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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712180
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Filmography (Movies)
I Believe
Character:Pastor
Release Date:06/06/2019
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/2016
Timber the Treasure Dog
Character:Hawk Jones
Release Date:05/02/2016
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Character:Earl Granger
Release Date:17/12/2009
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Character:Coach Weaver
Release Date:14/06/2003
Resurrection Mary
Character:Morty
Release Date:16/10/2002
The Round and Round
Character:Governor
Release Date:01/06/2002
Brigham City
Character:Stu
Release Date:30/03/2001
Crossfire Trail
Character:Joe Gill
Release Date:21/01/2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Character:Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
Release Date:20/01/2001
Comanche
Character:
Release Date:10/01/2000
The Making of Comanche
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2000
Lunker Lake
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1998
Summer of the Monkeys
Character:Grandpa Sam Ferrans
Release Date:30/10/1998
Progeny
Character:Dr. David Wetherly
Release Date:30/03/1998
A Place to Grow
Character:Jake
Release Date:01/01/1998
All My Friends Are Cowboys
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/01/1998
In & Out
Character:Frank Brackett
Release Date:10/09/1997
My Fellow Americans
Character:Joe Hollis
Release Date:20/12/1996
Last of the Dogmen
Character:Narrator (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1995
The Good Old Boys
Character:C.C. Tarpley
Release Date:05/03/1995
OP Center
Character:Adm. Troy Davis
Release Date:26/02/1995
Mutant Species
Character:Devro
Release Date:19/01/1995
Heaven Sent
Character:Security Guard
Release Date:01/01/1994
The Firm
Character:William Devasher
Release Date:30/06/1993
Hard Target
Character:Uncle Douvee
Release Date:27/04/1993
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
Character:Grandpa Will
Release Date:01/01/1992
Blood River
Character:U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Release Date:17/03/1991
Eternity
Character:King / Eric
Release Date:15/11/1990
Billy the Kid
Character:Gov. Lew Wallace
Release Date:10/05/1989
Cocoon: The Return
Character:Ben Luckett
Release Date:13/09/1988
End of the Line
Character:Will Haney
Release Date:28/08/1987
Jackals
Character:Sheriff Mitchell
Release Date:19/09/1986
Act of Vengeance
Character:Tony Boyle
Release Date:04/09/1986
Thompson's Last Run
Character:Red Haines
Release Date:16/02/1986
Shadows on the Wall
Character:Floyd Buckman
Release Date:01/01/1986
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Character:Noa Briqualon
Release Date:24/11/1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Character:Harold Smith
Release Date:11/10/1985
Murder in Space
Character:Dr. Andrew McCallister
Release Date:28/07/1985
Cocoon
Character:Benjamin Luckett
Release Date:21/06/1985
Country
Character:Otis
Release Date:29/09/1984
The Natural
Character:Pop Fisher
Release Date:11/05/1984
The Stone Boy
Character:George Jansen
Release Date:04/04/1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
Character:Iowa Bob
Release Date:09/03/1984
Harry & Son
Character:Tom Keach
Release Date:02/03/1984
Tough Enough
Character:Bill Long
Release Date:14/04/1983
High Road to China
Character:Bradley Tozer
Release Date:18/03/1983
10 to Midnight
Character:Clem Malone
Release Date:11/03/1983
Tender Mercies
Character:Harry
Release Date:04/03/1983
The Thing
Character:Blair
Release Date:25/06/1982
Death Valley
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:07/05/1982
Absence of Malice
Character:James J. Wells
Release Date:19/11/1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Character:Wally Haskell
Release Date:29/01/1981
Borderline
Character:Scooter Jackson
Release Date:19/12/1980
Rodeo Girl
Character:Bingo Gibbs
Release Date:17/09/1980
Roughnecks
Character:Willie Clayton
Release Date:15/07/1980
Brubaker
Character:Rogers - Prison Board
Release Date:20/06/1980
Amber Waves
Character:Pete Alberts
Release Date:09/03/1980
The Electric Horseman
Character:Farmer
Release Date:21/12/1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Character:President Grover Cleveland
Release Date:09/05/1979
The China Syndrome
Character:Ted Spindler
Release Date:16/03/1979
Lawman
Character:Marc Corman (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1971
True Grit
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1969
Television Appearances
OP Center
Character:Adm. Troy Davis
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Burt Mueller
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
The Boys of Twilight
Character:Bill Huntoon
Seinfeld
Character:Postmaster General Henry Atkins
Our House
Character:Gus Witherspoon
The Awakening Land
Character:Jude McWhirter
The Oregon Trail
Character:
How the West Was Won
Character:
How the West Was Won
Character:Sheriff Daniels
Kung Fu
Character:Blacksmith
The Waltons
Character:
The Waltons
Character:Horace Brimley
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