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Wilford Brimley
Actor 1934 - 2020

Wilford Brimley

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from The Firm
Character William Devasher

The Firm

1993

Shot from The Thing
Character Dr. Blair

The Thing

1982

Shot from Harry & Son
Character Tom Keach
Shot from Tender Mercies
Character Harry
Shot from Hard Target
Character Uncle Douvee
Shot from The Natural
Character Pop Fisher
Shot from The China Syndrome
Character Ted Spindler
Title screen of Did You Hear About the Morgans No snapshots yet
Character Earl Granger
The Road Home No snapshots yet
Character Coach Weaver
Progeny No snapshots yet
Character Dr. David Wetherly

Progeny

1998

Title screen of In & Out No snapshots yet
Character Frank Brackett

In & Out

1997

My Fellow Americans No snapshots yet
Character Joe Hollis
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Character Narrator (uncredited)
Billy the Kid No snapshots yet
Character Gov. Lew Wallace
Title screen of Cocoon: The Return No snapshots yet
Character Ben Luckett
Title screen of Cocoon No snapshots yet
Character Benjamin Luckett

Cocoon

1985

Title screen of Ewoks: The Battle for Endor No snapshots yet
Character Noa Briqualon
Title screen of Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins No snapshots yet
Character Harold Smith

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

29 titles
Did You Hear About the Morgans
Did You Hear About the Morgans 2009
The Road Home
The Road Home 2003
Progeny
Progeny 1998
In & Out
In & Out 1997
My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans 1996
Last of the Dogmen
Last of the Dogmen 1995
The Firm
The Firm 1993
Hard Target
Hard Target 1993
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid 1989
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return 1988
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985
Cocoon
Cocoon 1985
The Natural
The Natural 1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire 1984
Harry & Son
Harry & Son 1984
Country
Country 1984
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies 1983
High Road to China
High Road to China 1983
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight 1983
The Thing
The Thing 1982
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice 1981
Brubaker
Brubaker 1980
Borderline
Borderline 1980
The Wild Wild West Revisited
The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979
The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman 1979
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome 1979
Lawman
Lawman 1971
True Grit
True Grit 1969

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