Wilford Brimley: Biography, Facts and Career
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Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working odd jobs in the 1950s, Brimley started working as an extra and stuntman in Western films in the late 1960s. He became an established character actor in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), and Cocoon (1985). Brimley was known for playing characters at times much older than his age. He was the long-term face of American television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related television commercials for Liberty Medical, a role for which he became an Internet meme.
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- Full name: Wilford Brimley
- Born: 1934-09-27
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Comedian
- Wikidata ID: Q712180
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Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor.
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Wilford Brimley was born on 1934-09-27.
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