Wilford Brimley
Acting · Born 1934-09-27 · age 85 at death · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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.
Titles
The Thing
Seinfeld
The Firm
Cocoon
Hard Target
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Cocoon: The Return
True Grit
In & Out
The Natural
Walker, Texas Ranger
The China Syndrome
Brubaker
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Absence of Malice
Kung Fu
10 to Midnight
My Fellow Americans
The Electric Horseman
I Believe
Tender Mercies
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lawman
The Hotel New Hampshire
High Road to China
The Waltons
Harry & Son
Borderline
Death Valley
Progeny
Crossfire Trail
Country
How the West Was Won
Brigham City
Act of Vengeance
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Billy the Kid
OP Center
End of the Line
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Mutant Species
Summer of the Monkeys
Timber the Treasure Dog
The Good Old Boys
Our House
Heaven Sent
The Stone Boy
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Tough Enough
Eternity
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
The Awakening Land
Murder in Space
Blood River
A Place to Grow
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Thompson's Last Run
The Boys of Twilight
The Oregon Trail