

Wilford Brimley
Acting
September 27, 1934
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
August 1, 2020
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 Filmography


Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Brigham City

Summer of the Monkeys

Progeny

A Place to Grow

In & Out

My Fellow Americans

Last of the Dogmen

The Good Old Boys

OP Center

Mutant Species

Heaven Sent

The Firm

Hard Target

Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2

Blood River

Eternity

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
