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Wilfrid Brambell
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Wilfrid Brambell

March 22, 1912 (age 72)
January 18, 1985
Dublin, Ireland
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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.

Movies

40 credits
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Movie
★ 5.2
Adventure, Fantasy
Carry On Again Doctor Movie
★ 6.1
Comedy
1969 Comedy
Go Kart Go Movie
★ 6.5
Family
1964 Family
Witchfinder General
★ 6.5
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Witchfinder General
1968 as Master Loach
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
★ 5.9
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Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969 as Malipieri
Some Will, Some Won't
★ 4.8
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Some Will, Some Won't
1970 as Henry Russell
The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
What a Whopper
★ 5.9
+
What a Whopper
1961 as Postie
A Hard Day's Night
★ 7.3
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A Hard Day's Night
1964 as Grandfather
The Adventures of Picasso
★ 7.0
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The Adventures of Picasso
1978 as Alice B. Toklas
Another Shore
★ 5.4
+
Another Shore
1948 as Arthur Moore
High Rise Donkey
+
High Rise Donkey
1980 as Ben Foxcroft
Nineteen Eighty-Four
★ 7.3
+
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 as Old Man / Thin…
Steptoe & Son
★ 6.2
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Steptoe & Son
1972 as Albert Steptoe
Serious Charge
★ 5.8
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Serious Charge
1959 as Verger
Odd Man Out
★ 7.3
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Odd Man Out
1947 as Standing Passenger on Tram…
Alice in Wonderland
★ 5.9
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Alice in Wonderland
1966 as White Rabbit
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
★ 6.8
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Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 as Albert Steptoe
The Small World of Sammy Lee
★ 5.9
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The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963 as Harry
The Boys
★ 7.8
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The Boys
1962 as Norman Albert Brewer
In Search of the Castaways
★ 6.5
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In Search of the Castaways
1962 as Bill Gaye
The Island of Adventure
★ 4.5
+
The Island of Adventure
1981 as Uncle Jocelyn
The Terence Davies Trilogy
★ 6.2
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The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983 as Robert Tucker (old age)
Holiday on the Buses
★ 7.4
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Holiday on the Buses
1973 as Bert Thompson
Captured
★ 4.6
+
Captured
1959
Catch Me a Spy
★ 4.6
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Catch Me a Spy
1971 as Beech
Urge to Kill
★ 5.2
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Urge to Kill
1960 as Mr. Forsythe
Cry WoIf
★ 6.0
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Cry WoIf
1968 as Delivery man
Lionheart
★ 6.0
+
Lionheart
1968 as Dignett
Crooks in Cloisters
★ 5.1
+
Crooks in Cloisters
1964 as Phineas

TV Shows

13 credits
The Buccaneers TV
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The Buccaneers
1956 as Old Man
No Hiding Place TV
+
No Hiding Place
1959
All Creatures Great and Small TV
+
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 as Dinsdale's Brother
Maigret TV
+
Maigret
1960 as Jacob
Sunday Night Theatre TV
+
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 as Old Man / Thin…
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV
+
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 as Fisherman
The Adventures of William Tell TV
+
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 as Josef
The Larkins TV
+
The Larkins
1958 as Ernshaw
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot TV
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 as Fisherman
Citizen Smith TV
+
Citizen Smith
1977 as Jack
Steptoe and Son TV
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Steptoe and Son
1962 as Albert Steptoe
They Met in a City TV
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They Met in a City
1961 as Pop
Never Say Die TV
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Never Say Die
1970