Acting
Wilfrid Brambell
Acting · Born 1912-03-22 · 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.
Credits · 54
FilmSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Porter
FilmThe Terence Davies Trilogy
1983 · Robert Tucker (old age)
FilmDeath and Transfiguration
1983 · Robert Tucker
Spooky
1983 · The Sexton
FilmThe Island of Adventure
1981 · Uncle Jocelyn
High Rise Donkey
FilmHigh Rise Donkey
1980 · Ben Foxcroft
FilmThe Adventures of Picasso
1978 · Alice B. Toklas
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Dinsdale's Brother
Citizen Smith
1977 · Jack
FilmHoliday on the Buses
1973 · Bert Thompson
FilmSteptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 · Albert Steptoe
FilmSteptoe & Son
1972 · Albert Steptoe
FilmCatch Me a Spy
1971 · Beech
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
1970 · Albert
FilmSome Will, Some Won't
1970 · Henry Russell
FilmCarry On Again Doctor
1969 · Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
FilmGiacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969 · Malipieri
FilmCry WoIf
1968 · Delivery man
FilmWitchfinder General
1968 · Master Loach
FilmLionheart
1968 · Dignett
FilmAlice in Wonderland
1966 · White Rabbit
FilmWhere the Bullets Fly
1966 · Train Guard
FilmSan Ferry Ann
1965 · Grandad
FilmA Hard Day's Night
1964 · Grandfather
FilmGo Kart Go
1964 · Junkman Fred
FilmCrooks in Cloisters
1964 · Phineas
FilmThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963 · Willie Bannock
FilmThe Small World of Sammy Lee
1963 · Harry
FilmIn Search of the Castaways
1962 · Bill Gaye
FilmThe Boys
1962 · Norman Albert Brewer
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Albert Steptoe
FilmThe Sinister Man
1961 · Lock-Keeper
FilmWhat a Whopper
1961 · Postie
FilmFlame in the Streets
1961 · Mr. Palmer senior
They Met in a City
They Met in a City
1961 · Pop
Maigret
1960 · Jacob
Theatre '70
Theatre '70
1960 · Lon Waley
FilmUrge to Kill
1960 · Mr. Forsythe
Bleak House
1959 · Mr Krook
No Hiding Place
1959
FilmSerious Charge
1959 · Verger
FilmCaptured
1959
The Larkins
1958 · Ernshaw
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 · Josef
FilmThe Salvage Gang
1958 · Tramp
FilmThe Government Inspector
1958 · The Postmaster
The Buccaneers
1956 · Old Man
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · Fisherman
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Mr. Finch
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Fisherman
FilmNineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
FilmAnother Shore
1948 · Arthur Moore
FilmOdd Man Out
1947 · Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)