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

Ted Spindler

The China Syndrome

Blair

The Thing

Harold Smith

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Benjamin Luckett

Cocoon

Uncle Douvee

Hard Target

Noa Briqualon

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Frank Brackett

In & Out

Willie Clayton

Roughnecks

Grandpa Will

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

Farmer

The Electric Horseman

Ben Luckett

Cocoon: The Return

Pop Fisher

The Natural

Scooter Jackson

Borderline

Stu

Brigham City

Joe Gill

Crossfire Trail

Otis

Country

Harry

Tender Mercies

William Devasher

The Firm

Jake

A Place to Grow

Bill Long

Tough Enough

Adm. Troy Davis

OP Center

Clem Malone

10 to Midnight

Joe Hollis

My Fellow Americans

Will Haney

End of the Line

James J. Wells

Absence of Malice

Bradley Tozer

High Road to China

The Sheriff

Death Valley

Tom Keach

Harry & Son

Dr. David Wetherly

Progeny

Grandpa Sam Ferrans

Summer of the Monkeys

Devro

Mutant Species

George Jansen

The Stone Boy

Bingo Gibbs

Rodeo Girl

Security Guard

Heaven Sent

Storyteller

Lunker Lake

King / Eric

Eternity

Red Haines

Thompson's Last Run

Floyd Buckman

Shadows on the Wall

Dr. Andrew McCallister

Murder in Space

Tony Boyle

Act of Vengeance

President Grover Cleveland

The Wild Wild West Revisited

Hawk Jones

Timber the Treasure Dog

Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

Comanche

Gov. Lew Wallace

Billy the Kid

C.C. Tarpley

The Good Old Boys

U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

Blood River

Pastor

I Believe

Iowa Bob

The Hotel New Hampshire

Governor

The Round and Round

Marc Corman (uncredited)

Lawman

Pete Alberts

Amber Waves

Earl Granger

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Sheriff Mitchell

Jackals

Minor Role (uncredited)

True Grit

Rogers - Prison Board

Brubaker

Wally Haskell

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

Narrator (uncredited)

Last of the Dogmen

Coach Weaver

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

Charlie

All My Friends Are Cowboys

Morty

Resurrection Mary

Self

The Making of Comanche

Self

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-27

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Anthony Wilford Brimley