Wilfrid Brambell
Born: 1912-03-22 in Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1985-01-18
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1983
- Spooky as The Sexton
- The Terence Davies Trilogy as Robert Tucker (old age)
- Death and Transfiguration as Robert Tucker
1981
- The Island of Adventure as Uncle Jocelyn
1980
- High Rise Donkey as Ben Foxcroft
1978
- All Creatures Great and Small as Dinsdale's Brother
- The Adventures of Picasso as Alice B. Toklas
1977
- Citizen Smith as Jack
1973
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Albert Steptoe
- Holiday on the Buses as Bert Thompson
1972
- Steptoe & Son as Albert Steptoe
1971
- Catch Me a Spy as Beech
1970
- Never Say Die as Albert
- Some Will, Some Won't as Henry Russell
1969
- Carry On Again Doctor as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
- Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence as Malipieri
1968
- Cry Wolf as Delivery man
- Witchfinder General as Master Loach
- Lionheart as Dignett
1966
- Where the Bullets Fly as Train Guard
- Alice in Wonderland as White Rabbit
- Mano di velluto as Erwin McGowan
1965
- San Ferry Ann as Grandad
1964
- A Hard Day's Night as Grandfather
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Crooks in Cloisters as Phineas
- Go Kart Go as Junkman Fred
1963
- The Three Lives of Thomasina as Willie Bannock
- The Small World of Sammy Lee as Harry
1962
- Steptoe and Son as Albert Steptoe
- In Search of the Castaways as Bill Gaye
- The Boys as Norman Albert Brewer
1961
- They Met in a City as Pop
- Flame in the Streets as Mr. Palmer senior
- What a Whopper as Postie
- The Sinister Man as Lock-Keeper
1960
- Maigret as Jacob
- Theatre '70 as Lon Waley
- Urge to Kill as Mr. Forsythe
1959
- No Hiding Place
- Bleak House as Mr Krook
- Captured
- Serious Charge as Verger
1958
- The Adventures of William Tell as Josef
- The Larkins as Ernshaw
- The Salvage Gang as Tramp
- The Government Inspector as The Postmaster
1956
- The Buccaneers as Old Man
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Fisherman
- Armchair Theatre as Mr. Finch
- Break-In
1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hood as Fisherman
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)