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Wilford Brimley

1934 - 2020

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Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working odd jobs in the 1950s, Brimley started working as an extra and stuntman in Western films in the late 1960s. He became an established character actor in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), and Cocoon (1985). Brimley was known for playing characters at times much older than his age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilford Brimley is the 1,052nd most popular actor (up from 1,284th in 2019), the 2,045th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,238th in 2019) and the 521st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Wilford Brimley ranks 1,052 out of 13,578. Before him are Jesper Christensen, Sofía Vergara, Song Hye-rim, Adam Scott, Charlie Murphy, and Anita Pallenberg. After him are Khloé Kardashian, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jackie Coogan, David Keith, Katharine Ross, and Scarlett Johansson.

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Among people born in 1934, Wilford Brimley ranks 102. Before him are Pedro Pires, Clive Granger, Franc Rode, Valery Bykovsky, Zurab Tsereteli, and Rossana Podestà. After him are Armi Kuusela, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Ornella Vanoni, Anton Geesink, Valentin Ivanov, and Fredric Jameson. Among people deceased in 2020, Wilford Brimley ranks 98. Before him are Ken Robinson, Momčilo Krajišnik, Kelly Preston, Olof Thunberg, Chuck Yeager, and Clive Cussler. After him are Mahmoud Jibril, Carl Reiner, Ida Haendel, Gérard Houllier, Dana Zátopková, and Pat Patterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilford Brimley ranks 2,045 out of 20,380. Before him are Adam Scott (1973), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Fats Domino (1928), Charlie Murphy (1959), John Sturges (1910), and Robert J. Shiller (1946). After him are Khloé Kardashian (1984), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), Ray Ewry (1873), Jackie Coogan (1914), David Keith (1954), and Katharine Ross (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wilford Brimley ranks 521. Before him are Bill Pullman (1953), Gene Tierney (1920), Ed Lauter (1938), Don Ameche (1908), Adam Scott (1973), and Charlie Murphy (1959). After him are Khloé Kardashian (1984), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), Jackie Coogan (1914), David Keith (1954), Katharine Ross (1940), and Scarlett Johansson (1984).

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