Where to watch Wilford Brimley in the UK
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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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- Seinfeld (1989) as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
- The Waltons (1972) Cast
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Harry 'The Admiral' Prentice
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Burt Mueller
- Our House (1986) as Gus Witherspoon
- The Thing (1982) as Blair
- How the West Was Won (1977) Cast
- True Grit (1969) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Hard Target (1993) as Uncle Douvee
- The Firm (1993) as William Devasher
- Cocoon (1985) as Benjamin Luckett
- The Natural (1984) as Pop Fisher
- The Oregon Trail (1977) Cast
- In & Out (1997) as Frank Brackett
- Tender Mercies (1983) as Harry
- Brubaker (1980) as Rogers
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) as Harold Smith
- Cocoon: The Return (1988) as Ben Luckett
- The China Syndrome (1979) as Ted Spindler
- Lawman (1971) as Marc Corman (uncredited)
- The Awakening Land (1978) as Jude McWhirter
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) as Noa Briqualon
- I Believe (2019) as Pastor
- Crossfire Trail (2001) as Joe Gill
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) as Earl Granger
- My Fellow Americans (1996) as Joe Hollis
- Eternity (1990) as King / Eric
- OP Center (1995) as Adm. Troy Davis
- Last of the Dogmen (1995) as Narrator (uncredited)
- Borderline (1980) as Scooter Jackson
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) as Iowa Bob
- 10 to Midnight (1983) as Clem Malone
- Absence of Malice (1981) as James J. Wells
- The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
- The Good Old Boys (1995) as C.C. Tarpley
- Harry & Son (1984) as Tom Keach
- The Electric Horseman (1979) as Farmer
- End of the Line (1987) as Will Haney
- Summer of the Monkeys (1998) as Grandpa Sam Ferrans
- High Road to China (1983) as Bradley Tozer
- Billy the Kid (1989) as Gov. Lew Wallace
- The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) as President Grover Cleveland
- Tough Enough (1983) as Bill Long
- Death Valley (1982) as The Sheriff
- Country (1984) as Otis
- The Boys of Twilight (1992) as Bill Huntoon
- Progeny (1998) as Dr. David Wetherly
- Act of Vengeance (1986) as Tony Boyle
- Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981) as Wally Haskell
- Kung Fu (1972) as Blacksmith
- Mutant Species (1995) as Devro
- Amber Waves (1980) as Pete Alberts
- Roughnecks (1980) as Willie Clayton
- The Stone Boy (1984) as George Jansen
- Murder in Space (1985) as Dr. Andrew McCallister
- Heaven Sent (1994) as Security Guard
- Blood River (1991) as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
- Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003) as Coach Weaver
- Jackals (1986) as Sheriff Mitchell
- Comanche (2000) Cast
- Timber the Treasure Dog (2016) as Hawk Jones
- Thompson's Last Run (1986) as Red Haines
- The Round and Round (2002) as Governor
- OP Center (1995) as Adm. Troy Davis
- Rodeo Girl (1980) as Bingo Gibbs
- The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016) as Self
- Brigham City (2001) as Stu
- Lunker Lake (1998) as Storyteller
- The Making of Comanche (2000) as Self
- All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998) as Charlie
- Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2 (1992) as Grandpa Will
- Shadows on the Wall (1986) as Floyd Buckman
- A Place to Grow (1998) as Jake
- Resurrection Mary (2002) as Morty
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Most-watched Wilford Brimley films currently: The Thing (1982), True Grit (1969), Hard Target (1993), The Firm (1993), Cocoon (1985).
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Selected TV credits: Seinfeld (1989), The Waltons (1972), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Our House (1986).
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