Wilford Brimley

Acting

Sep 27, 1934 – Aug 1, 2020 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Thing1982
as ⁨Blair⁩
The Firm1993
as ⁨William Devasher⁩
Cocoon1985
as ⁨Benjamin Luckett⁩
Hard Target1993
as ⁨Uncle Douvee⁩
Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009
as ⁨Earl Granger⁩
Cocoon: The Return1988
as ⁨Ben Luckett⁩
True Grit1969
as ⁨Minor Role (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Frank Brackett⁩
as ⁨Pop Fisher⁩
as ⁨Ted Spindler⁩
as ⁨Rogers⁩
as ⁨Noa Briqualon⁩
as ⁨Harold Smith⁩
as ⁨James J. Wells⁩
as ⁨Clem Malone⁩
as ⁨Joe Hollis⁩
as ⁨Farmer⁩
as ⁨Pastor⁩
as ⁨Harry⁩
as ⁨Marc Corman (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Iowa Bob⁩
as ⁨Bradley Tozer⁩
as ⁨Narrator (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Tom Keach⁩
as ⁨Scooter Jackson⁩
as ⁨The Sheriff⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Thing1982
as ⁨Blair⁩
The Firm1993
as ⁨William Devasher⁩
Cocoon1985
as ⁨Benjamin Luckett⁩
Hard Target1993
as ⁨Uncle Douvee⁩
Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009
as ⁨Earl Granger⁩
Cocoon: The Return1988
as ⁨Ben Luckett⁩
True Grit1969
as ⁨Minor Role (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Frank Brackett⁩
as ⁨Pop Fisher⁩
as ⁨Ted Spindler⁩
as ⁨Rogers⁩
as ⁨Noa Briqualon⁩
as ⁨Harold Smith⁩
as ⁨James J. Wells⁩
as ⁨Clem Malone⁩
as ⁨Joe Hollis⁩
as ⁨Farmer⁩
as ⁨Pastor⁩
as ⁨Harry⁩
as ⁨Marc Corman (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Iowa Bob⁩
as ⁨Bradley Tozer⁩
as ⁨Narrator (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Tom Keach⁩
as ⁨Scooter Jackson⁩
as ⁨The Sheriff⁩