Wilford Brimley

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Anthony Wilford Brimley (born September 27, 1934), credited as A. Wilford Brimley or Wilford Brimley , is an American actor. He has appeared in many famous films including The Chinese Syndrome (1979), Absence of Malice (1981), The Thing (1982), < i> The Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), Cocoon (1985), The Firm (1993) and In & amp; Exit (1997). She has a recurring role in the 1970's television series The Waltons.

Brimley has adult type 2 diabetes, and has appeared in related ads for Liberty Medical. He has also done television commercials for Quaker Oats Company.

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Brimley was born Anthony Wilford Brimley in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 27, 1934, where his father worked as a real estate broker. Before his career in acting, Brimley dropped out of high school to serve in the United States Marine Corps, where he served on the Aleutian Islands for three years. He also worked as a bodyguard for Howard Hughes, a farm hand, a wrangler, and a blacksmith. He then began to pick up horses for movies and television. He started acting in the 1960s as an extra player in the Western and a substitute actor at the insistence of his friend, actor Robert Duvall.

Brimley married his first wife, former Lynne Bagley, on July 6, 1956. They had four sons (James Charles, John Michael, William Carmen, and Lawrence Dean) and several grandchildren. Brimley and Lynne married until his death in June 2000.

Brimley married Beverly Berry on October 31, 2007. Together they have lived in Greybull, Wyoming, and Santa Clara, Utah. In 2009, they founded the non-profit Hands Across the Saddle (HATS) organization in the Big Horn Basin.

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Careers

Brimley's breakthrough came when he played a part in the popular 1970's Waltons television series as a resident of Mount Walton, Horace Brimley; he made seven appearances between 1974 and 1977.

The first feature film feature he credited was at The China Syndrome (1979) as Ted Spindler, a friend and shift factory partner Jack Godell (played by Jack Lemmon). Later, Brimley made a brief but important appearance in Absence of Malice (1981) as a curly, outspoken assistant to James A. Wells. He expanded on this kangaroo persona as Pop Fisher, the exhausted baseball team manager in the world, in The Natural (1984). Shortly after, Brimley got his first lead role in Ron Howard Cocoon (1985), describing Ben Luckett, the leader of the geriatric group who discovered a magically invigorating pool by their nursing home.

Brimley's close friend Robert Duvall (also appearing in The Natural ) was instrumental in securing Harry's role in Tender Mercies (1983). Duvall, who does not hang out with director Bruce Beresford, wants "someone here on my side, someone I can connect to." Beresford felt Brimley was too old for that part, but finally agreed to casting. Brimley, like Duvall, clashed with the director; during one instance when Beresford tried to tell Brimley about how Harry was going to behave, Duvall remembered Brimley responding: "Now look, let me tell you something, Harry, Harry is not there, Harry is not here.Until you fire me or get another actor, I'm Harry, and whatever I do is fine because I'm Harry. "

Through this and other early roles, Brimley became famous for portraying rude or old-fashioned parents, especially in the 1980's drama series Our House, starring Deidre Hall, Chad Allen and Shannen Doherty. However, he made a change from the role of "good guys" when he played William Devasher, the creepy security chief for Bendini, Lambert & Locke's law firm, in Tom Cruise's The Firm (1993) (based on John Grisham's novel).

After describing the father of the protagonist Kevin Kline at In & amp; Exit (1997), Brimley's retreat from Hollywood supports engagement in more independent production. She made a confident mainstream comeback with the movie TNT Crossfire Trail (2001), starring Tom Selleck (whom she previously handled in the '80s High Road to China ). After a few more years of independent film and TV acting, Brimley has a supporting role on Do You Hear About The Morgans? (2009), making a clever exchange with Hugh Grant's star.

Brimley has often appeared in advertisements, especially a series of advertisements for Quaker Oats Oatmeal throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Quaker ads are famous for their slogan: "It's the right thing to do and a delicious way to do it." Brimley is also known for appearing in many television commercials for Liberty Medical, a company specializing in home delivery of medical products such as diabetes testing supplies. He also became a voice for Bryan Foods' commercial television campaign, created by the New York Ally & amp; Gargano, written by A & amp; Group G creative director Peter Hoffman, and directed by old director Howard Zieff.

Brimley has been described as "a great singer with a warm and rich voice." In 1993, Brimley sang with the State Jazz Band Cal Northridge for a concert that benefited the Endowment Scholarship Fund for Jazz campus; in 2004, he released The Dream's On Me, a jazz standard album named after the songs of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. He is also an accomplished harmonica player; during his performance in 2011 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Brimley performed a lively performance of "Oh! Susanna" much to the delight, and surprisingly, Ferguson and studio audience.

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Personal life

Diagnosed with diabetes in 1979, he began working to raise awareness of the disease. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) honors Brimley in 2008 with an award for recognizing his tenure. ADA rewards him at Port St. Lucie, Liberty Medical on December 19, 2008. She has visited the hospital and the Veterans Administration community to advise patients on how to deal with their illness.

Brimley has supported ads for Utah to allow horse-race gambling. He spoke out against the ban on cockfights in New Mexico on the basis of his support for individual rights. Brimley also spoke at a 1998 rally against Phoenix's Arizona proposot to ban cock fighting. Brimley argues that the ban may lead to attempts to limit the use of hunting dogs, which are opposed to cockfights called disorders of this problem. Brimley likes to play poker and has played in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Brimley gave his support to John McCain in the 2008 US presidential election. In the days leading up to the election for the vice president, McCain jokingly stated that he would vote for Brimley: "He is a former marine and a great man and he is older than me, so it's possible it works. "

Brimley has lived in Greybull, Wyoming, and Santa Clara, Utah, since 2006. Brimley is a Mormon.

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Movieography

Movies

Television

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Awards and nominations

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References

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External links

• Wilford Brimley on IMDb
• Wilford Brimley at AllMovie

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