Wilford Brimley
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Brimley at a screening of The Thing on October 22, 2012
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| Born |
Anthony Wilford Brimley September 27, 1934 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Residence |
Greybull, Wyoming, U.S. Santa Clara, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Lynne Bagley (m. 1956; d. 2000) Beverly Berry (m. 2007) |
| Children | 4 |
Anthony Wilford Brimley (born September 27, 1934), credited either as A. Wilford Brimley or Wilford Brimley, is an American actor. He has appeared in many notable films including The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), The Natural (1984), Cocoon (1985) and The Firm (1993). He had a recurring role on the 1970s television series The Waltons. Brimley has also done television advertisements, including for the Quaker Oats Company and Liberty Medical.
He has type 2 adult-onset diabetes, and has appeared in related commercials for Liberty Medical.
Brimley was born Anthony Wilford Brimley in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 27, 1934, where his father worked as a real estate broker. Prior to his career in acting, Brimley dropped out of high school to serve in the United States Marine Corps, where he served in the Aleutian Islands for three years. He also worked as a bodyguard (for Howard Hughes),ranch hand, wrangler and blacksmith. He then began shoeing horses for film and television. He began acting in the 1960s as a riding extra in Westerns and a stunt man at the urging of his friend, actor Robert Duvall.
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