Wilford Brimley
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as Blair The Thing Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on a variety of odd jobs, he became an extra for Western films, and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), and The Natural (1984). Brimley was the longtime face of television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related commercials for Liberty Medical.
Filmography
The Thing
as Blair
The Firm
as William Devasher
Cocoon
as Benjamin Luckett
Hard Target
as Uncle Douvee
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Earl Granger
Cocoon: The Return
as Ben Luckett
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
In & Out
as Frank Brackett
The Natural
as Pop Fisher
The China Syndrome
as Ted Spindler
Brubaker
as Rogers
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Noa Briqualon
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Harold Smith
Absence of Malice
as James J. Wells
10 to Midnight
as Clem Malone
My Fellow Americans
as Joe Hollis
The Electric Horseman
as Farmer
Tender Mercies
as Harry
I Believe
as Pastor
Lawman
as Marc Corman (uncredited)