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.
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Acting History
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Porter
1983The Terence Davies Trilogy as Robert Tucker (old age)
1983Death and Transfiguration as Robert Tucker
1981The Island of Adventure as Uncle Jocelyn
1980High Rise Donkey as Ben Foxcroft
1978The Adventures of Picasso as Alice B. Toklas
1978All Creatures Great and Small as Dinsdale's Brother
1977Citizen Smith as Jack
1973Holiday on the Buses as Bert Thompson
1973Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Albert Steptoe
1972Steptoe & Son as Albert Steptoe
1971Catch Me a Spy as Beech
1970Never Say Die
1970Some Will, Some Won't as Henry Russell
1969Carry On Again Doctor as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
1969Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence as Malipieri
1968Cry WoIf as Delivery man
1968Witchfinder General as Master Loach
1968Lionheart as Dignett
1966Alice in Wonderland as White Rabbit
1966Where the Bullets Fly as Train Guard
1965San Ferry Ann as Grandad
1964The Importance of Being Earnest
1964A Hard Day's Night as Grandfather
1964Go Kart Go as Junkman Fred
1964Crooks in Cloisters as Phineas
1963The Small World of Sammy Lee as Harry
1962In Search of the Castaways as Bill Gaye
1962The Boys as Norman Albert Brewer
1962Steptoe and Son as Albert Steptoe
1961The Sinister Man as Lock-Keeper
1961What a Whopper as Postie
1961Flame in the Streets as Mr. Palmer senior
1961They Met in a City as Pop
1960Maigret as Jacob
1960Urge to Kill as Mr. Forsythe
1959No Hiding Place
1959Serious Charge as Verger
1959Captured
1958The Larkins as Ernshaw
1958The Adventures of William Tell as Josef
1958The Salvage Gang as Tramp
1958The Government Inspector as The Postmaster
1956The Buccaneers as Old Man
1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Fisherman
1956Break-In
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Fisherman
1954Nineteen Eighty-Four as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1948Another Shore as Arthur Moore
1947Odd Man Out as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)