Acting
Wilford Brimley
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.
Filmography
I Believe
Film · 2019
Timber the Treasure Dog
Film · 2016
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Film · 2016
The Men of Outpost 31
Film · 2016
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Film · 2009
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Film · 2003
The Round and Round
Film · 2002
Resurrection Mary
Film · 2002
Brigham City
Film · 2001
Crossfire Trail
Film · 2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Film · 2001
Comanche
Film · 2000
The Making of Comanche
Film · 2000
A Place to Grow
Film · 1998
Progeny
Film · 1998
Summer of the Monkeys
Film · 1998
Lunker Lake
Film · 1998
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Film · 1998
CHAPTER PERFECT
Film · 1998
In & Out
Film · 1997
My Fellow Americans
Film · 1996
OP Center
Film · 1995
Mutant Species
Film · 1995
The Good Old Boys
Film · 1995
Last of the Dogmen
Film · 1995
OP Center
Series · 1995
Heaven Sent
Film · 1994
Hard Target
Film · 1993
The Firm
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Series · 1993
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Film · 1992
The Boys of Twilight
Series · 1992
Blood River
Film · 1991
Eternity
Film · 1990
Billy the Kid
Film · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
Cocoon: The Return
Film · 1988
End of the Line
Film · 1987
Thompson's Last Run
Film · 1986
Shadows on the Wall
Film · 1986
Act of Vengeance
Film · 1986
Jackals
Film · 1986
Our House
Series · 1986
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Film · 1985
Cocoon
Film · 1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Film · 1985
Murder in Space
Film · 1985
The Natural
Film · 1984
Country
Film · 1984
Harry & Son
Film · 1984
The Stone Boy
Film · 1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
Film · 1984
Tender Mercies
Film · 1983
Tough Enough
Film · 1983
10 to Midnight
Film · 1983
High Road to China
Film · 1983
The Thing
Film · 1982
Death Valley
Film · 1982
Absence of Malice
Film · 1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Film · 1981
Roughnecks
Film · 1980
Borderline
Film · 1980
Rodeo Girl
Film · 1980
Amber Waves
Film · 1980
Brubaker
Film · 1980
The China Syndrome
Film · 1979
The Electric Horseman
Film · 1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Film · 1979
The Awakening Land
Series · 1978
How the West Was Won
Series · 1977
The Oregon Trail
Series · 1977
How the West Was Won
Series · 1977
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Lawman
Film · 1971
True Grit
Film · 1969