Wilford Brimley
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.
Acting (60 movies)
The China Syndrome
1979
The Thing
1982
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
Cocoon
1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
Hard Target
1993
In & Out
1997
Roughnecks
1980
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
The Electric Horseman
1979
Cocoon: The Return
1988
The Natural
1984
Borderline
1980
Brigham City
2001
Crossfire Trail
2001
Country
1984
Tender Mercies
1983
The Firm
1993
A Place to Grow
1998
Tough Enough
1983
OP Center
1995
10 to Midnight
1983
My Fellow Americans
1996
End of the Line
1987
Absence of Malice
1981
High Road to China
1983
Death Valley
1982
Harry & Son
1984
Progeny
1998
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
Mutant Species
1995
The Stone Boy
1984
Rodeo Girl
1980
Heaven Sent
1994
Eternity
1990
Thompson's Last Run
1986
Shadows on the Wall
1986
Murder in Space
1985
Act of Vengeance
1986
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Comanche
2000
Billy the Kid
1989
The Good Old Boys
1995
Blood River
1991
I Believe
2019
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
The Round and Round
2002
Lawman
1971
Amber Waves
1980
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Jackals
1986
Brubaker
1980
Last of the Dogmen
1995
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
True Grit
1969
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
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