Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 22, 1912
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
- Wilfred Brambell
- Wilfred Bramble
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.
Known For - Movies
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
The Boys
as Norman Albert Brewer
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
What a Whopper
as Postie
Catch Me a Spy
as Beech
Known For - TV Shows
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
No Hiding Place
Maigret
as Jacob
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
The Buccaneers
as Old Man
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
The Larkins
as Ernshaw