Wilfrid Brambell

Actor

Born: March 22, 1912
Died: January 18, 1985 (age 72)
From: 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.

Filmography (41)

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Porter
The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983)
Robert Tucker (old age)
Death and Transfiguration (1983)
Robert Tucker
The Island of Adventure (1981)
Uncle Jocelyn
High Rise Donkey
High Rise Donkey (1980)
Ben Foxcroft
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
Alice B. Toklas
Holiday on the Buses (1973)
Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
Albert Steptoe
Steptoe & Son (1972)
Albert Steptoe
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
Beech
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
Henry Russell
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
Malipieri
Cry Wolf (1968)
Delivery man
Cry WoIf (1968)
Delivery man
Witchfinder General (1968)
Master Loach
Lionheart (1968)
Dignett
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
White Rabbit
Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
Train Guard
Mano di velluto (1966)
Erwin McGowan
San Ferry Ann (1965)
Grandad
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1964)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Grandfather
Go Kart Go (1964)
Junkman Fred
Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
Phineas
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Willie Bannock
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
Harry
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Bill Gaye
The Boys (1962)
Norman Albert Brewer
The Sinister Man (1961)
Lock-Keeper