
Acting
Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on a variety of odd jobs, he became an extra for Western films, and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), and The Natural (1984). Brimley was the longtime face of television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related commercials for Liberty Medical.

Seinfeld
1989

The Waltons
1972

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

The Thing
1982

Our House
1986

How the West Was Won
1977

Hard Target
1993

The Firm
1993

True Grit
1969

The Oregon Trail
1977

The Natural
1984

Cocoon
1985

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985

The China Syndrome
1979

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009

Cocoon: The Return
1988

10 to Midnight
1983

In & Out
1997

Crossfire Trail
2001

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985

Tender Mercies
1983

Brubaker
1980

Absence of Malice
1981

The Electric Horseman
1979

The Awakening Land
1978

Last of the Dogmen
1995

I Believe
2019

High Road to China
1983

Lawman
1971

My Fellow Americans
1996

The Hotel New Hampshire
1984

Borderline
1980

OP Center
1995

Timber the Treasure Dog
2016

End of the Line
1987