Actor

Wilfrid Brambell

Birthday: March 22, 1912

Born in: Dublin, Ireland

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.

Movie Credits

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) as Porter
Age: 72
The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) as Robert Tucker (old age)
Age: 71
Death and Transfiguration (1983) as Robert Tucker
Age: 71
The Island of Adventure (1981) as Uncle Jocelyn
Age: 69
High Rise Donkey (1980) as Ben Foxcroft
Age: 67
The Adventures of Picasso (1978) as Alice B. Toklas
Age: 66
Holiday on the Buses (1973) as Bert Thompson
Age: 61
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973) as Albert Steptoe
Age: 61
Steptoe & Son (1972) as Albert Steptoe
Age: 59
Catch Me a Spy (1971) as Beech
Age: 59
Some Will, Some Won't (1970) as Henry Russell
Age: 58
Carry On Again Doctor (1969) as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Age: 57
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) as Malipieri
Age: 57
Cry Wolf (1968) as Delivery man
Age: 56
Cry WoIf (1968) as Delivery man
Age: 56
Witchfinder General (1968) as Master Loach
Age: 56
Lionheart (1968) as Dignett
Age: 55
Alice in Wonderland (1966) as White Rabbit
Age: 54
Where the Bullets Fly (1966) as Train Guard
Age: 54
Mano di velluto (1966) as Erwin McGowan
Age: 53
San Ferry Ann (1965) as Grandad
Age: 53
The Importance of Being Earnest (1964)
Age: 52
A Hard Day's Night (1964) as Grandfather
Age: 52
Go Kart Go (1964) as Junkman Fred
Age: 52
Crooks in Cloisters (1964) as Phineas
Age: 51
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) as Harry
Age: 51
In Search of the Castaways (1962) as Bill Gaye
Age: 50
The Boys (1962) as Norman Albert Brewer
Age: 50
The Sinister Man (1961) as Lock-Keeper
Age: 49
What a Whopper (1961) as Postie
Age: 49
Flame in the Streets (1961) as Mr. Palmer senior
Age: 49
Urge to Kill (1960) as Mr. Forsythe
Age: 47
Serious Charge (1959) as Verger
Age: 47
Captured (1959)
Age: 46
The Salvage Gang (1958) as Tramp
Age: 46
The Government Inspector (1958) as The Postmaster
Age: 45
Break-In (1956)
Age: 44
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Age: 42
Another Shore (1948) as Arthur Moore
Age: 36
Odd Man Out (1947) as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Age: 34