- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- January 18, 1985
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.
Filmography
movieSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Porter
movieThe Terence Davies Trilogy
1983 · Robert Tucker (old age)
movieDeath and Transfiguration
1983 · Robert Tucker
movieThe Island of Adventure
1981 · Uncle Jocelyn
High Rise Donkey
1980 · Ben Foxcroft
movieThe Adventures of Picasso
1978 · Alice B. Toklas
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Dinsdale's Brother
tvCitizen Smith
1977 · Jack
movieHoliday on the Buses
1973 · Bert Thompson
movieSteptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 · Albert Steptoe
movieSteptoe & Son
1972 · Albert Steptoe
movieCatch Me a Spy
1971 · Beech
Never Say Die
1970 · Albert
movieSome Will, Some Won't
1970 · Henry Russell
movieCarry On Again Doctor
1969 · Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
movieGiacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969 · Malipieri
movieCry Wolf
1968 · Delivery man
movieCry WoIf
1968 · Delivery man
movieWitchfinder General
1968 · Master Loach
movieLionheart
1968 · Dignett
movieAlice in Wonderland
1966 · White Rabbit
movieWhere the Bullets Fly
1966 · Train Guard
movieMano di velluto
1966 · Erwin McGowan
movieSan Ferry Ann
1965 · Grandad
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
movieA Hard Day's Night
1964 · Grandfather
movieGo Kart Go
1964 · Junkman Fred
movieCrooks in Cloisters
1964 · Phineas
movieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963 · Willie Bannock
movieThe Small World of Sammy Lee
1963 · Harry
movieIn Search of the Castaways
1962 · Bill Gaye
movieThe Boys
1962 · Norman Albert Brewer
tvSteptoe and Son
1962 · Albert Steptoe
movieThe Sinister Man
1961 · Lock-Keeper
movieWhat a Whopper
1961 · Postie
movieFlame in the Streets
1961 · Mr. Palmer senior
They Met in a City
1961 · Pop
tvMaigret
1960 · Jacob
Theatre '70
1960 · Lon Waley
movieUrge to Kill
1960 · Mr. Forsythe
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
movieSerious Charge
1959 · Verger
movieCaptured
1959
tvThe Larkins
1958 · Ernshaw
tvThe Adventures of William Tell
1958 · Josef
movieThe Salvage Gang
1958 · Tramp
movieThe Government Inspector
1958 · The Postmaster
tvThe Buccaneers
1956 · Old Man
tvThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · Fisherman
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Mr. Finch, Rev. Canon Chasuble
movieBreak-In
1956
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Fisherman
movieNineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
movieAnother Shore
1948 · Arthur Moore
movieOdd Man Out
1947 · Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)