Biography
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.
Filmography (14)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
The Firm
as William Devasher
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
Tender Mercies
as Harry
The Thing
as Blair
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler