Wilford Brimley
Born September 27, 1934 (Age: 91)
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
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as Earl Granger
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Age: 75
No Image
Resurrection Mary
2002
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as Morty
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Age: 68
The Round and Round
2002
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as Governor
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Age: 67
Brigham City
2001
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as Stu
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Age: 66
No Image
The Making of Comanche
2000
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as Self
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Age: 65
Comanche
2000
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as
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Age: 65
No Image
Lunker Lake
1998
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as Storyteller
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Age: 64
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
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as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
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Age: 64
Progeny
1998
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as Dr. David Wetherly
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Age: 63
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
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as Charlie
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Age: 63
A Place to Grow
1998
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as Jake
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Age: 63
In & Out
1997
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as Frank Brackett
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Age: 62
My Fellow Americans
1996
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as Joe Hollis
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Age: 62
The Firm
1993
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as William Devasher
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Age: 58
Hard Target
1993
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as Uncle Douvee
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Age: 58
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
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as Grandpa Will
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Age: 57
Blood River
1991
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as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
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Age: 56
Eternity
1990
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as King / Eric
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Age: 56
Billy the Kid
1989
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as Gov. Lew Wallace
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Age: 54
Cocoon: The Return
1988
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as Ben Luckett
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Age: 53
End of the Line
1987
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as Will Haney
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Age: 52
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
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as Noa Briqualon
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Age: 51
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
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as Harold Smith
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Age: 51
Murder in Space
1985
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as Dr. Andrew McCallister
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Age: 50
Cocoon
1985
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as Benjamin Luckett
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Age: 50
The Natural
1984
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as Pop Fisher
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Age: 49
The Stone Boy
1984
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as George Jansen
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Age: 49
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
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as Iowa Bob
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Age: 49
Harry & Son
1984
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as Tom Keach
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Age: 49
High Road to China
1983
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as Bradley Tozer
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Age: 48
10 to Midnight
1983
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as Clem Malone
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Age: 48
Tender Mercies
1983
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as Harry
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Age: 48
The Thing
1982
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as Blair
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Age: 47
Absence of Malice
1981
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as James J. Wells
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Age: 47
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
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as Wally Haskell
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Age: 46
Borderline
1980
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as Scooter Jackson
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Age: 46
Rodeo Girl
1980
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as Bingo Gibbs
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Age: 45
Roughnecks
1980
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as Willie Clayton
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Age: 45
Brubaker
1980
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as Rogers
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Age: 45
Amber Waves
1980
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as Pete Alberts
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Age: 45
The Electric Horseman
1979
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as Farmer
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Age: 45
The China Syndrome
1979
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as Ted Spindler
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Age: 44
True Grit
1969
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as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Age: 34