Wilfrid Brambell
Known for
Acting
Life
1912 – 1985 (aged 72)
Born in
Dublin, Ireland
Credits
View on IMDb58 acting credits
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
07 Jul 1964
Witchfinder General
17 May 1968
Odd Man Out
30 Jan 1947
In Search of the Castaways
01 Dec 1962
Holiday on the Buses
19 May 1973
Carry On Again Doctor
05 Dec 1969
The Adventures of Picasso
20 May 1978
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
17 Aug 1984
Filmography
1983
- The Terence Davies Trilogyas Robert Tucker (old age)
- Death and Transfigurationas Robert Tucker
- Spookyas The Sexton1 episode
1981
- The Island of Adventureas Uncle Jocelyn
1980
- High Rise Donkeyas Ben Foxcroft
1978
- The Adventures of Picassoas Alice B. Toklas
- All Creatures Great and Smallas Dinsdale's Brother1 episode
1977
- Citizen Smithas Jack1 episode
1973
- Holiday on the Busesas Bert Thompson
- Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Albert Steptoe
1972
- Steptoe & Sonas Albert Steptoe
1971
- Catch Me a Spyas Beech
1970
- Never Say Dieas Albert6 episodes
- Some Will, Some Won'tas Henry Russell
1969
- Carry On Again Doctoras Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
- Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescenceas Malipieri
1968
- Cry Wolfas Delivery man
- Cry WoIfas Delivery man
- Witchfinder Generalas Master Loach
- Lionheartas Dignett
1966
- Alice in Wonderlandas White Rabbit
- Where the Bullets Flyas Train Guard
- Mano di vellutoas Erwin McGowan
1965
- San Ferry Annas Grandad
1964
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Hard Day's Nightas Grandfather
- Go Kart Goas Junkman Fred
- Crooks in Cloistersas Phineas
1963
- The Three Lives of Thomasinaas Willie Bannock
- The Small World of Sammy Leeas Harry
1962
- In Search of the Castawaysas Bill Gaye
- The Boysas Norman Albert Brewer
- Steptoe and Sonas Albert Steptoe55 episodes
1961
- The Sinister Manas Lock-Keeper
- What a Whopperas Postie
- Flame in the Streetsas Mr. Palmer senior
- They Met in a Cityas Pop1 episode
1960
- Maigretas Jacob1 episode
- Theatre '70as Lon Waley1 episode
- Urge to Killas Mr. Forsythe
1959
- Bleak Houseas Mr Krook3 episodes
- No Hiding Place2 episodes
- Serious Chargeas Verger
- Captured
1958
- The Larkinsas Ernshaw1 episode
- The Adventures of William Tellas Josef1 episode
- The Salvage Gangas Tramp
- The Government Inspectoras The Postmaster
1956
- The Buccaneersas Old Man1 episode
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelotas Fisherman1 episode
- Armchair Theatreas Rev. Canon Chasuble1 episode
- Break-In
1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Fisherman1 episode
1954
- Nineteen Eighty-Fouras Old Man
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Old Man1 episode
1948
- Another Shoreas Arthur Moore
1947
- Odd Man Outas Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)