Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
27 settembre 1934
Died
1 agosto 2020
Place of birth
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Also known as
Anthony Wilford Brimley · A. Wilford Brimley · Wilford A. Brimley · ویلفورد بریملی
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.
Conosciuto per
8.1
Film
The Thing
Blair
1982
6.3
Series
Our House
Gus Witherspoon
1986–1988
6.5
Film
Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
1993
6.7
Film
The Firm
William Devasher
1993
6.1
Film
The Electric Horseman
Farmer
1979
6.3
Film
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Harold Smith
1985
6.5
Film
Cocoon: The Return
Ben Luckett
1988
6.8
Film
Tender Mercies
Harry
1983
6.2
Film
10 to Midnight
Clem Malone
1983
5.4
Film
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
2009
6.0
Film
Borderline
Scooter Jackson
1980
5.4
Film
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa Briqualon
1985
6.9
Film
The Natural
Pop Fisher
1984
6.6
Film
Cocoon
Benjamin Luckett
1985
7.1
Film
The China Syndrome
Ted Spindler
1979
7.5
Series
The Awakening Land
Jude McWhirter
1978
6.5
Film
In & Out
Frank Brackett
1997
7.7
Film
I Believe
Pastor
2019
5.0
Series
OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
1995
8.3
Film
The Men of Outpost 31
Self
2016
6.7
Series
The Boys of Twilight
Bill Huntoon
1992
5.7
Film
Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
2016
Acting credits 22 titles
I Believe
as Pastor
7.7
2019
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Hawk Jones
5.7
2016
The Men of Outpost 31
as Self
8.3
2016
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
5.4
2009
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
6.5
1997
OP Center
as Adm. Troy Davis
5.0
1995
The Firm
as William Devasher
6.7
1993
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
6.5
1993
The Boys of Twilight
as Bill Huntoon
6.7
1992
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
6.5
1988
Our House
as Gus Witherspoon
6.3
1986–1988
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
5.4
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
6.3
1985
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
6.6
1985
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
6.9
1984
Tender Mercies
as Harry
6.8
1983
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
6.2
1983
The Thing
as Blair
8.1
1982
Borderline
as Scooter Jackson
6.0
1980
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
7.1
1979
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
6.1
1979
The Awakening Land
as Jude McWhirter
7.5
1978