Wilfrid Brambell
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1912-03-22
- Died
- 1985-01-18
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- Wilfred Brambell · Wilfred Bramble
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
TV Shows (14)
No Hiding Place
1959
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Fisherman
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Dinsdale's Brother
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Maigret
1960
as Jacob
The Buccaneers
1956
as Old Man
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Josef
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Fisherman
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Albert Steptoe
Citizen Smith
1977
as Jack
The Larkins
1958
as Ernshaw
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Finch / Rev. Canon Chasuble
They Met in a City
1961
as Pop
Never Say Die
1970
Movies (40)
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as Grandfather
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Porter
Witchfinder General
1968
as Master Loach
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Bill Gaye
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as White Rabbit
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969
as Malipieri
Odd Man Out
1947
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
as Train Guard
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Harry
Flame in the Streets
1961
as Mr. Palmer senior
Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Bert Thompson
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Alice B. Toklas
The Boys
1962
as Norman Albert Brewer
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Beech
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Albert Steptoe
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Albert Steptoe
Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Phineas
Go Kart Go
1964
as Junkman Fred
The Sinister Man
1961
as Lock-Keeper
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983
as Robert Tucker (old age)
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Henry Russell
The Government Inspector
1958
as The Postmaster
The Salvage Gang
1958
as Tramp
Serious Charge
1959
as Verger
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
Cry WoIf
1968
as Delivery man
Captured
1959
Another Shore
1948
as Arthur Moore
What a Whopper
1961
as Postie
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Ben Foxcroft
San Ferry Ann
1965
as Grandad
Break-In
1956
Lionheart
1968
as Dignett
The Island of Adventure
1981
as Uncle Jocelyn
Death and Transfiguration
1983
as Robert Tucker
Urge to Kill
1960
as Mr. Forsythe
Mano di velluto
1966
as Erwin McGowan
Cry Wolf
1968
as Delivery man
About Wilfrid Brambell
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. With 54 credits spanning from 1947 to 1984, Wilfrid Brambell has appeared in 40 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wilfrid Brambell Movies
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) — as Grandfather
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) — as Porter
- Witchfinder General (1968) — as Master Loach
- In Search of the Castaways (1962) — as Bill Gaye
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) — as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
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