1992
as Bill Huntoon
Blood River
1991
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Eternity
1990
as King / Eric
Billy the Kid
1989
as Gov. Lew Wallace
Seinfeld
1989
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Ben Luckett
End of the Line
1987
as Will Haney
Thompson's Last Run
1986
as Red Haines
Shadows on the Wall
1986
as Floyd Buckman
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Tony Boyle
Jackals
1986
as Sheriff Mitchell
Our House
1986
as Gus Witherspoon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Harold Smith
Cocoon
1985
as Benjamin Luckett
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
as Noa Briqualon
Murder in Space
1985
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
The Natural
1984
as Pop Fisher
Country
1984
as Otis
Harry & Son
1984
as Tom Keach
The Stone Boy
1984
as George Jansen
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Iowa Bob
Tender Mercies
1983
as Harry
Tough Enough
1983
as Bill Long
10 to Midnight
1983
as Clem Malone
High Road to China
1983
as Bradley Tozer
The Thing
1982
as Blair
Death Valley
1982
as The Sheriff
Absence of Malice
1981
as James J. Wells
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Wally Haskell
Roughnecks
1980
as Willie Clayton
Borderline
1980
as Scooter Jackson
Rodeo Girl
1980
as Bingo Gibbs
Amber Waves
1980
as Pete Alberts
Brubaker
1980
as Rogers
The China Syndrome
1979
as Ted Spindler
The Electric Horseman
1979
as Farmer
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
as President Grover Cleveland
The Awakening Land
1978
as Jude McWhirter
How the West Was Won
1977
The Oregon Trail
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
as Sheriff Daniels
Kung Fu
1972
as Blacksmith
The Waltons
1972
The Waltons
1972
as Horace Brimley
Lawman
1971
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
True Grit
1969
as Minor Role (uncredited)