Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-03-22

Day of Death

1985-01-18 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Wilfred Brambell

Wilfred Bramble

Wilfrid Brambell

Biography

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Known For

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses

The Boys

The Boys

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

Acting

A Hard Day's Night

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as

Grandfather

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

as

Porter

Steptoe & Son

1972

Steptoe & Son

as

Albert Steptoe

Witchfinder General

1968

Witchfinder General

as

Master Loach

In Search of the Castaways

1962

In Search of the Castaways

as

Bill Gaye

The Terence Davies Trilogy

1983

The Terence Davies Trilogy

as

Robert Tucker (old age)

Death and Transfiguration

1983

Death and Transfiguration

as

Robert Tucker

Holiday on the Buses

1973

Holiday on the Buses

as

Bert Thompson

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as

Albert Steptoe

Crooks in Cloisters

1964

Crooks in Cloisters

as

Phineas

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as

Henry Russell

Another Shore

1948

Another Shore

as

Arthur Moore

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as

Train Guard

San Ferry Ann

1965

San Ferry Ann

as

Grandad

Captured

1959

Captured

as

Urge to Kill

1960

Urge to Kill

as

Mr. Forsythe

The Salvage Gang

1958

The Salvage Gang

as

Tramp

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

as

Malipieri

The Importance of Being Earnest

1964

The Importance of Being Earnest

as

The Sinister Man

1961

The Sinister Man

as

Lock-Keeper

The Boys

1962

The Boys

as

Norman Albert Brewer

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963

The Small World of Sammy Lee

as

Harry

What a Whopper

1961

What a Whopper

as

Postie

Cry WoIf

1968

Cry WoIf

as

Delivery man

Lionheart

1968

Lionheart

as

Dignett

High Rise Donkey

1980

High Rise Donkey

as

Ben Foxcroft

Go Kart Go

1964

Go Kart Go

as

Junkman Fred

Catch Me a Spy

1971

Catch Me a Spy

as

Beech

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as

White Rabbit

Serious Charge

1959

Serious Charge

as

Verger

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Flame in the Streets

1961

Flame in the Streets

as

Mr. Palmer senior

The Adventures of Picasso

1978

The Adventures of Picasso

as

Alice B. Toklas

The Island of Adventure

1981

The Island of Adventure

as

Uncle Jocelyn

Break-In

1956

Break-In

as

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

as

Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

Odd Man Out

1947

Odd Man Out

as

Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

The Government Inspector

1958

The Government Inspector

as

The Postmaster

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as

Albert Steptoe

Citizen Smith

Citizen Smith

as

Jack

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as

Old Man

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as

Fisherman

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Fisherman

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

as

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as

Josef

Maigret

Maigret

as

Jacob

The Larkins

The Larkins

as

Ernshaw

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as

Dinsdale's Brother

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

They Met in a City

They Met in a City

as

Pop

Production

Crew

Directing