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End of the Line (1987) -- Two railroad workers from Clifford, Ark. become heroes when they hijack a locomotive to protest the closing of the local railroad company.
The Thing (1982) -- Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
The China Syndrome (1979) -- A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this timely, tension-filled story about an incident at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon star.
Tough Enough (1983) -- Open-ended Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Natural (1984) -- An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.

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Mini Biography:
He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith... more
Trivia:
Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and spent... more
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
A. Wilford Brimley | Wilford A. Brimley
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Stunts, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Path of the Wind (2009) (completed) .... Harry Caldwell

  2. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) .... Earl Granger
  3. The Road Home (2003) .... Coach Weaver
    ... aka Pitcher and the Pin-Up (USA: video title)
  4. Resurrection Mary (2002) .... Morty
  5. The Round and Round (2002) .... Governor
    ... aka Cockfight (USA: new title (recut version))
  6. PC and the Web (2001)
  7. Brigham City (2001) .... Stu
  8. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) (TV) .... Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
    ... aka California Gold (New Zealand: English title: video title)
  9. Crossfire Trail (2001) (TV) .... Joe Gill
    ... aka Louis L'Amour's 'Crossfire Trail' (USA: alternative title)
  10. Comanche (2000)

  11. Summer of the Monkeys (1998) .... Grandpa Sam Ferrans
    ... aka L'été des singes (Canada: French title)
  12. A Place to Grow (1998) .... Jake
  13. Progeny (1998) .... Dr. David Wetherly
  14. Chapter Perfect (1998) .... Chief Hawkins
  15. All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998) .... Charlie
  16. "Seinfeld" .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General (1 episode, 1997)
        - The Junk Mail (1997) TV episode .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General
  17. In & Out (1997) .... Frank Brackett
    ... aka In and Out (Australia: cable TV title)
  18. Lunker Lake (1997) .... The Storyteller
  19. My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Joe Hollis
  20. Last of the Dogmen (1995) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  21. The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) .... C.C. Tarpley
  22. OP Center (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Troy Davis
    ... aka Tom Clancy's 'OP Center'
  23. "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Burt Mueller (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Walker (Australia)
        - War Zone (1995) TV episode .... Burt Mueller
  24. Mutant Species (1995) .... Devro
    ... aka Bio-Force I
  25. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Harry Prentice (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - See No Evil (1994) TV episode .... Harry Prentice
  26. Heaven Sent (1994) .... Security Guard
  27. Hard Target (1993) .... Uncle Douvee
  28. The Firm (1993) .... William Devasher
  29. "The Boys of Twilight" (1992) TV series .... Bill Huntoon (unknown episodes)
  30. Where the Red Fern Grows: Part 2 (1992) (V) .... Grandpa Will
  31. Blood River (1991) (TV) .... U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

  32. Billy the Kid (1989) (TV) .... Gov.Lew Wallace
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
  33. Eternity (1989) .... King/Eric
  34. Cocoon: The Return (1988) .... Benjamin 'Ben' Luckett
  35. "Our House" .... Gus Witherspoon (46 episodes, 1986-1988)
        - Artful Dodging (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - Neighborhood Watch (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - The Fifth Beatle (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - The Ashton Street Gang (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - Out of Step (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
          (41 more)
  36. End of the Line (1987) .... Will Haney
  37. Jackals (1986) .... Sheriff Mitchell
    ... aka American Justice
  38. Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Tony Boyle
  39. Thompson's Last Run (1986) (TV) .... Red Haines
  40. Shadows on the Wall (1986)
  41. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV) .... Noa
    ... aka Ewoks and the Marauders of Endor (Australia)
    ... aka The Battle for Endor (USA: DVD box title)
  42. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) .... Harold Smith
    ... aka Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Remo: The Adventure Begins... (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Remo: The First Adventure (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous (UK)
  43. Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Dr. Andrew McCallister
  44. Cocoon (1985) .... Ben Luckett
  45. Country (1984) .... Otis
  46. The Natural (1984) .... Pop Fisher
  47. The Stone Boy (1984) .... George Jansen
  48. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) .... Iowa Bob
  49. Harry & Son (1984) .... Tom Keach
  50. Tough Enough (1983) .... Bill Long
  51. High Road to China (1983) .... Bradley Tozer
  52. 10 to Midnight (1983) .... Captain Malone
  53. Tender Mercies (1983) .... Harry
  54. The Thing (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Dr. Blair
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
  55. Death Valley (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... The Sheriff
  56. Absence of Malice (1981) .... Wells
  57. The Big Black Pill (1981) (TV) .... Wally Haskell
    ... aka Joe Dancer (USA: reissue title)
  58. Borderline (1980) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Scooter Jackson
  59. Rodeo Girl (1980) (TV) .... Bingo Gibbs
  60. Roughnecks (1980) (TV) .... Willie Clayton
  61. Brubaker (1980) .... Rogers
  62. Amber Waves (1980) (TV) .... Pete Alberts

  63. The Electric Horseman (1979) .... Farmer
  64. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) (TV) (as Wilford A. Brimley) .... President Grover Cleveland
  65. The China Syndrome (1979) .... Ted Spindler
  66. "How the West Was Won" .... Sheriff Daniels (1 episode, 1979)
        - Hillary (1979) TV episode .... Sheriff Daniels
  67. "The Waltons" .... Horace Brimley / ... (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
        - The Celebration (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The First Casualty (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Hawk (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Heartbreaker (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Search (1976) TV episode .... Horace Brimley
          (5 more)
  68. "The Oregon Trail" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Hard Ride Home and the Last Game (1977) TV episode
  69. The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV) .... Ludlow
  70. "Kung Fu" .... Blacksmith (1 episode, 1975)
        - One Step to Darkness (1975) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Blacksmith
  71. "Gunsmoke" .... Townsman (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - A Quiet Day in Dodge (1973) TV episode (uncredited) .... Townsman
  72. Lawman (1971) (uncredited) .... Marc Corman

  73. True Grit (1969) (uncredited)
Stunts:
  1. Bandolero! (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. Keeper of the Flame (2005) (TV) .... Storyteller
  2. The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
  3. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself

  4. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (voice) .... The Constitution
  5. The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) .... Himself

  6. The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (1979) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
  2. Miracles & Mercies (2002) (V) .... Harry
  3. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Benjamin Luckett
  4. "Biography"
        - Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ben Luckett in 'Cocoon'
  5. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Blair (The Thing (1982)


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Other Works:
Many TV commercials for Liberty Medical Supply (1999 - present) more
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