Wilford Brimley

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...

Known For

The Thing

as Blair

The Firm

as William Devasher

Hard Target

as Uncle Douvee

Cast Credits

I Believe

as Pastor

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

as Coach Weaver

Crossfire Trail

as Joe Gill

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

Lunker Lake

as Storyteller

Summer of the Monkeys

as Grandpa Sam Ferrans

Progeny

as Dr. David Wetherly

In & Out

as Frank Brackett

My Fellow Americans

as Joe Hollis

Last of the Dogmen

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Good Old Boys

as C.C. Tarpley

OP Center

as Adm. Troy Davis

Heaven Sent

as Security Guard

The Firm

as William Devasher

Hard Target

as Uncle Douvee

Blood River

as U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

Eternity

as King / Eric

Billy the Kid

as Gov. Lew Wallace

Cocoon: The Return

as Ben Luckett

End of the Line

as Will Haney