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

Seinfeld

The Waltons

The Waltons

Walker, Texas Ranger

Homicide: Life on the Street

Our House

The Thing

True Grit

All Movies (63)

• I Believe2019 · as Pastor
• The Natural: The Best There Ever Was2016 · as Self
• Timber the Treasure Dog2016 · as Hawk Jones
• Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009 · as Earl Granger
• Pitcher and the Pin-Up2003 · as Coach Weaver
• Resurrection Mary2002 · as Morty
• The Round and Round2002 · as Governor
• Brigham City2001 · as Stu
• Crossfire Trail2001 · as Joe Gill
• The Ballad of Lucy Whipple2001 · as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
• Comanche2000
• The Making of Comanche2000 · as Self
• Lunker Lake1998 · as Storyteller
• Summer of the Monkeys1998 · as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
• Progeny1998 · as Dr. David Wetherly
• A Place to Grow1998 · as Jake
• All My Friends Are Cowboys1998 · as Charlie
• In & Out1997 · as Frank Brackett
• My Fellow Americans1996 · as Joe Hollis
• Last of the Dogmen1995 · as Narrator (uncredited)
• The Good Old Boys1995 · as C.C. Tarpley
• OP Center1995 · as Adm. Troy Davis
• Mutant Species1995 · as Devro
• Heaven Sent1994 · as Security Guard
• The Firm1993 · as William Devasher
• Hard Target1993 · as Uncle Douvee
• Where The Red Fern Grows Part 21992 · as Grandpa Will
• Blood River1991 · as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
• Eternity1990 · as King / Eric
• Billy the Kid1989 · as Gov. Lew Wallace
• Cocoon: The Return1988 · as Ben Luckett
• End of the Line1987 · as Will Haney
• Jackals1986 · as Sheriff Mitchell
• Act of Vengeance1986 · as Tony Boyle
• Thompson's Last Run1986 · as Red Haines
• Shadows on the Wall1986 · as Floyd Buckman
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor1985 · as Noa Briqualon
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins1985 · as Harold Smith
• Murder in Space1985 · as Dr. Andrew McCallister
• Cocoon1985 · as Benjamin Luckett
• Country1984 · as Otis
• The Natural1984 · as Pop Fisher
• The Stone Boy1984 · as George Jansen
• The Hotel New Hampshire1984 · as Iowa Bob
• Harry & Son1984 · as Tom Keach
• Tough Enough1983 · as Bill Long
• High Road to China1983 · as Bradley Tozer
• 10 to Midnight1983 · as Clem Malone
• Tender Mercies1983 · as Harry
• The Thing1982 · as Blair
• Death Valley1982 · as The Sheriff
• Absence of Malice1981 · as James J. Wells
• Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill1981 · as Wally Haskell
• Borderline1980 · as Scooter Jackson
• Rodeo Girl1980 · as Bingo Gibbs
• Roughnecks1980 · as Willie Clayton
• Brubaker1980 · as Rogers
• Amber Waves1980 · as Pete Alberts
• The Electric Horseman1979 · as Farmer
• The Wild Wild West Revisited1979 · as President Grover Cleveland
• The China Syndrome1979 · as Ted Spindler
• Lawman1971 · as Marc Corman (uncredited)
• True Grit1969 · as Minor Role (uncredited)

All TV Shows (13)

• OP Center1995 · as Adm. Troy Davis
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Burt Mueller
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
• The Boys of Twilight1992 · as Bill Huntoon
• Seinfeld1989 · as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
• Our House1986 · as Gus Witherspoon
• The Awakening Land1978 · as Jude McWhirter
• The Oregon Trail1977
• How the West Was Won1977
• How the West Was Won1977 · as Sheriff Daniels
• Kung Fu1972 · as Blacksmith
• The Waltons1972
• The Waltons1972 · as Horace Brimley