Wilfrid Brambell
Acting
Born March 22, 1912 · Dublin, Ireland
Died January 18, 1985
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
Filmography
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Porter
Death and Transfiguration
1983 · Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983 · Robert Tucker (old age)
The Adventures of Picasso
1978 · Alice B. Toklas
Holiday on the Buses
1973 · Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 · Albert Steptoe
Steptoe & Son
1972 · Albert Steptoe
Catch Me a Spy
1971 · Beech
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969 · Malipieri
Carry On Again Doctor
1969 · Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Witchfinder General
1968 · Master Loach
Alice in Wonderland
1966 · White Rabbit
San Ferry Ann
1965 · Grandad
A Hard Day's Night
1964 · Grandfather
Crooks in Cloisters
1964 · Phineas
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963 · Harry
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963 · Willie Bannock
In Search of the Castaways
1962 · Bill Gaye
What a Whopper
1961 · Postie
Flame in the Streets
1961 · Mr. Palmer senior
Serious Charge
1959 · Verger
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Another Shore
1948 · Arthur Moore
Odd Man Out
1947 · Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)