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
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe
Known For - TV Shows
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
Maigret
as Jacob
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
No Hiding Place
The Buccaneers
as Old Man
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
Citizen Smith
as Jack
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef