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The Thing (1982) -- Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
Tough Enough (1983) -- Open-ended Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Natural (1984) -- An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.
The Natural (1984) -- An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.
Progeny (1998) -- An unsuspecting woman is impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population.

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Mini Biography:
He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith... more
Trivia:
Father was a real estate broker. more
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Down 4% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Action/Adventure Edition
 (From JustPressPlay. 13 March 2009, 2:12 PM, PDT)

Van Heijningen Confirmed for New Thing
 (From TheMovingPicture. 28 January 2009, 8:48 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
A. Wilford Brimley | Wilford A. Brimley

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Stunts, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Path of the Wind (2009) (completed) .... Harry Caldwell

  2. The Road Home (2003) .... Coach Weaver
    ... aka Pitcher and the Pin-Up (USA: video title)
  3. Resurrection Mary (2002) .... Morty
  4. The Round and Round (2002) .... Governor
    ... aka Cockfight (USA: new title (recut version))
  5. PC and the Web (2001)
  6. Brigham City (2001) .... Stu
  7. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) (TV) .... Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs
    ... aka California Gold (New Zealand: English title: video title)
  8. Crossfire Trail (2001) (TV) .... Joe Gill
    ... aka Louis L'Amour's 'Crossfire Trail' (USA)
  9. Comanche (2000)

  10. Summer of the Monkeys (1998) .... Grandpa Sam Ferrans
    ... aka L'été des singes (Canada: French title)
  11. A Place to Grow (1998) .... Jake
  12. Progeny (1998) .... Dr. David Wetherly
  13. Chapter Perfect (1998) .... Chief Hawkins
  14. All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998) .... Charlie
  15. "Seinfeld" .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General (1 episode, 1997)
        - The Junk Mail (1997) TV episode .... Henry Atkins - Postmaster General
  16. In & Out (1997) .... Frank Brackett
  17. Lunker Lake (1997) .... The Storyteller
  18. My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Joe Hollis
  19. Last of the Dogmen (1995) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  20. The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) .... C.C. Tarpley
  21. OP Center (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Troy Davis
    ... aka Tom Clancy's 'OP Center'
  22. "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Burt Mueller (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "Walker" (Australia)
        - War Zone (1995) TV episode .... Burt Mueller
  23. Mutant Species (1994) .... Devro
    ... aka Bio-Force I
  24. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Harry Prentice (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
        - See No Evil (1994) TV episode .... Harry Prentice
  25. Heaven Sent (1994) .... Security Guard
  26. Hard Target (1993) .... Uncle Douvee
  27. The Firm (1993) .... William Devasher
  28. "The Boys of Twilight" (1992) TV series .... Bill Huntoon (unknown episodes)
  29. Where the Red Fern Grows: Part 2 (1992) (V) .... Grandpa Will
  30. Blood River (1991) (TV) .... U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

  31. Billy the Kid (1989) (TV) .... Gov.Lew Wallace
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
  32. Eternity (1989) .... King/Eric
  33. Cocoon: The Return (1988) .... Benjamin 'Ben' Luckett
  34. "Our House" .... Gus Witherspoon (46 episodes, 1986-1988)
        - Artful Dodging (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - Neighborhood Watch (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - The Fifth Beatle (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - The Ashton Street Gang (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
        - Out of Step (1988) TV episode .... Gus Witherspoon
          (41 more)
  35. End of the Line (1987) .... Will Haney
  36. Jackals (1986) .... Sheriff Mitchell
    ... aka American Justice
  37. Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Tony Boyle
  38. Thompson's Last Run (1986) (TV) .... Red Haines
  39. Shadows on the Wall (1986)
  40. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV) .... Noa
    ... aka Ewoks and the Marauders of Endor (Australia)
    ... aka The Battle for Endor (USA: DVD box title)
  41. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) .... Harold Smith
    ... aka Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Remo: The Adventure Begins... (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Remo: The First Adventure (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous (UK)
  42. Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Dr. Andrew McCallister
  43. Cocoon (1985) .... Ben Luckett
  44. Country (1984) .... Otis
  45. The Natural (1984) .... Pop Fisher
  46. The Stone Boy (1984) .... George Jansen
  47. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) .... Iowa Bob
  48. Harry & Son (1984) .... Tom Keach
  49. Tough Enough (1983) .... Bill Long
  50. High Road to China (1983) .... Bradley Tozer
  51. 10 to Midnight (1983) .... Captain Malone
  52. Tender Mercies (1983) .... Harry
  53. The Thing (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Dr. Blair
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
  54. Death Valley (1982) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... The Sheriff
  55. Absence of Malice (1981) .... Asst. U.S. Atty. Gen. James A. Wells
  56. The Big Black Pill (1981) (TV) .... Wally Haskell
    ... aka Joe Dancer (USA: reissue title)
  57. Borderline (1980) (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Scooter Jackson
  58. Rodeo Girl (1980) (TV) .... Bingo Gibbs
  59. Roughnecks (1980) (TV) .... Willie Clayton
  60. Brubaker (1980) .... Rogers
  61. Amber Waves (1980) (TV) .... Pete Alberts

  62. The Electric Horseman (1979) .... Farmer
  63. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) (TV) (as Wilford A. Brimley) .... President Grover Cleveland
  64. The China Syndrome (1979) .... Ted Spindler
  65. "How the West Was Won" .... Sheriff Daniels (1 episode, 1979)
        - Hillary (1979) TV episode .... Sheriff Daniels
  66. "The Waltons" .... Horace Brimley / ... (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
        - The Celebration (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The First Casualty (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Hawk (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Heartbreaker (1977) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Horace Brimley
        - The Search (1976) TV episode .... Horace Brimley
          (5 more)
  67. "The Oregon Trail" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Hard Ride Home and the Last Game (1977) TV episode
  68. The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV) .... Ludlow
  69. "Kung Fu" .... Blacksmith (1 episode, 1975)
        - One Step to Darkness (1975) TV episode (as A. Wilford Brimley) .... Blacksmith
  70. "Gunsmoke" .... Townsman (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - A Quiet Day in Dodge (1973) TV episode (uncredited) .... Townsman
  71. Lawman (1971) (uncredited) .... Marc Corman

  72. True Grit (1969) (uncredited)
Stunts:
  1. Bandolero! (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. Keeper of the Flame (2005) (TV) .... Storyteller
  2. The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
  3. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself

  4. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (voice) .... The Constitution
  5. The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) .... Himself

  6. The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (1979) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (2004) (V) .... Ted Spindler
  2. Miracles & Mercies (2002) (V) .... Harry
  3. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Benjamin Luckett
  4. "Biography"
        - Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ben Luckett in 'Cocoon'
  5. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Blair (The Thing (1982)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Many TV commercials for Liberty Medical Supply (1999 - present) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview more
Genres:
Drama | Family | Romance | Western more

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