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Wilford Brimley

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He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith and then a film actor. See full bio »

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Anthony Wilford Brimley
in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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2012 Masque (short)
Maskmaker
 
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
 
2009 The Path of the Wind
Harry Caldwell
 
2003 The Road Home
Coach Weaver
 
2002 Resurrection Mary (short)
Morty
 
2002 Cockfight
Governor
 
2001 PC and the Web
 
2001 Brigham City
Stu
 
2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (TV movie)
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
 
2001 Crossfire Trail (TV movie)
Joe Gill
 
2000 Comanche
 
1998 Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
 
1998 A Place to Grow
Jake
 
1998 Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
 
1998 Chapter Perfect
Chief Hawkins
 
1998 All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
 
1997 Seinfeld (TV series)
Postmaster General Henry Atkins
– The Junk Mail (1997) … Postmaster General Henry Atkins
 
1997 In & Out
Frank Brackett
 
1997 Lunker Lake
The Storyteller
 
1996 My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
 
1995 Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1995 The Good Old Boys (TV movie)
C.C. Tarpley
 
1995 OP Center (TV movie)
Adm. Troy Davis
 
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Burt Mueller
– War Zone (1995) … Burt Mueller
 
1995 Mutant Species
Devro
 
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Harry Prentice
– See No Evil (1994) … Harry Prentice
 
1994 Heaven Sent
Security Guard
 
1993 Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
 
1993 The Firm
William Devasher
 
1992 The Boys of Twilight (TV series)
Bill Huntoon
 
1992 Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two (video)
Grandpa Will
 
1991 Blood River (TV movie)
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
 
1990/II Eternity
King/Eric
 
1989 Billy the Kid (TV movie)
Gov. Lew Wallace
 
1988 Cocoon: The Return
Benjamin 'Ben' Luckett
 
1986-1988 Our House (TV series)
Gus Witherspoon
– Artful Dodging (1988) … Gus Witherspoon
– Neighborhood Watch (1988) … Gus Witherspoon
– The Fifth Beatle (1988) … Gus Witherspoon
– The Ashton Street Gang (1988) … Gus Witherspoon
– Out of Step (1988) … Gus Witherspoon
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1987 End of the Line
Will Haney
 
1986 Shadows on the Wall
Floyd Buckman
 
1986 Jackals
Sheriff Mitchell
 
1986 Act of Vengeance (TV movie)
Tony Boyle
 
1986 Thompson's Last Run (TV movie)
Red Haines
 
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV movie)
Noa
 
1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
 
1985 Murder in Space (TV movie)
Dr. Andrew McCallister
 
1985 Cocoon
Ben Luckett
 
1984 Country
Otis
 
1984 The Natural
Pop Fisher
 
1984 The Stone Boy
George Jansen
 
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire
Iowa Bob
 
1984 Harry & Son
Tom Keach
 
1983 Tough Enough
Bill Long
 
1983 High Road to China
Bradley Tozer
 
1983 10 to Midnight
Captain Malone
 
1983 Tender Mercies
Harry
 
1982 The Thing
Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley)
 
1982 Death Valley
Sheriff (as A. Wilford Brimley)
 
1981 Absence of Malice
Wells
 
1981 The Big Black Pill (TV movie)
Wally Haskell
 
1980 Borderline
Scooter Jackson (as A. Wilford Brimley)
 
1980 Rodeo Girl (TV movie)
Bingo Gibbs
 
1980 Roughnecks (TV movie)
Willie Clayton
 
1980 Brubaker
Rogers
 
1980 Amber Waves (TV movie)
Pete Alberts
 
1979 The Electric Horseman
Farmer
 
1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited (TV movie)
President Grover Cleveland (as Wilford A. Brimley)
 
1979 The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Sheriff Daniels
– Hillary (1979) … Sheriff Daniels
 
1978 The Awakening Land (TV mini-series)
Jude McWhirter
– Part I: The Trees (1978) … Jude McWhirter (as A. Wilford Brimley)
 
1974-1977 The Waltons (TV series)
Horace Brimley / Horace
– The Celebration (1977) … Horace Brimley (as A. Wilford Brimley)
– The First Casualty (1977) … Horace Brimley (as A. Wilford Brimley)
– The Hawk (1977) … Horace Brimley (as A. Wilford Brimley)
– The Heartbreaker (1977) … Horace Brimley (as A. Wilford Brimley)
– The Search (1976) … Horace Brimley
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1976-1977 The Oregon Trail (TV series)
Joseph Burke / Ludlow
– Hard Ride Home (1977) … Joseph Burke (as A. Wilford Brimley)
– Pilot (1976) … Ludlow
 
1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
Blacksmith
– One Step to Darkness (1975) … Blacksmith (as A. Wilford Brimley)
 
1971 Lawman
Marc Corman (uncredited)
 
1969 True Grit
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
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1968 Bandolero! (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #8.67 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Keeper of the Flame (TV documentary)
Storyteller
 
2004 The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (video documentary short)
Ted Spindler
 
2003 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.126 (1992) … Himself
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (TV documentary)
The Constitution (voice)
 
1982 The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2004 The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (video documentary short)
Ted Spindler
 
2002 Miracles & Mercies (video documentary short)
Harry
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Benjamin Luckett
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Mutant Species -- A rocket containing bio-hazardous material crashes in a remote wooded area. An army team is sent to recover it, but one infected man mutates into a monster. Another escapes and tries to stop the monster and the army team sent to destroy everything. Saturday Night Live: Season 27: Episode 4 -- Despite his endorsement for the home health products, Wilford Brimley hasn't been taking very good care of himself. Hard Target -- A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her father, who has gone missing. They discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance in the process.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercials for Quaker Instant Oatmeal (circa 1990) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

A. Wilford Brimley | Wilford A. Brimley

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Look, I like people very much. I'm not very good with people, but that doesn't mean I don't like them. I do like them. Because we actors are on that great big screen and so many people see us, we become familiar. People speak to us as if they've known us all our lives. That just tickles me to death. See more »

Trivia:

Known to loosen up cast mates, with small practical jokes, between takes. For example, while filming Cocoon: The Return, Courteney Cox was caught off guard by whoopee cushion pranks. See more »

Trademark:

His unique pronunciation of the word "Diabetes" See more »

Star Sign:

Libra