I’d never see anything like it.’’Not long after, Mr. Brimley shifted from stunts to acting on the advice of a colleague who told him that ‘‘it pays better and you don’t have to hit the ground.’’With his burly physique, countrified drawl, and overflowing mustache, Mr. Brimley looked every inch the prairie-roamer in Wild West oaters such as ‘‘True Grit’’ (1969) and ‘‘Lawman’’ (1971) and the drama ‘‘The Electric Horseman’’ (1979), starring Robert Redford as an over-the-hill rodeo rider.He also had a memorable supporting role as a nuclear-plant worker in ‘‘The China Syndrome’’ (1979) opposite Jack Lemmon. His last three movies included He is survived by his wife Beverly and his three children. He quit school in eighth grade and, after years of itinerant ranch work, went back to school, years later, in Salt Lake City.‘‘I was a terrible student,’’ he told the Salt Lake Tribune.
He decided to audition for a part in ‘‘The China Syndrome.’’ He joked that he did the audition mostly to get costar Lemmon’s autograph, but he grudgingly admitted to finding, in performance, a way to satisfy his wandering spirit.‘‘It’s the greatest hiding place I know,’’ he told the Times.
Tribune. Sitcom fans might even recognize Brimley as Postmaster General Henry Atkins from the fan-favorite Seinfeld episode "The Junk Mail." George's parents are avoiding him.
Brimley’s close friend Richard Farnsworth, who had a similar start in films as a stuntman, was also in ‘‘The Natural,’’ and their low-key chemistry made for a true-to-life scene in which each character tries to guess what song the other is whistling.‘‘We played name that tune for 25 years. Around the same time of his Seinfeld role, Brimley … Kramer plans his revenge on Pottery Barn because of the overabundance of catalogs they have sent him in the past month. Kramer is annoyed with the catalogs he keeps getting in the mail. Elaine is back with David Puddy, but after having a "love at first sight" encounter with diner patron Jack (Toby Huss), she plans to keep Puddy in reserve until she finds out if the new guy can "handle the … Wilford Brimley's guest appearance as Post-Master General of the United States was an homage to the actor's father, a postmaster.
Brimley also became a TV fixture through his work as a folksy pitchman for Quaker Oats cereal and Liberty Medical, a mail-order provider of diabetes-testing supplies.
In Goodman’s sendup, he fakes having diabetes (“I look like somebody who would have it”) and squirts a lot of Reddi-wip whipped cream into his mouth. George prepares for his weekly call to his parents. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least 13 years of age, and have read and agree to the Comicbook.com Wilford Brimley, the longtime spokesperson behind various Quaker Oats and diabetes PSA campaigns, has died.
It was not part of the script,’’ Mr. Brimley told the Powell (Wyo.) Mr. Brimley had a touching farewell sequence while fishing with his grandson. ‘‘By golly,’’ he told the Salt Lake Tribune, with a rare flash of raw pride, ‘‘that turned out to be the best damn scene in the picture.’’He reprised his role in the sequel ‘‘Cocoon: The Return’’ (1988) and appeared in action films such as ‘‘The Firm’’ (1993), in which he played, against type, a secretive law firm’s blackmailing security chief opposite Tom Cruise’s hotshot lawyer. It didn’t work, so I dropped out again.’’ He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War and was based in the Aleutian Islands.His first wife, the former Lynne Bagley, died in 2000.
Mr. Brimley suffered from the disease and said he spoke publicly about his condition because too many people ‘‘have diabetes, and they deny it. I don’t want no more of it.’ ”He experienced similar frustrations while making ‘‘The Waltons.’’ When the producer seemed to dismiss Mr. Brimley’s concerns about his character, the actor asked to be written out of the series — anticipating his plan to leave acting and go ‘‘back to the mountain.’’In a career that took many twists, Mr. Brimley returned to show business in 1977 after passing through Los Angeles while hauling horses to Denver. He also appeared on ‘‘Seinfeld’’ in 1997 as a rustic but menacing US postmaster general who strong-arms Kramer into ending his boycott of mail delivery.
He decided to audition for a part in ‘‘The China Syndrome.’’ He joked that he did the audition mostly to get costar Lemmon’s autograph, but he grudgingly admitted to finding, in performance, a way to satisfy his wandering spirit.‘‘It’s the greatest hiding place I know,’’ he told the Times.
Tribune. Sitcom fans might even recognize Brimley as Postmaster General Henry Atkins from the fan-favorite Seinfeld episode "The Junk Mail." George's parents are avoiding him.
Brimley’s close friend Richard Farnsworth, who had a similar start in films as a stuntman, was also in ‘‘The Natural,’’ and their low-key chemistry made for a true-to-life scene in which each character tries to guess what song the other is whistling.‘‘We played name that tune for 25 years. Around the same time of his Seinfeld role, Brimley … Kramer plans his revenge on Pottery Barn because of the overabundance of catalogs they have sent him in the past month. Kramer is annoyed with the catalogs he keeps getting in the mail. Elaine is back with David Puddy, but after having a "love at first sight" encounter with diner patron Jack (Toby Huss), she plans to keep Puddy in reserve until she finds out if the new guy can "handle the … Wilford Brimley's guest appearance as Post-Master General of the United States was an homage to the actor's father, a postmaster.
Brimley also became a TV fixture through his work as a folksy pitchman for Quaker Oats cereal and Liberty Medical, a mail-order provider of diabetes-testing supplies.
In Goodman’s sendup, he fakes having diabetes (“I look like somebody who would have it”) and squirts a lot of Reddi-wip whipped cream into his mouth. George prepares for his weekly call to his parents. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least 13 years of age, and have read and agree to the Comicbook.com Wilford Brimley, the longtime spokesperson behind various Quaker Oats and diabetes PSA campaigns, has died.
It was not part of the script,’’ Mr. Brimley told the Powell (Wyo.) Mr. Brimley had a touching farewell sequence while fishing with his grandson. ‘‘By golly,’’ he told the Salt Lake Tribune, with a rare flash of raw pride, ‘‘that turned out to be the best damn scene in the picture.’’He reprised his role in the sequel ‘‘Cocoon: The Return’’ (1988) and appeared in action films such as ‘‘The Firm’’ (1993), in which he played, against type, a secretive law firm’s blackmailing security chief opposite Tom Cruise’s hotshot lawyer. It didn’t work, so I dropped out again.’’ He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War and was based in the Aleutian Islands.His first wife, the former Lynne Bagley, died in 2000.
Mr. Brimley suffered from the disease and said he spoke publicly about his condition because too many people ‘‘have diabetes, and they deny it. I don’t want no more of it.’ ”He experienced similar frustrations while making ‘‘The Waltons.’’ When the producer seemed to dismiss Mr. Brimley’s concerns about his character, the actor asked to be written out of the series — anticipating his plan to leave acting and go ‘‘back to the mountain.’’In a career that took many twists, Mr. Brimley returned to show business in 1977 after passing through Los Angeles while hauling horses to Denver. He also appeared on ‘‘Seinfeld’’ in 1997 as a rustic but menacing US postmaster general who strong-arms Kramer into ending his boycott of mail delivery.