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Aliases: Anthony Wilford Brimley , A. Wilford Brimley , Wilford A. Brimley , ویلفورد بریملی
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Movie Involvements: 51
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Waltons
(1972) Horace BrimleyWalker, Texas Ranger
(1993) Burt MuellerHomicide: Life on the Street
(1993) Harry 'The Admiral' PrenticeHow the West Was Won
(1977) Sheriff DanielsThe Thing
(1982) BlairOur House
(1986) Gus WitherspoonHard Target
(1993) Uncle DouveeI Believe
(2019) PastorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pastor | |
| 2016 | Hawk Jones | |
| 2009 | Earl Granger | |
| 2003 | Coach Weaver | |
| 2002 | Morty | |
| Governor | ||
| 2001 | Stu | |
| Joe Gill | ||
| Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1998 | N/A | |
| Grandpa Sam Ferrans | ||
| Dr. David Wetherly | ||
| Jake | ||
| Charlie | ||
| 1997 | Frank Brackett | |
| 1996 | Joe Hollis | |
| 1995 | Narrator (uncredited) | |
| C.C. Tarpley | ||
| Adm. Troy Davis | ||
| Adm. Troy Davis | ||
| Devro | ||
| 1994 | Security Guard | |
| 1993 | William Devasher | |
| Uncle Douvee | ||
| Burt Mueller | ||
| Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice | ||
| 1992 | Bill Huntoon | |
| Grandpa Will | ||
| 1991 | U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler | |
| 1990 | King / Eric | |
| 1989 | Postmaster General Henry Atkins | |
| Gov. Lew Wallace | ||
| 1988 | Ben Luckett | |
| 1987 | Will Haney | |
| 1986 | Gus Witherspoon | |
| Tony Boyle | ||
| Red Haines | ||
| Floyd Buckman | ||
| Sheriff Mitchell | ||
| 1985 | Noa | |
| Harold Smith | ||
| Dr. Andrew McCallister | ||
| Benjamin Luckett | ||
| 1984 | Otis | |
| Pop Fisher | ||
| George Jansen | ||
| Iowa Bob | ||
| Tom Keach | ||
| 1983 | Bill Long | |
| Bradley Tozer | ||
| Clem Malone | ||
| Harry | ||
| 1982 | Blair | |
| The Sheriff | ||
| 1981 | James J. Wells | |
| Wally Haskell | ||
| 1980 | Scooter Jackson | |
| Bingo Gibbs | ||
| Willie Clayton | ||
| Rogers - Prison Board | ||
| Pete Alberts | ||
| 1979 | Farmer | |
| President Grover Cleveland | ||
| Ted Spindler | ||
| 1978 | Jude McWhirter | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff Daniels | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Horace Brimley | ||
| 1971 | Marc Corman (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |