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Brimley was known for playing characters at times much older than his age. He was the long-term face of American television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related television commercials for Liberty Medical, a role for which he became an Internet meme.
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, "Cocoon" star and Quaker Oats pitchman, has died at age 85. Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff...
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor who appeared on the big screen, television shows and Quaker Oats commercials, has died. He was 85. Brimley died Saturday while hospitalized in St. George,...
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor whose folksy style made him a staple on the big screen, TV shows and commercials, died Saturday at the age of 85, his manager said.
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...
Aug 3, 2020 · Wilford Brimley was the face behind one of American's favorite breakfasts: oatmeal. The 85-year-old has passed away, confirms People. His manager Lynda Bensky told CNN the actor died in the hospital in Utah while receiving treatment for unspecified medical issues, and undergoing dialysis.
Aug 2, 2020 · On the small screen, Brimley was also known for his work as the Quaker Oats spokesman in a series of commercials in the '80s and '90s. YouTube. The actor was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in...
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, Cocoon Star and Face of Quaker Oats Commercials, Dies at 85: 'One of a Kind'. The late star also educated Americans about diabetes in Liberty Medical commercials. By.
Aug 2, 2020 · Brimley also starred in “Cocoon: The Return,” a 1988 sequel. For years he was pitchman for Quaker Oats and in recent years appeared in a series of diabetes spots that turned him at one point into a social media sensation. “Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust,” Bensky said in a statement.
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, an actor who starred in films like Cocoon, The Natural and Absence of Malice and was the face of Quaker Oats for many years, has died. He was 85.
