Wilfrid Brambell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-03-22 (73 years old)

Deathday

1985-01-18

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Wilfrid Brambell

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.

Acting

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as Grandfather

1972

Steptoe & Son

as Albert Steptoe

1968

Witchfinder General

as Master Loach

1983

1983

The Terence Davies Trilogy

as Robert Tucker (old age)

1973

Holiday on the Buses

as Bert Thompson

1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Steptoe / Albert

1964

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as Henry Russell

1948

Another Shore

as Arthur Moore

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as Train Guard

1965

San Ferry Ann

as Grandad

1960

Urge to Kill

as Mr. Forsythe

1958

1961

The Sinister Man

as Lock-Keeper

1962

The Boys

as Norman Albert Brewer

1961

1968

Cry WoIf

as Delivery man

1980

High Rise Donkey

as Ben Foxcroft

1968

Lionheart

as Dignett

1964

Go Kart Go

as Junkman Fred

1971

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as White Rabbit

1959

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

1961

Flame in the Streets

as Mr. Palmer senior

1978

The Adventures of Picasso

as Alice B. Toklas

1981

The Island of Adventure

as Uncle Jocelyn

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

1947

Odd Man Out

as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

1958

The Government Inspector

as The Postmaster

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