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Overview
Mini Biography:
He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith... moreTrivia:
Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and spent... moreAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Did You Hear About the Morgans? - Second trailer added! (From Movie Jungle. 31 October 2009, 4:11 AM, PDT)
Revisiting John Carpenter's The Thing
(From Fangoria. 24 July 2009, 4:26 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
A. Wilford Brimley | Wilford A. BrimleyUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 14 | 10:45 AM | AMC | Last of the Dogmen |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Path of the Wind (2009) (completed) .... Harry Caldwell
- The Road Home (2003) .... Coach Weaver
... aka Pitcher and the Pin-Up (USA: video title) - Resurrection Mary (2002) .... Morty
- The Round and Round (2002) .... Governor
... aka Cockfight (USA: new title (recut version)) - PC and the Web (2001)
- Brigham City (2001) .... Stu
- The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) (TV) .... Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
... aka California Gold (New Zealand: English title: video title) - Crossfire Trail (2001) (TV) .... Joe Gill
... aka Louis L'Amour's 'Crossfire Trail' (USA: alternative title) - Comanche (2000)
- Summer of the Monkeys (1998) .... Grandpa Sam Ferrans
... aka L'été des singes (Canada: French title) - A Place to Grow (1998) .... Jake
- Progeny (1998) .... Dr. David Wetherly
- Chapter Perfect (1998) .... Chief Hawkins
- All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998) .... Charlie
- "Seinfeld" .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General (1 episode, 1997)
- The Junk Mail (1997) TV episode .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General - In & Out (1997) .... Frank Brackett
- Lunker Lake (1997) .... The Storyteller
- My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Joe Hollis
- Last of the Dogmen (1995) (uncredited) .... Narrator
- The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) .... C.C. Tarpley
- OP Center (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Troy Davis
... aka Tom Clancy's 'OP Center' - "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Burt Mueller (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Walker (Australia)
- War Zone (1995) TV episode .... Burt Mueller - Mutant Species (1995) .... Devro
... aka Bio-Force I - "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Harry Prentice (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
- See No Evil (1994) TV episode .... Harry Prentice - Heaven Sent (1994) .... Security Guard
- Hard Target (1993) .... Uncle Douvee
- The Firm (1993) .... William Devasher
- "The Boys of Twilight" (1992) TV series .... Bill Huntoon (unknown episodes)
- Where the Red Fern Grows: Part 2 (1992) (V) .... Grandpa Will
- Blood River (1991) (TV) .... U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
- Billy the Kid (1989) (TV) .... Gov.Lew Wallace
... aka Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid - Eternity (1989) .... King/Eric
- Cocoon: The Return (1988) .... Benjamin 'Ben' Luckett
- "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) - End of the Line (1987) .... Will Haney
- Jackals (1986) .... Sheriff Mitchell
... aka American Justice - Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Tony Boyle
- Thompson's Last Run (1986) (TV) .... Red Haines
- Shadows on the Wall (1986)
- 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) - 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) - Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Dr. Andrew McCallister
- Cocoon (1985) .... Ben Luckett
- Country (1984) .... Otis
- The Natural (1984) .... Pop Fisher
- The Stone Boy (1984) .... George Jansen
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) .... Iowa Bob
- Harry & Son (1984) .... Tom Keach
- Tough Enough (1983) .... Bill Long
- High Road to China (1983) .... Bradley Tozer
- 10 to Midnight (1983) .... Captain Malone
- Tender Mercies (1983) .... Harry
- The Thing (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Dr. Blair
... aka John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title) - Death Valley (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... The Sheriff
- Absence of Malice (1981) .... Wells
- The Big Black Pill (1981) (TV) .... Wally Haskell
... aka Joe Dancer (USA: reissue title) - Borderline (1980) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Scooter Jackson
- Rodeo Girl (1980) (TV) .... Bingo Gibbs
- Roughnecks (1980) (TV) .... Willie Clayton
- Brubaker (1980) .... Rogers
- Amber Waves (1980) (TV) .... Pete Alberts
- The Electric Horseman (1979) .... Farmer
- The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) (TV) (as Wilford A. Brimley) .... President Grover Cleveland
- The China Syndrome (1979) .... Ted Spindler
- "How the West Was Won" .... Sheriff Daniels (1 episode, 1979)
- Hillary (1979) TV episode .... Sheriff Daniels - "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) - "The Oregon Trail" (1 episode, 1977)
- Hard Ride Home and the Last Game (1977) TV episode - The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV) .... Ludlow
- "Kung Fu" .... Blacksmith (1 episode, 1975)
- One Step to Darkness (1975) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Blacksmith - "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 - Lawman (1971) (uncredited) .... Marc Corman
- True Grit (1969) (uncredited)
Stunts:
- Bandolero! (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
Self:
- Keeper of the Flame (2005) (TV) .... Storyteller
- The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
- "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (voice) .... The Constitution
- The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (1979) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
- Miracles & Mercies (2002) (V) .... Harry
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Benjamin Luckett
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"Biography"
- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ben Luckett in 'Cocoon' - Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Blair (The Thing (1982)
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