Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Acting

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Filmography

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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ★ 5.2 Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984 The Terence Davies Trilogy ★ 6.3 The Terence Davies Trilogy 1983 Death and Transfiguration ★ 5.9 Death and Transfiguration 1983 The Island of Adventure ★ 5.3 The Island of Adventure 1981 High Rise Donkey ★ 7.0 High Rise Donkey 1980 The Adventures of Picasso ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Picasso 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 Citizen Smith ★ 6.7 Citizen Smith 1977 Holiday on the Buses ★ 7.4 Holiday on the Buses 1973 Steptoe & Son Ride Again ★ 6.8 Steptoe & Son Ride Again 1973 Steptoe & Son ★ 6.3 Steptoe & Son 1972 Catch Me a Spy ★ 4.8 Catch Me a Spy 1971 Never Say Die Never Say Die 1970 Some Will, Some Won't ★ 5.2 Some Will, Some Won't 1970 Carry On Again Doctor ★ 6.1 Carry On Again Doctor 1969 Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence ★ 6.0 Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence 1969 Cry Wolf Cry Wolf 1968 Cry WoIf ★ 6.3 Cry WoIf 1968 Witchfinder General ★ 6.5 Witchfinder General 1968 Lionheart ★ 6.5 Lionheart 1968 Alice in Wonderland ★ 5.9 Alice in Wonderland 1966 Where the Bullets Fly ★ 5.7 Where the Bullets Fly 1966 Mano di velluto Mano di velluto 1966 San Ferry Ann ★ 6.4 San Ferry Ann 1965 The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest 1964 A Hard Day's Night ★ 7.3 A Hard Day's Night 1964 Go Kart Go ★ 7.7 Go Kart Go 1964 Crooks in Cloisters ★ 5.4 Crooks in Cloisters 1964 The Small World of Sammy Lee ★ 6.0 The Small World of Sammy Lee 1963 In Search of the Castaways ★ 6.5 In Search of the Castaways 1962 The Boys ★ 7.5 The Boys 1962 Steptoe and Son ★ 7.8 Steptoe and Son 1962 The Sinister Man ★ 10.0 The Sinister Man 1961 What a Whopper ★ 6.2 What a Whopper 1961 Flame in the Streets ★ 6.3 Flame in the Streets 1961 They Met in a City ★ 7.0 They Met in a City 1961 Maigret ★ 7.1 Maigret 1960 Urge to Kill ★ 5.8 Urge to Kill 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Serious Charge ★ 6.2 Serious Charge 1959 Captured ★ 4.2 Captured 1959 The Larkins ★ 7.6 The Larkins 1958 The Adventures of William Tell ★ 6.8 The Adventures of William Tell 1958 The Salvage Gang ★ 6.5 The Salvage Gang 1958 The Government Inspector ★ 6.0 The Government Inspector 1958 The Buccaneers ★ 6.4 The Buccaneers 1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 Break-In Break-In 1956 The Adventures of Robin Hood ★ 6.4 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955 Nineteen Eighty-Four ★ 7.3 Nineteen Eighty-Four 1954 Sunday Night Theatre ★ 3.5 Sunday Night Theatre 1950 Another Shore ★ 5.7 Another Shore 1948 Odd Man Out ★ 7.3 Odd Man Out 1947