Wilfrid Brambell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 22, 1912

died

January 18, 1985

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Wilfred Brambell · Wilfred Bramble

total credits

38 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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A Hard Day's Night
7.3

A Hard Day's Night

1964as Grandfather
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
5.2

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

1984as Porter
In Search of the Castaways
6.5

In Search of the Castaways

1962as Bill Gaye
Odd Man Out
7.3

Odd Man Out

1947as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
6.5

Witchfinder General

1968as Master Loach
Catch Me a Spy
5.0

Catch Me a Spy

1971as Beech
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.3

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
6.0

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969as Malipieri
The Small World of Sammy Lee
6.0

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963as Harry
Alice in Wonderland
5.9

Alice in Wonderland

1966as White Rabbit
Steptoe & Son
6.3

Steptoe & Son

1972as Albert Steptoe
Serious Charge
6.2

Serious Charge

1959as Verger
Holiday on the Buses
7.4

Holiday on the Buses

1973as Bert Thompson
The Boys
7.5

The Boys

1962as Norman Albert Brewer
The Adventures of Picasso
7.0

The Adventures of Picasso

1978as Alice B. Toklas
Flame in the Streets
6.3

Flame in the Streets

1961as Mr. Palmer senior
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
6.8

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973as Albert Steptoe
Carry On Again Doctor
6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

1969as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Some Will, Some Won't
5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

1970as Henry Russell
The Terence Davies Trilogy
6.5

The Terence Davies Trilogy

1983as Robert Tucker (old age)
San Ferry Ann
6.4

San Ferry Ann

1965as Grandad
Go Kart Go
7.7

Go Kart Go

1964as Junkman Fred
What a Whopper
6.2

What a Whopper

1961as Postie
Cry WoIf
6.3

Cry WoIf

1968as Delivery man
Crooks in Cloisters
5.4

Crooks in Cloisters

1964as Phineas
The Sinister Man
10.0

The Sinister Man

1961as Lock-Keeper
Where the Bullets Fly
5.7

Where the Bullets Fly

1966as Train Guard
Another Shore
5.7

Another Shore

1948as Arthur Moore
The Island of Adventure
5.3

The Island of Adventure

1981as Uncle Jocelyn
Captured
4.2

Captured

1959
The Government Inspector
6.0

The Government Inspector

1958as The Postmaster
The Salvage Gang
6.5

The Salvage Gang

1958as Tramp
Mano di velluto

Mano di velluto

1966as Erwin McGowan
Break-In

Break-In

1956
Lionheart
6.5

Lionheart

1968as Dignett
Death and Transfiguration
5.9

Death and Transfiguration

1983as Robert Tucker
Urge to Kill
5.8

Urge to Kill

1960as Mr. Forsythe
Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

1968as Delivery man