Celebrity Death: Wilford Brimley (85)

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

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[archangel2]

Once worked as Howard Hughex body guard

 

[John Price]

rip

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

beetus

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

RIP

Honestly thought he was older then that

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

RIP king

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

He sure had one magnificent moustache

R.I.P.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

My grandfather was an extra on a movie set with him, dude was poundung back whiskey and would stay and drink with the extras

 

[Osprey]

A little known fact is that Wilford Brimley was in John Carpenter's The Thing. He was barely recognizable after hair and makeup got done with him.

 

[Saturated Fats]

One of those people who you couldn't imagine without their facial hair. RIP.

 

[HisIceness]

He did the world a favor in Family Guy



R.I.P.

 

[kihei]

I always found him an annoying actor but he got the most out of what he had to work with.

 

[KIRK]

His finest acting ever was in Absence of Malice. Kind of a so-so movie overall because of what (then at least) seemed like a far fetched plot, but when you only need a 10 minute scene to steal a movie that includes Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melinda Dillon, and Bob Balaban, you are that damn great as an actor:



(the whole scene is 10 minutes, and this is the 2 minute into to an inquiry conducted by Brimley)

 

[SJSharksfan39]

One of the mainstays of Daytime TV because of his advocacy for Diabetes.

 

[Osprey]

One of the mainstays of Daytime TV because of his advocacy for Diabetes.

I believe that you mean "Diabeetus."

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Huh. Had no idea he was still alive.

RIP

 

[ORRFForever]

His finest acting ever was in Absence of Malice. Kind of a so-so movie overall because of what (then at least) seemed like a far fetched plot, but when you only need a 10 minute scene to steal a movie that includes Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melinda Dillon, and Bob Balaban, you are that damn great as an actor:



(the whole scene is 10 minutes, and this is the 2 minute into to an inquiry conducted by Brimley)

Yes, this was my favourite performance.

P.S. Paul Newman sure is one ugly dude!!!!

 

[DoyleG]

RIP

Cause its the right thing to do.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

A little known fact is that Wilford Brimley was in John Carpenter's The Thing. He was barely recognizable after hair and makeup got done with him.

Holy hell I did not know this. Wow.

 

[ORRFForever]

Holy hell I did not know this. Wow.

Forgot about this. He was one of my favourite character actors.

 

[bigdirty]

The prototype of a grandpa.

 

[Eisen]

Me too, he looked like 85 in Cocoon.

RIP

Honestly thought he was older then that

 

[Osprey]

Me too, he looked like 85 in Cocoon.

That reminds me of a meme that I saw the other day:

 

[ORRFForever]

That reminds me of a meme that I saw the other day:

Just like John Mahoney from Frasier. He's looked old his whole career.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

He had aging effects in Cocoon, he was only 50

Just like John Mahoney from Frasier. He's looked old his whole career.

Now I remembered hes dead too