Wilford Brimley
Acting
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.
TV Shows(11)
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
Burt Mueller
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
1993
The Boys of Twilight
Bill Huntoon
1992
Seinfeld
Postmaster General Henry Atkins
1989
Our House
Gus Witherspoon
1986
The Awakening Land
Jude McWhirter
1978
The Oregon Trail
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
Kung Fu
Blacksmith
1972
The Waltons
1972
Movies(63)
I Believe
Pastor
2019
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
2016
Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
2016
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
2009
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver
2003
Resurrection Mary
Morty
2002
The Round and Round
Governor
2002
Brigham City
Stu
2001
Crossfire Trail
Joe Gill
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
2001
Comanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
Self
2000
Lunker Lake
Storyteller
1998
Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
1998
Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
1998
A Place to Grow
Jake
1998
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
1998
In & Out
Frank Brackett
1997
My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
1996
Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
1995
The Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley
1995
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
1995
Mutant Species
Devro
1995
Heaven Sent
Security Guard
1994
The Firm
William Devasher
1993
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
1993
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Grandpa Will
1992
Blood River
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
1991
Eternity
King / Eric
1990
Billy the Kid
Gov. Lew Wallace
1989
Cocoon: The Return
Ben Luckett
1988
End of the Line
Will Haney
1987
Jackals
Sheriff Mitchell
1986
Act of Vengeance
Tony Boyle
1986
Thompson's Last Run
Red Haines
1986
Shadows on the Wall
Floyd Buckman
1986
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa Briqualon
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
1985
Murder in Space
Dr. Andrew McCallister
1985
Cocoon
Benjamin Luckett
1985
Country
Otis
1984
The Natural
Pop Fisher
1984
The Stone Boy
George Jansen
1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
Iowa Bob
1984
Harry & Son
Tom Keach
1984
Tough Enough
Bill Long
1983
High Road to China
Bradley Tozer
1983
10 to Midnight
Clem Malone
1983
Tender Mercies
Harry
1983
The Thing
Blair
1982
Death Valley
The Sheriff
1982
Absence of Malice
James J. Wells
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Wally Haskell
1981
Borderline
Scooter Jackson
1980
Rodeo Girl
Bingo Gibbs
1980
Roughnecks
Willie Clayton
1980
Brubaker
Rogers
1980
Amber Waves
Pete Alberts
1980
The Electric Horseman
Farmer
1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
President Grover Cleveland
1979
The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
1979
Lawman
Marc Corman (uncredited)
1971
True Grit
Minor Role (uncredited)
1969