Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.
Known For
A Hard Day's Night
(1964)
Grandfather
Witchfinder General
(1968)
Master Loach
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(1984)
Porter
Holiday on the Buses
(1973)
Bert Thompson
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
(1962)
Bill Gaye
Steptoe & Son
(1972)
Albert Steptoe
Odd Man Out
(1947)
Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Odd Man Out
(1947)
Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Another Shore
(1948)
Arthur Moore
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1954)
Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Break-In
(1956)
The Salvage Gang
(1958)
Tramp
Captured
(1959)
Serious Charge
(1959)
Verger
Urge to Kill
(1960)
Mr. Forsythe
The Sinister Man
(1961)
Lock-Keeper
What a Whopper
(1961)
Postie
Flame in the Streets
(1961)
Mr. Palmer senior
In Search of the Castaways
(1962)
Bill Gaye
The Boys
(1962)
Norman Albert Brewer
The Small World of Sammy Lee
(1963)
Harry
A Hard Day's Night
(1964)
Grandfather
Crooks in Cloisters
(1964)
Phineas
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1964)
Go Kart Go
(1964)
Junkman Fred
San Ferry Ann
(1965)
Grandad
Where the Bullets Fly
(1966)
Train Guard
Alice in Wonderland
(1966)
White Rabbit
Witchfinder General
(1968)
Master Loach
Cry WoIf
(1968)
Delivery man
Lionheart
(1968)
Dignett
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
(1969)
Malipieri
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Some Will, Some Won't
(1970)
Henry Russell
Catch Me a Spy
(1971)
Beech
Steptoe & Son
(1972)
Albert Steptoe
Holiday on the Buses
(1973)
Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
(1973)
Steptoe / Albert
The Adventures of Picasso
(1978)
Alice B. Toklas
High Rise Donkey
(1980)
Ben Foxcroft
The Island of Adventure
(1981)
Uncle Jocelyn
Death and Transfiguration
(1983)
Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy
(1983)
Robert Tucker (old age)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(1984)
Porter