
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.

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
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