Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-27

Day of Death

2020-08-01 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Anthony Wilford Brimley

A. Wilford Brimley

Wilford A. Brimley

ویلفورد بریملی

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

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

The Thing

The Thing

A Place to Grow

A Place to Grow

Rodeo Girl

Rodeo Girl

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

I Believe

I Believe

Amber Waves

Amber Waves

True Grit

True Grit

Brubaker

Brubaker

Acting

The China Syndrome

1979

The China Syndrome

as

Ted Spindler

The Thing

1982

The Thing

as

Blair

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

as

Harold Smith

Cocoon

1985

Cocoon

as

Benjamin Luckett

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

1985

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

as

Noa Briqualon

Hard Target

1993

Hard Target

as

Uncle Douvee

In & Out

1997

In & Out

as

Frank Brackett

Roughnecks

1980

Roughnecks

as

Willie Clayton

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

1992

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

as

Grandpa Will

The Electric Horseman

1979

The Electric Horseman

as

Farmer

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Cocoon: The Return

as

Ben Luckett

The Natural

1984

The Natural

as

Pop Fisher

Borderline

1980

Borderline

as

Scooter Jackson

Brigham City

2001

Brigham City

as

Stu

Crossfire Trail

2001

Crossfire Trail

as

Joe Gill

Country

1984

Country

as

Otis

Tender Mercies

1983

Tender Mercies

as

Harry

The Firm

1993

The Firm

as

William Devasher

A Place to Grow

1998

A Place to Grow

as

Jake

Tough Enough

1983

Tough Enough

as

Bill Long

OP Center

1995

OP Center

as

Adm. Troy Davis

10 to Midnight

1983

10 to Midnight

as

Clem Malone

My Fellow Americans

1996

My Fellow Americans

as

Joe Hollis

End of the Line

1987

End of the Line

as

Will Haney

Absence of Malice

1981

Absence of Malice

as

James J. Wells

High Road to China

1983

High Road to China

as

Bradley Tozer

Death Valley

1982

Death Valley

as

The Sheriff

Harry & Son

1984

Harry & Son

as

Tom Keach

Progeny

1998

Progeny

as

Dr. David Wetherly

Summer of the Monkeys

1998

Summer of the Monkeys

as

Grandpa Sam Ferrans

Mutant Species

1995

Mutant Species

as

Devro

The Stone Boy

1984

The Stone Boy

as

George Jansen

Rodeo Girl

1980

Rodeo Girl

as

Bingo Gibbs

Heaven Sent

1994

Heaven Sent

as

Security Guard

Lunker Lake

1998

Lunker Lake

as

Eternity

1990

Eternity

as

King / Eric

Thompson's Last Run

1986

Thompson's Last Run

as

Red Haines

Shadows on the Wall

1986

Shadows on the Wall

as

Floyd Buckman

Murder in Space

1985

Murder in Space

as

Dr. Andrew McCallister

Act of Vengeance

1986

Act of Vengeance

as

Tony Boyle

The Wild Wild West Revisited

1979

The Wild Wild West Revisited

as

President Grover Cleveland

Timber the Treasure Dog

2016

Timber the Treasure Dog

as

Hawk Jones

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as

Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

Comanche

2000

Comanche

as

Billy the Kid

1989

Billy the Kid

as

Gov. Lew Wallace

The Good Old Boys

1995

The Good Old Boys

as

C.C. Tarpley

Blood River

1991

Blood River

as

U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

I Believe

2019

I Believe

as

Pastor

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

The Hotel New Hampshire

as

Iowa Bob

The Round and Round

2002

The Round and Round

as

Governor

Lawman

1971

Lawman

as

Marc Corman (uncredited)

Amber Waves

1980

Amber Waves

as

Pete Alberts

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

as

Earl Granger

Jackals

1986

Jackals

as

Sheriff Mitchell

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

1981

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

as

Wally Haskell

True Grit

1969

True Grit

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brubaker

1980

Brubaker

as

Rogers - Prison Board

Last of the Dogmen

1995

Last of the Dogmen

as

Narrator (uncredited)

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

2003

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

as

Coach Weaver

All My Friends Are Cowboys

1998

All My Friends Are Cowboys

as

Charlie

Resurrection Mary

2002

Resurrection Mary

as

Morty

The Making of Comanche

2000

The Making of Comanche

as

Self

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

as

Self

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Postmaster General Henry Atkins

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Blacksmith

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Burt Mueller

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Our House

Our House

as

Gus Witherspoon

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

as

The Boys of Twilight

The Boys of Twilight

as

Bill Huntoon

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

Sheriff Daniels

OP Center

OP Center

as

Adm. Troy Davis

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Horace Brimley

The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land

as

Jude McWhirter

Production

Crew

Directing