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
Top 40 Movies
The Firm
1993
Murder in Space
1985
High Road to China
1983
The Thing
1982
True Grit
1969
Jackals
1986
Hard Target
1993
The Electric Horseman
1979
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
The China Syndrome
1979
Tough Enough
1983
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
Billy the Kid
1989
Mutant Species
1995
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
Cocoon
1985
Blood River
1991
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
Last of the Dogmen
1995
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Roughnecks
1980
Tender Mercies
1983
OP Center
1995
Lawman
1971
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
Brubaker
1980
Cocoon: The Return
1988
The Natural
1984
I Believe
2019
Absence of Malice
1981
Amber Waves
1980
Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
Crossfire Trail
2001
In & Out
1997
Progeny
1998
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
Borderline
1980
Act of Vengeance
1986
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001