Wilfrid Brambell
Acting
Born: 1912-03-22 in Dublin, Ireland
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
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Fisherman
Maigret
Jacob
No Hiding Place
All Creatures Great and Small
Dinsdale's Brother
Sunday Night Theatre
Old Man / Thin Prisoner
The Buccaneers
Old Man
Steptoe and Son
Albert Steptoe
Bleak House
Mr Krook
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Fisherman
A Hard Day's Night
Grandfather
The Adventures of William Tell
Josef
The Larkins
Ernshaw
Citizen Smith
Jack
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Porter
Spooky
The Sexton
Odd Man Out
Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
Master Loach
Break-In
Carry On Again Doctor
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
Bill Gaye
The Adventures of Picasso
Alice B. Toklas
Cry Wolf
Delivery man
Armchair Theatre
Mr. Finch
Armchair Theatre
Rev. Canon Chasuble
Alice in Wonderland
White Rabbit
The Boys
Norman Albert Brewer
Captured
Holiday on the Buses
Bert Thompson
Flame in the Streets
Mr. Palmer senior
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Willie Bannock
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Old Man / Thin Prisoner
San Ferry Ann
Grandad
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
Malipieri
Catch Me a Spy
Beech
Steptoe & Son
Albert Steptoe
Where the Bullets Fly
Train Guard
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Harry