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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.

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   Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor. Brimley has appeared in the movies The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Thing and The Firm. He has also appeared in television commercials for Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical.

   Year	Film	Role
   2009	Did You Hear About the Morgans	Earl Granger
   2009	The Path of the Wind	Harry Caldwell
   2003	The Road Home	Coach Weaver
   2002	The Round and Round	Governor

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   • Occupation: Actor
   • Born: Anthony Wilford Brimley, September 27, 1934, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

   • Years active: 1967–2017
   • Died: August 1, 2020 (aged 85), St. George, Utah, U.S.

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4. www.mentalfloss.com › facts-about-wilford-brimleyWilford Brimley Actor Facts | Mental Floss

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   • Wilford was Wilford Brimley's middle name. Born in Salt Lake City in 1934, Anthony Wilford Brimley moved to California with his parents when he was 6 years old.
   • Robert Duvall got Wilford Brimley into acting. While working as a horse-riding extra, Brimley became friendly with actor Robert Duvall (The Godfather) and was encouraged by Duvall to try his hand at more substantial parts.
   • Wilford Brimley was a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. Before getting work as a stuntman and actor, Brimley worked as a bodyguard for aviator-turned-recluse Howard Hughes.
   • Wilford Brimley didn't train to be an actor. Brimley’s genuine demeanor didn’t come to him through any kind of Method approach. He was never formally trained as an actor, choosing instead to draw upon his decades and self-professed lean years working various jobs (bartender, horseman) before getting a break in 1979’s The China Syndrome.

5. www.npr.org › 2020/08/02 › 898255181'Cocoon' Actor Wilford Brimley Dies At 85 : NPR

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   Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, the mustached actor known for Cocoon, The Natural and The Firm, has died. He was 85. The actor died Saturday morning at a Utah hospital, according to his manager, Lynda Bensky.

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   How did Wilford Brimley die?

   • Wilford Brimley, the mustached actor known for Cocoon, The Natural and The Firm, has died. He was 85. The actor died Saturday morning at a Utah hospital, according to his manager, Lynda Bensky. He was on dialysis and had several medical issues. "Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust," Bensky said.

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   Who was Anthony Wilford Brimley?

   • Born in Salt Lake City in 1934, Anthony Wilford Brimley moved to California with his parents when he was 6 years old. He elected to drop out of high school so that he could join the Marines. He served on the Aleutian Islands for three years before returning to civilian life as a ranch hand and horse wrangler.

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   Who got Wilford Brimley into acting?

   • 2. Robert Duvall got Wilford Brimley into acting. While working as a horse-riding extra, Brimley became friendly with actor Robert Duvall ( The Godfather) and was encouraged by Duvall to try his hand at more substantial parts. "He’s always been really encouraging," Brimley said of the Oscar-winning actor in 2014.

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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.

8. www.nytimes.com › wilford-brimley-deadWilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is ...

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   Aug 1, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, a portly actor with a walrus mustache who found his niche playing cantankerous coots in “Absence of Malice,” “The Natural,” “Cocoon” and other films, died on Saturday in a...

9. www.latimes.com › obituaries › storyWilford Brimley, actor in 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural,' dies at 85

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   Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to starring roles in films such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager, Lynda Bensky, said the actor...