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Brimley did not become famous until he was older, and he often plays a gruff or stodgy old man, notably on the 1980s drama series Our House. This typecast was parodied by the satirical newspapaer The Onion, with a sidebar caption reading "Shotgun blast to gut just pisses Wilford Brimley off more."

Brimley also is well known for the commercials he has made, including a series of commercials he did for Quaker Oats Oatmeal. Recently, Brimley has also made a series of commercials for a diabetic supply company, Liberty Medical . A "Robotic Wilford Brimley" also appeared in the cartoon strip Pokey the Penguin, in the form of a black sphere.

Notable film appearances:

• The China Syndrome (1979)
• Brubaker (1980)
• Absence of Malice (1981)
• The Thing (1982) as Blair
• Tender Mercies (1983)
• The Natural (1984)
• " Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... " (1985)
• Cocoon (1985) and (1988) as Ben Luckett
• The FirmThe Firm is a thriller film released in 1993 starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter. The movie is based on the novel, The Firm by author John Grisham. Plot summary An ambitious young lawyer employed by a prestigious (1993)
• My Fellow AmericansMy Fellow Americans was a 1996 movie starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner in the title roles. Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, and Wilford Brimley, among others also starred in this film. Originally Lemmon's perennial collaborator, Walter Matthau, was slated (1996) as Joe Hollis
• In & OutThis article is about In & Out the movie. For the fast-food restaurant, see In-N-Out. In & Out the 1997 movie starring Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck, was one of Hollywood's first attempts at doing a gay movie just for entertainment value. The screenplay, wr (1997)

External link

• Internet Movie Database filmography