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Home/People/Wilfrid Brambell
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Born
Mar 22, 1912Died: Jan 18, 1985
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

40
Movies
13
TV Shows
Also Known As
Wilfred Brambell
Wilfred Bramble
IMDb Profile

Wilfrid Brambell

Acting

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.
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poster

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

as Porter
1984
The Terence Davies Trilogy poster

The Terence Davies Trilogy

as Robert Tucker (old age)
1983
Death and Transfiguration poster

Death and Transfiguration

as Robert Tucker
1983
The Island of Adventure poster

The Island of Adventure

as Uncle Jocelyn
1981
High Rise Donkey poster

High Rise Donkey

as Ben Foxcroft
1980
The Adventures of Picasso poster

The Adventures of Picasso

as Alice B. Toklas
1978
Holiday on the Buses poster

Holiday on the Buses

as Bert Thompson
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again poster

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Albert Steptoe
1973
Steptoe & Son poster

Steptoe & Son

as Albert Steptoe
1972
Catch Me a Spy poster

Catch Me a Spy

as Beech
1971
Some Will, Some Won't poster

Some Will, Some Won't

as Henry Russell
1970
Carry On Again Doctor poster

Carry On Again Doctor

as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
1969
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence poster

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

as Malipieri
1969
Cry Wolf poster

Cry Wolf

as Delivery man
1968
Cry WoIf poster

Cry WoIf

as Delivery man
1968
Witchfinder General poster

Witchfinder General

as Master Loach
1968
Lionheart poster

Lionheart

as Dignett
1968
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

as White Rabbit
1966
Where the Bullets Fly poster

Where the Bullets Fly

as Train Guard
1966
Mano di velluto poster

Mano di velluto

as Erwin McGowan
1966