WILFORD BRIMLEY BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Wilford Brimley was born on September 27th, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah with the birth name Anthony Wilford Brimley. He actually did not break into the acting industry until later in his adult life. He began working as a farmer and then blacksmith and only later did he pursue a career as an actor.
His career in the industry began in the 1960's working as a riding stuntman in a variety of westerns including such films as "True Grit" (1969) starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Jeff Corey, Dennis Hopper, Donald Woods, John Fielder, James Westerfield and Strother Martin.
Some of his more well known film roles include, "The China Syndrome" (1979) starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat and Richard Herd, "Brubaker" (1980) starring Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Tim McIntire, Nathan George, David Keith, Everett McGill, Murray Hamilton, Matt Clark, M. Emmet Walsh and Jane Alexander, Morgan Freeman and Nicolas Cage, "Absence of Malice" (1981) starring Paul Newman and Sally Field, "The Thing" (1982) starring with Kurt Russell and Keith David, "Tender Mercies" (1983) starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin and Allan Hubbard, "The Hotel New Hampshire" (1984) starring alongside Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe and Nastassja Kinski, "Cocoon: The Return" (1988) starring Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon, Courtney Cox, Elaine Stritch, Jack Gilford and Steve Guttenberg and "The Firm" (1993) starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, Terry Kinney, Gary Busey and David Strathairn.
He has also appeared on a variety of television series such as, "Kung Fu", "The Boys of Twilight" "The Waltons", "Oregon Trail", "Lawman", "Our House", "Seinfeld" and had a recurring role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" starring Chuck Norris in the 1990's.
In addition to his film roles he is also known for appearing on numerous Quaker Oats commercials. He was also diagnosed with diabetes in 1979 and since then he is an advocate for raising awareness.
Wilford Brimley married only once to Lynne Brimley in 1956 and they had four children together and remained married until she passed away in 2000. He is retired from acting and has not re-married. Brimley resides in Wyoming.
Filmography
2012 Masque
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009 The Path of the Wind
2003 The Road Home
2002 Resurrection Mary
2002 Cockfight
2001 PC and the Web
2001 Brigham City
2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001 Crossfire Trail
2000 Comanche
1998 Summer of the Monkeys
1998 A Place to Grow
1998 Progeny
1998 Chapter Perfect
1998 All My Friends Are Cowboys
1997 Seinfeld
1997 In & Out
1997 Lunker Lake
1996 My Fellow Americans
1995 Last of the Dogmen
1995 The Good Old Boys
1995 OP Center
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger
1995 Mutant Species
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street
1994 Heaven Sent
1993 Hard Target
1993 The Firm
1992 The Boys of Twilight
1992 Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two
1991 Blood River
1990 Eternity
1989 Billy the Kid
1988 Cocoon: The Return
1986-1988 Our House
1987 End of the Line
1986 Shadows on the Wall
1986 Jackals
1986 Act of Vengeance
1986 Thompson's Last Run
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 Murder in Space
1985 Cocoon
1984 Country
1984 The Natural
1984 The Stone Boy
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 Harry & Son
1983 Tough Enough
1983 High Road to China
1983 10 to Midnight
1983 Tender Mercies
1982 The Thing
1982 Death Valley
1981 Absence of Malice
1981 The Big Black Pill
1980 Borderline
1980 Rodeo Girl
1980 Roughnecks
1980 Brubaker
1980 Amber Waves
1979 The Electric Horseman
1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979 The China Syndrome
1979 How the West Was Won
1978 The Awakening Land
1974-1977 The Waltons
1976-1977 The Oregon Trail
1975 Kung Fu
1971 Lawman
1969 True Grit
