Wilford Brimley
Acting
Born September 27, 1934 · 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.
Films (63)
I Believe
2019
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
Resurrection Mary
2002
The Round and Round
2002
Brigham City
2001
Crossfire Trail
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Comanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
2000
Lunker Lake
1998
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
Progeny
1998
A Place to Grow
1998
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
In & Out
1997
My Fellow Americans
1996
Last of the Dogmen
1995
The Good Old Boys
1995
OP Center
1995
Mutant Species
1995
Heaven Sent
1994
The Firm
1993
Hard Target
1993
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
1992
Blood River
1991
Eternity
1990
Billy the Kid
1989
Cocoon: The Return
1988
End of the Line
1987
Jackals
1986
Act of Vengeance
1986
Thompson's Last Run
1986
Shadows on the Wall
1986
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
Murder in Space
1985
Cocoon
1985
Country
1984
The Natural
1984
The Stone Boy
1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
Harry & Son
1984
Tough Enough
1983
High Road to China
1983
10 to Midnight
1983
Tender Mercies
1983
The Thing
1982
Death Valley
1982
Absence of Malice
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
Borderline
1980
Rodeo Girl
1980
Roughnecks
1980
Brubaker
1980
Amber Waves
1980
The Electric Horseman
1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
The China Syndrome
1979
Lawman
1971
True Grit
1969