Wilford Brimley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-27

Day of death

2020-08-01 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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.

Known For

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Tender Mercies

    Tender Mercies

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Last of the Dogmen

    Last of the Dogmen

  • Hard Target

    Hard Target

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Crossfire Trail

    Crossfire Trail

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • I Believe

    I Believe

  • Borderline

    Borderline

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Heaven Sent

    Heaven Sent

  • Death Valley

    Death Valley

  • Tough Enough

    Tough Enough

  • Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

    Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

  • Amber Waves

    Amber Waves

  • Harry & Son

    Harry & Son

  • Country

    Country

  • Our House

    Our House

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • In & Out

    In & Out

  • Eternity

    Eternity

  • Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

  • Brigham City

    Brigham City

  • 10 to Midnight

    10 to Midnight

  • High Road to China

    High Road to China

  • Timber the Treasure Dog

    Timber the Treasure Dog

  • Progeny

    Progeny

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Pitcher and the Pin-Up

    Pitcher and the Pin-Up

  • Summer of the Monkeys

    Summer of the Monkeys

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • The Electric Horseman

    The Electric Horseman

  • The Good Old Boys

    The Good Old Boys

  • The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

  • Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

    Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

  • Murder in Space

    Murder in Space

  • My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

  • Comanche

    Comanche

  • Roughnecks

    Roughnecks

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

    The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

  • Act of Vengeance

    Act of Vengeance

  • The Awakening Land

    The Awakening Land

  • Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

    Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

  • Thompson's Last Run

    Thompson's Last Run

  • The Hotel New Hampshire

    The Hotel New Hampshire

  • Shadows on the Wall

    Shadows on the Wall

  • The Making of Comanche

    The Making of Comanche

  • End of the Line

    End of the Line

  • The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

    The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

  • The Round and Round

    The Round and Round

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Boys of Twilight

    The Boys of Twilight

  • Rodeo Girl

    Rodeo Girl

  • Blood River

    Blood River

  • Mutant Species

    Mutant Species

  • A Place to Grow

    A Place to Grow

  • Jackals

    Jackals

  • Lunker Lake

    Lunker Lake

  • All My Friends Are Cowboys

    All My Friends Are Cowboys

  • Resurrection Mary

    Resurrection Mary