Wilford Brimley
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.
Acting
Movie
The Thing
as Blair
1982
TV
Seinfeld
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
1989
Movie
The Firm
as William Devasher
1993
Movie
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
1985
Movie
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
1993
Movie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
2009
Movie
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
1988
Movie
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1969
Movie
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
1997
Movie
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
1984
TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Burt Mueller
1993
Movie
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
1979
Movie
Brubaker
as Rogers
1980
Movie
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
1985
Movie
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
1985
Movie
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
1981
TV
Kung Fu
as Blacksmith
1972
Movie
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
1983
Movie
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
1996
Movie
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
1979
Movie
I Believe
as Pastor
2019
Movie
Tender Mercies
as Harry
1983
TV
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
1993
Movie
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)
1971