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Wilford Brimley

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Wilford Brimley
This is a photo of Wilford Brimley added by Kathy Pinna on August 3, 2020.
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On Saturday, one of the best known character actors of his generation passed. Mr. Wilford Brimley appeared in dozens of movies in the 1970s and 80s, numerous tv shows including The Waltons, Seinfeld, Walker, Texas Ranger and is described as being like a grandfather to Shannon Doherty during their time filming Our House. What roles of his do you remember best?
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08/03/2020
Loved him in End of the line, cocoon, Natural as Pop Warner, and many others movies.
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08/03/2020
Hard target
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08/03/2020
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08/03/2020
Little known fact: wilford was a bodyguard to legendary billionaire Howard Hughes, and was a well known Hollywood stuntman before becoming an actor.
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08/03/2020
The oatmeal commercial and Our house and the diabetes commercial too
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08/03/2020
Marsha Henline
The Firm.
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08/03/2020
Saw him in a Christmas play Scrooge and he was great
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08/03/2020
Check your blood sugar and check it often. 😥
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08/03/2020
A brilliant actor indeed.
R. I. P Mr Brimley
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08/03/2020
In the "Making of ..." feature on the dvd for John Carpenter's THE THING, one of actors refers to him as "everyone's favorite person" on the set.
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08/03/2020
Never seen such bad studio light reflection in a picture before. It is otherwise a great a colorful picture though.
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08/03/2020
😢😢❤️🙏🏻
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08/03/2020
Was it the diabet-iss? RIP Wilford.
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08/04/2020
Our House
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08/04/2020
Good actor
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08/04/2020
Cocoon
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08/04/2020
R.I.P.
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08/05/2020
Crossfire Trail with Tom Seleck.
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08/06/2020
I find it odd that he was best friends with Robert Blake.
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Wilford Brimley
An American actor and singer, Wilford Brimley first jobs was as an extra on Westerns and in just over a decade, he became a well-known character actor in such films as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983) and The Natural (1984) as well as Cocoon and Cocoon:. The Return. He was also known as the spokesman for Quaker Oats in their commercials and numerous roles on tv, including The Waltons, Kung Fu, and Seinfeld.
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