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Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Actor Mar 22 (died age 72) Dublin, Ireland 1947–1984 (37 year career)
6.1 avg rating

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

A Hard Day's Night
Film

A Hard Day's Night

Grandfather
Odd Man Out
Film

Odd Man Out

Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
Film

Witchfinder General

Master Loach
Holiday on the Buses
Film

Holiday on the Buses

Bert Thompson
The Adventures of Picasso
Film

The Adventures of Picasso

Alice B. Toklas
In Search of the Castaways
Film

In Search of the Castaways

Bill Gaye
Steptoe and Son
Film

Steptoe and Son

Albert Steptoe
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Film

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Filmography

Acting (53)

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Movies (39)

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984

as Porter

5.2
The Terence Davies Trilogy

The Terence Davies Trilogy

1983

as Robert Tucker (old age)

6.2
Death and Transfiguration

Death and Transfiguration

1983

as Robert Tucker

5.7
The Island of Adventure

The Island of Adventure

1981

as Uncle Jocelyn

4.5
High Rise Donkey

High Rise Donkey

1980

as Ben Foxcroft

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978

as Alice B. Toklas

7.0
Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses

1973

as Bert Thompson

7.4
Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

as Albert Steptoe

6.8
Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

1972

as Albert Steptoe

6.2
Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

1971

as Beech

4.6
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

as Henry Russell

4.8
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969

as Malipieri

6.0
Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

6.1
Cry WoIf

Cry WoIf

1968

as Delivery man

6.0
Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

1968

as Master Loach

6.5
Lionheart

Lionheart

1968

as Dignett

6.0
Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

1968

as Delivery man

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

as White Rabbit

5.9
Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

as Train Guard

4.5
San Ferry Ann

San Ferry Ann

1965

as Grandad

6.3
A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as Grandfather

7.3
Crooks in Cloisters

Crooks in Cloisters

1964

as Phineas

5.1
Go Kart Go

Go Kart Go

1964

as Junkman Fred

6.5
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1964
The Small World of Sammy Lee

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963

as Harry

5.9
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

as Bill Gaye

6.5
The Boys

The Boys

1962

as Norman Albert Brewer

7.8
The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

1961

as Lock-Keeper

10.0
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

as Mr. Palmer senior

5.9
What a Whopper

What a Whopper

1961

as Postie

5.9
Urge to Kill

Urge to Kill

1960

as Mr. Forsythe

5.2
Captured

Captured

1959
4.6
Serious Charge

Serious Charge

1959

as Verger

5.8
The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

1958

as The Postmaster

6.0
The Salvage Gang

The Salvage Gang

1958

as Tramp

6.3
Break-In

Break-In

1956
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

7.3
Another Shore

Another Shore

1948

as Arthur Moore

5.4
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947

as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

7.3