Acting

Wilfrid Brambell

Born 1912-03-22 · Dublin, Ireland

Died 1985-01-18

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

Newest first

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
1984
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age)
1983
Death and Transfiguration
as Robert Tucker
1983
Spooky
as The Sexton
1983
The Island of Adventure
as Uncle Jocelyn
1981
High Rise Donkey
as Ben Foxcroft
1980
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
1978
Citizen Smith
as Jack
1977
Holiday on the Buses
as Bert Thompson
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe
1973
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
1972
Catch Me a Spy
as Beech
1971
Never Say Die
as Albert
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
as Henry Russell
1970
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
1969
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri
1969
Cry Wolf
as Delivery man
1968
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
1968
Lionheart
as Dignett
1968
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
1966
Where the Bullets Fly
as Train Guard
1966
Mano di velluto
as Erwin McGowan
1966
San Ferry Ann
as Grandad
1965
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
1964
Go Kart Go
as Junkman Fred
1964
Crooks in Cloisters
as Phineas
1964
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Willie Bannock
1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Harry
1963
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
1962
The Boys
as Norman Albert Brewer
1962
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
1962
The Sinister Man
as Lock-Keeper
1961
What a Whopper
as Postie
1961
Flame in the Streets
as Mr. Palmer senior
1961
They Met in a City
as Pop
1961
Maigret
as Jacob
1960
Theatre '70
as Lon Waley
1960
Urge to Kill
as Mr. Forsythe
1960
Bleak House
as Mr Krook
1959
No Hiding Place
1959
Serious Charge
as Verger
1959
Captured
1959
The Larkins
as Ernshaw
1958
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef
1958
The Salvage Gang
as Tramp
1958
The Government Inspector
as The Postmaster
1958
The Buccaneers
as Old Man
1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Mr. Finch
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Rev. Canon Chasuble
1956
Break-In
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1954
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1950
Another Shore
as Arthur Moore
1948
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
1947