Wilford Brimley

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.

Filmography

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I Believe ★ 7.7 I Believe 2019 Timber the Treasure Dog ★ 5.7 Timber the Treasure Dog 2016 Did You Hear About the Morgans? ★ 5.4 Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2009 Pitcher and the Pin-Up ★ 6.1 Pitcher and the Pin-Up 2003 Resurrection Mary ★ 10.0 Resurrection Mary 2002 The Round and Round ★ 3.7 The Round and Round 2002 Brigham City ★ 6.5 Brigham City 2001 Crossfire Trail ★ 6.3 Crossfire Trail 2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple ★ 5.6 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 2001 Comanche ★ 8.0 Comanche 2000 Lunker Lake ★ 9.0 Lunker Lake 1998 Summer of the Monkeys ★ 5.8 Summer of the Monkeys 1998 Progeny ★ 4.9 Progeny 1998 A Place to Grow ★ 8.3 A Place to Grow 1998 All My Friends Are Cowboys ★ 8.0 All My Friends Are Cowboys 1998 In & Out ★ 6.5 In & Out 1997 My Fellow Americans ★ 6.1 My Fellow Americans 1996 Last of the Dogmen ★ 6.8 Last of the Dogmen 1995 The Good Old Boys ★ 6.7 The Good Old Boys 1995 OP Center ★ 6.1 OP Center 1995 OP Center ★ 5.0 OP Center 1995 Mutant Species ★ 4.0 Mutant Species 1995 Heaven Sent ★ 4.9 Heaven Sent 1994 The Firm ★ 6.7 The Firm 1993 Hard Target ★ 6.5 Hard Target 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ★ 7.0 Walker, Texas Ranger 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ★ 8.1 Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 The Boys of Twilight ★ 6.7 The Boys of Twilight 1992 Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 ★ 6.1 Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 1992 Blood River ★ 4.7 Blood River 1991 Eternity ★ 3.9 Eternity 1990 Seinfeld ★ 8.3 Seinfeld 1989 Billy the Kid ★ 7.1 Billy the Kid 1989 Cocoon: The Return ★ 6.5 Cocoon: The Return 1988 End of the Line ★ 5.3 End of the Line 1987 Jackals ★ 8.5 Jackals 1986 Our House ★ 6.3 Our House 1986 Act of Vengeance ★ 5.6 Act of Vengeance 1986 Thompson's Last Run ★ 6.5 Thompson's Last Run 1986 Shadows on the Wall ★ 9.0 Shadows on the Wall 1986 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor ★ 5.4 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ★ 6.3 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 Murder in Space ★ 5.3 Murder in Space 1985 Cocoon ★ 6.6 Cocoon 1985 Country ★ 6.5 Country 1984 The Natural ★ 6.9 The Natural 1984 The Stone Boy ★ 7.0 The Stone Boy 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire ★ 5.6 The Hotel New Hampshire 1984 Harry & Son ★ 5.8 Harry & Son 1984 Tough Enough ★ 5.4 Tough Enough 1983 High Road to China ★ 5.9 High Road to China 1983 10 to Midnight ★ 6.2 10 to Midnight 1983 Tender Mercies ★ 6.8 Tender Mercies 1983 The Thing ★ 8.1 The Thing 1982 Death Valley ★ 5.1 Death Valley 1982 Absence of Malice ★ 6.6 Absence of Malice 1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill ★ 6.8 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill 1981 Borderline ★ 6.0 Borderline 1980 Rodeo Girl ★ 8.5 Rodeo Girl 1980 Roughnecks ★ 7.0 Roughnecks 1980 Brubaker ★ 7.1 Brubaker 1980 Amber Waves ★ 8.5 Amber Waves 1980 The Electric Horseman ★ 6.1 The Electric Horseman 1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited ★ 5.4 The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979 The China Syndrome ★ 7.1 The China Syndrome 1979 The Awakening Land ★ 7.5 The Awakening Land 1978 The Oregon Trail ★ 5.7 The Oregon Trail 1977 How the West Was Won ★ 7.0 How the West Was Won 1977 Kung Fu ★ 7.7 Kung Fu 1972 The Waltons ★ 7.2 The Waltons 1972 Lawman ★ 6.5 Lawman 1971 True Grit ★ 7.3 True Grit 1969