Wilfrid Brambell
March 22, 1912 (112 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.
Known For
Credits
- 1995 ·The Beatles Anthologyas Self (archive footage)
- 1984 ·Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knightas Porter
- 1983 ·The Terence Davies Trilogyas Robert Tucker (old age)
- 1983 ·Death and Transfigurationas Robert Tucker
- 1981 ·The Island of Adventureas Uncle Jocelyn
- 1980 ·High Rise Donkeyas Ben Foxcroft
- 1978 ·The Adventures of Picassoas Alice B. Toklas
- 1978 ·All Creatures Great and Smallas Dinsdale's Brother
- 1977 ·Citizen Smithas Jack
- 1973 ·Holiday on the Busesas Bert Thompson
- 1973 ·Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Steptoe / Albert
- 1972 ·Steptoe & Sonas Albert Steptoe
- 1971 ·Catch Me a Spyas Beech
- 1970 ·Never Say Dieas
- 1970 ·Some Will, Some Won'tas Henry Russell
- 1969 ·Carry On Again Doctoras Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
- 1969 ·Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescenceas Malipieri
- 1968 ·Cry WoIfas Delivery man
- 1968 ·Witchfinder Generalas Master Loach
- 1968 ·Lionheartas Dignett
- 1966 ·Alice in Wonderlandas White Rabbit
- 1966 ·Where the Bullets Flyas Train Guard
- 1965 ·San Ferry Annas Grandad
- 1964 ·The Importance of Being Earnestas
- 1964 ·A Hard Day's Nightas Grandfather
- 1964 ·Go Kart Goas Junkman Fred
- 1964 ·Crooks in Cloistersas Phineas
- 1963 ·The Small World of Sammy Leeas Harry
- 1962 ·In Search of the Castawaysas Bill Gaye
- 1962 ·The Boysas Norman Albert Brewer
- 1962 ·Steptoe and Sonas Albert Steptoe
- 1961 ·The Sinister Manas Lock-Keeper
- 1961 ·What a Whopperas Postie
- 1961 ·Flame in the Streetsas Mr. Palmer senior
- 1960 ·Maigretas Jacob
- 1960 ·Urge to Killas Mr. Forsythe
- 1959 ·No Hiding Placeas
- 1959 ·Serious Chargeas Verger
- 1959 ·Capturedas
- 1958 ·The Larkinsas Ernshaw
- 1958 ·The Adventures of William Tellas Josef
- 1958 ·The Salvage Gangas Tramp
- 1956 ·The Buccaneersas Old Man
- 1956 ·The Adventures of Sir Lancelotas Fisherman
- 1956 ·Break-Inas
- 1955 ·Quatermass IIas Tramp
- 1955 ·The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Fisherman
- 1954 ·Nineteen Eighty-Fouras Old Man / Thin Prisoner
- 1950 ·Sunday Night Theatreas Old Man / Thin Prisoner
- 1948 ·Another Shoreas Arthur Moore
- 1947 ·Odd Man Outas Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)