Wilford Brimley
Acting
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.
Known for
2019I Believe
Pastor
2016Timber the Treasure Dog
Hawk Jones
2016The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Earl Granger
2003Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Weaver
2002The Round and Round
Governor
2001Brigham City
Stu
2001Crossfire Trail
Joe Gill
2001The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
2000Comanche
1998A Place to Grow
Jake
1998Progeny
Dr. David Wetherly
1998Summer of the Monkeys
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
1998All My Friends Are Cowboys
Charlie
1997In & Out
Frank Brackett
1996My Fellow Americans
Joe Hollis
1995OP Center
Adm. Troy Davis
1995Mutant Species
Devro
1995The Good Old Boys
C.C. Tarpley
1995Last of the Dogmen
Narrator (uncredited)
1994Heaven Sent
Security Guard
1993Hard Target
Uncle Douvee
1993The Firm
William Devasher
1992Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Grandpa Will