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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-03-22 (113 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Wilfrid Brambell

Biography:

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

Acting

1984

1983

Death and Transfiguration as Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy as Robert Tucker (old age)

1981

The Island of Adventure as Uncle Jocelyn

1980

High Rise Donkey as Ben Foxcroft

1978

The Adventures of Picasso as Alice B. Toklas
All Creatures Great and Small as Dinsdale's Brother

1977

1973

Holiday on the Buses as Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Steptoe / Albert

1972

Steptoe & Son as Albert Steptoe

1971

1970

Some Will, Some Won't as Henry Russell

1969

Carry On Again Doctor as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

1968

Witchfinder General as Master Loach
Cry WoIf as Delivery man
Lionheart as Dignett

1966

Where the Bullets Fly as Train Guard
Alice in Wonderland as White Rabbit

1965

San Ferry Ann as Grandad

1964

A Hard Day's Night as Grandfather
Go Kart Go as Junkman Fred

1963

1962

The Boys as Norman Albert Brewer
Steptoe and Son as Albert Steptoe

1961

The Sinister Man as Lock-Keeper
What a Whopper as Postie
Flame in the Streets as Mr. Palmer senior

1960

Urge to Kill as Mr. Forsythe
Maigret as Jacob

1959

Serious Charge as Verger

1958

The Larkins as Ernshaw

1956

The Buccaneers as Old Man

1955

Quatermass II as Tramp

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

1950

Sunday Night Theatre as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

1948

Another Shore as Arthur Moore

1947

Odd Man Out as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)