Wilford Brimley

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Cocoon Ben Luckett

(1985)

The Natural Pop Fisher

(1984)

The Thing Dr. Blair

(1982)

Hard Target Uncle Douvee

(1993)

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Actor (77 credits)

Cellophane (pre-production)

2017 I Believe
Pastor

2016 Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones

2012 Masque
Maskmaker

2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger

2009 The Path of the Wind
Harry Caldwell

2003 Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver

2002 Resurrection Mary (Short)
Morty

2002 The Round and Round
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
Doctor

1998 All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie

1998 Lunker Lake
The Storyteller

1998 Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans

1998 Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly

1997 Seinfeld (TV Series)
Postmaster General Henry Atkins

- The Junk Mail (1997) ... Postmaster General Henry Atkins

1997 In & Out
Frank Brackett

1997 Chapter Perfect
Chief Hawkins

1996 My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis

1995 A Place to Grow
Jake

1995 Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)

1995 The Good Old Boys (TV Movie)
C.C. Tarpley

1995 OP Center (TV Mini-Series)
Adm. Troy Davis

1995 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)
Burt Mueller

- War Zone (1995) ... Burt Mueller

1995 Mutant Species
Devro

1994 Heaven Sent
Al (Security Guard)

1994 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series)
Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice

- See No Evil (1994) ... Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice

1993 Hard Target
Uncle Douvee

1993 The Firm
William Devasher

1992 The Boys of Twilight (TV Series)
Deputy Bill Huntoon

- Episode #1.2 (1992) ... Deputy Bill Huntoon

- Pilot (1992) ... Deputy 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 The Firm (TV Series)
Martin Berry

- Pilot (1983) ... Martin Berry

1983 Tough Enough
Bill Long

1983 10 to Midnight
Captain Malone

1983 Tender Mercies
Harry

1983 High Road to China
Bradley Tozer

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 - Prison Board

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 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

- 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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Stunts (1 credit)

1968 Bandolero! (stunts - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2016 The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (11 credits)

2016 The Men of Outpost 31 (Video documentary)
Self

2016 The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (Documentary)
Pop Fisher / Self

2011-2013 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Actress Alyssa Milano; Wilford Brimley performs. (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #8.67 (2011) ... Self - Guest

2009 Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title (Video documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2005 Keeper of the Flame (TV Movie documentary)
Storyteller

2003 Larry King Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) ... Self

1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.126 (1992) ... Self

1990 Live with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 March 1990 (1990) ... Self

1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (TV Movie documentary)
The Constitution (voice)

1982 The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1979 The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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Archive footage (7 credits)

2011-2013 The Frollo Show (TV Series)
Self

- Frollo Gets Flashed by a Gothic Lolita (2013) ... Self

- Frollo Misses his Mother (2011) ... Self

- Frollo Sees Dead People (2011) ... Self

2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series)
Dr. Blair

- La Cosa (2012) ... Dr. Blair

2012 Mansome (Documentary)
Self

2002 Miracles & Mercies (Video documentary short)
Harry

2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV Movie documentary)
Benjamin Luckett

1999 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Ben Luckett in 'Cocoon'

- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) ... Ben Luckett in 'Cocoon' (uncredited)

1984 Terror in the Aisles (Documentary)
Doctor Blair (in 'The Thing') (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

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

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Alternate Names:

A. Wilford Brimley | Wilford A. Brimley

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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I just try to be myself. (on his acting technique) See more »

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Father was a real estate broker. See more »

Trademark:

His Liberty Medical commercials, in which he pronunces diabetes as "diabeetus" See more »

Star Sign:

Libra

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