Wilford Brimley
Cast

Wilford Brimley

1934 – 2020
Active years (films on this site)
1979–1993
Genres
DramaThrillerRomanceCrimeComedy
Schools and movements
New HollywoodBritish CinemaAmerican Independent CinemaAustralian New Wave

Directors worked with

Sydney Pollack3 filmsJames Bridges1 filmJohn Carpenter1 filmJ. Lee Thompson1 filmBruce Beresford1 filmRichard Fleischer1 filmRichard Pearce1 filmPPaul Newman1 filmBarry Levinson1 filmGuy Hamilton1 film

Biography

Anthony Wilford Brimley was an American actor. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working odd jobs in the 1950s, Brimley started working as an extra and stuntman in Western films in the late 1960s. He became an established character actor in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), Cocoon (1985), and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Brimley was known for playing characters at times much older than his age. He was the long-term face of American television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related television commercials for Liberty Medical, a role for which he became an Internet meme.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

12 films on this site

  1. The China Syndrome 1979 · James Bridges · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  2. The Electric Horseman 1979 · Sydney Pollack · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
  3. Absence of Malice 1981 · Sydney Pollack · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  4. The Thing 1982 · John Carpenter · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
  5. 10 to Midnight 1983 · J. Lee Thompson · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
  6. Tender Mercies 1983 · Bruce Beresford · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
  7. Tough Enough 1983 · Richard Fleischer · IMDb 5.6 · Cast
  8. Country 1984 · Richard Pearce · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  9. Harry & Son 1984 · Paul Newman · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
  10. The Natural 1984 · Barry Levinson · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  11. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 · Guy Hamilton · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
  12. The Firm 1993 · Sydney Pollack · IMDb 6.9 · Cast