Wilford Brimley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
The China Syndrome
(Ted Spindler)
The Thing
(Blair)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
(Harold Smith)
Cocoon
(Benjamin Luckett)
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
(Noa)
Hard Target
(Uncle Douvee)
In & Out
(Frank Brackett)
Roughnecks
(Willie Clayton)
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
(Grandpa Will)
The Electric Horseman
(Farmer)
Cocoon: The Return
(Ben Luckett)
The Natural
(Pop Fisher)
Borderline
(Scooter Jackson)
Brigham City
(Stu)
Crossfire Trail
(Joe Gill)
Country
(Otis)
Tender Mercies
(Harry)
The Firm
(William Devasher)
A Place to Grow
(Jake)
Tough Enough
(Bill Long)
OP Center
(Adm. Troy Davis)
10 to Midnight
(Clem Malone)
My Fellow Americans
(Joe Hollis)
End of the Line
(Will Haney)
Absence of Malice
(James J. Wells)
High Road to China
(Bradley Tozer)
Death Valley
(The Sheriff)
Harry & Son
(Tom Keach)
Progeny
(Dr. David Wetherly)
Summer of the Monkeys
(Grandpa Sam Ferrans)
Mutant Species
(Devro)
The Stone Boy
(George Jansen)
Rodeo Girl
(Bingo Gibbs)
Heaven Sent
(Security Guard)
Lunker Lake
Eternity
(King / Eric)
Thompson's Last Run
(Red Haines)
Shadows on the Wall
(Floyd Buckman)
Murder in Space
(Dr. Andrew McCallister)
Act of Vengeance
(Tony Boyle)
The Wild Wild West Revisited
(President Grover Cleveland)
Timber the Treasure Dog
(Hawk Jones)
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs)
Comanche
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
(Gov. Lew Wallace)
The Good Old Boys
(C.C. Tarpley)
Blood River
(U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler)
I Believe
(Pastor)
The Hotel New Hampshire
(Iowa Bob)
The Round and Round
(Governor)
Lawman
(Marc Corman (uncredited))
Amber Waves
(Pete Alberts)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
(Earl Granger)
Jackals
(Sheriff Mitchell)
Brubaker
(Rogers - Prison Board)
Last of the Dogmen
(Narrator (uncredited))
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
(Wally Haskell)
True Grit
(Minor Role (uncredited))
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
(Coach Weaver)
All My Friends Are Cowboys
(Charlie)
Resurrection Mary
(Morty)
Seinfeld
(Postmaster General Henry Atkins)
Kung Fu
Walker, Texas Ranger
(Burt Mueller)
How the West Was Won
Homicide: Life on the Street
(Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice)
The Waltons
Our House
(Gus Witherspoon)
The Oregon Trail
The Boys of Twilight
(Bill Huntoon)
How the West Was Won
(Sheriff Daniels)
OP Center
(Adm. Troy Davis)
The Waltons
(Horace Brimley)
The Awakening Land
(Jude McWhirter)