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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.
Known For
Hard Target
(1993)
Uncle Douvee
The Thing
(1982)
Blair
The Firm
(1993)
William Devasher
In & Out
(1997)
Frank Brackett
The Natural
(1984)
Pop Fisher
I Believe
(2019)
Pastor
True Grit
(1969)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Brubaker
(1980)
Rogers - Prison Board
Cocoon: The Return
(1988)
Ben Luckett
Tender Mercies
(1983)
Harry
Borderline
(1980)
Scooter Jackson
Crossfire Trail
(2001)
Joe Gill
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
(1985)
Noa
Cocoon
(1985)
Benjamin Luckett
Lawman
(1971)
Marc Corman
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
(1985)
Harold Smith
Full Filmography
Acting
True Grit
(1969)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lawman
(1971)
Marc Corman
The China Syndrome
(1979)
Ted Spindler
The Electric Horseman
(1979)
Farmer
The Wild Wild West Revisited
(1979)
President Grover Cleveland
Borderline
(1980)
Scooter Jackson
Rodeo Girl
(1980)
Bingo Gibbs
Amber Waves
(1980)
Pete Alberts
Brubaker
(1980)
Rogers - Prison Board
Roughnecks
(1980)
Willie Clayton
Absence of Malice
(1981)
James J. Wells
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
(1981)
Wally Haskell
The Thing
(1982)
Blair
Death Valley
(1982)
The Sheriff
Tender Mercies
(1983)
Harry
Tough Enough
(1983)
Bill Long
10 to Midnight
(1983)
Clem Malone
High Road to China
(1983)
Bradley Tozer
The Natural
(1984)
Pop Fisher
Country
(1984)
Otis
Harry and Son
(1984)
Tom Keach
The Stone Boy
(1984)
George Jansen
The Hotel New Hampshire
(1984)
Iowa Bob
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Dr. Blair (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cocoon
(1985)
Benjamin Luckett
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
(1985)
Noa
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
(1985)
Harold Smith
Murder in Space
(1985)
Dr. Andrew McCallister
Thompson's Last Run
(1986)
Red Haines
Shadows on the Wall
(1986)
Floyd Buckman
Act of Vengeance
(1986)
Tony Boyle
Jackals
(1986)
Sheriff Mitchell
End of the Line
(1987)
Will Haney
Cocoon: The Return
(1988)
Ben Luckett
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
(1989)
Gov. Lew Wallace
Eternity
(1990)
King / Eric
Blood River
(1991)
U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
Where The Red Fern Grows Part 2
(1992)
Grandpa Will
Hard Target
(1993)
Uncle Douvee
The Firm
(1993)
William Devasher
Heaven Sent
(1994)
Security Guard
OP Center
(1995)
Adm. Troy Davis
Mutant Species
(1995)
Devro
The Good Old Boys
(1995)
C.C. Tarpley
Last of the Dogmen
(1995)
Narrator (uncredited)
My Fellow Americans
(1996)
Joe Hollis
In & Out
(1997)
Frank Brackett
A Place to Grow
(1998)
Jake
Progeny
(1998)
Dr. David Wetherly
Summer of the Monkeys
(1998)
Grandpa Sam Ferrans
All My Friends Are Cowboys
(1998)
Charlie
Lunker Lake
(1998)
Comanche
(2000)
Brigham City
(2001)
Stu
Crossfire Trail
(2001)
Joe Gill
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
The Round and Round
(2002)
Governor
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
(2003)
Coach Weaver
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
(2009)
Earl Granger
Timber the Treasure Dog
(2016)
Hawk Jones
I Believe
(2019)
Pastor