• Name: Wilford Brimley
  • Date of Birth: September 27, 1934
  • Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Mini-bio: With varied rugged experiences ranging from blacksmith to horse trainer, portly, handlebar-mustached Wilford Brimley entered films in the 1960s as a cowboy stunt man. Save for a few billed appearances... read more on TV cowboy series like Gunsmoke, Brimley worked primarily in supporting roles until finally achieving star status in the 1980s via his gruff, fatherly roles in such films as The Thing (1981), Hotel New Hampshire (1984), The Natural (1984) and Cocoon (1986). On television, Wilford Brimley starred in the 1980s family dramedy Our House. In addition to his film and television work, Brimley worked for a time as the commercial spokesperson for the Quaker Oats company. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoWilford Brimley mini-bio: He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith and then a film actor. Was a bodyguard to Howard Hughes. Is diabetic Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and spent three years in the Aleutian Islands. Has three sons with wife Lynne Brimley: Bill Brimley, Jim Brimley and John Brimley.

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