Wilford Brimley
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: September 27, 1934
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Known For
Amber Waves
A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
The Thing
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
A Place to Grow
Following his brother's death, a musician returns home to the farm. He intends to sell it, but over the course of his visit, develops an appreciation for the hands-on, old-style method of farming that goes on there. As he spends more time on the farm, he begins to suspect that his brother's death might not have occurred the way he'd first thought, and that foul play might have been involved. A heart-rending drama of love, loss, and the value of family, A Place to Grow will touch your heart. Starring stage and screen stalwart, Wilford Brimley (The Natural, In & Out).
I Believe
A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
True Grit
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
The China Syndrome
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
The Waltons
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
Filmography
as Pastor
as Hawk Jones
as Earl Granger
as Coach Weaver
as Governor
as Stu
as Joe Gill
as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
as Dr. David Wetherly
as Jake
as Charlie
as Frank Brackett
as Joe Hollis
as Narrator (uncredited)
as C.C. Tarpley
as Adm. Troy Davis
as Adm. Troy Davis
as Devro
as Security Guard
as William Devasher
as Uncle Douvee
as Burt Mueller
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
as Grandpa Will
as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
as King / Eric
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
as Gov. Lew Wallace
as Ben Luckett
as Will Haney
as Sheriff Mitchell
as Gus Witherspoon
as Tony Boyle
as Red Haines
as Floyd Buckman
as Noa Briqualon
as Harold Smith
as Dr. Andrew McCallister
as Benjamin Luckett
as Otis
as Pop Fisher
as George Jansen
as Iowa Bob
as Tom Keach
as Bill Long
as Bradley Tozer
as Clem Malone
as Harry
as Blair
as The Sheriff
as James J. Wells
as Wally Haskell
as Scooter Jackson
as Bingo Gibbs
as Willie Clayton
as Rogers - Prison Board
as Pete Alberts
as Farmer
as President Grover Cleveland
as Ted Spindler
as Jude McWhirter
as Sheriff Daniels
as Blacksmith
as Horace Brimley
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)