Wilfrid Brambell
Acting
Born 1912-03-22
Dublin, Ireland
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
Popular credits
A Hard Day's Night
Grandfather
Witchfinder General
Master Loach
Odd Man Out
Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
Bill Gaye
Holiday on the Buses
Bert Thompson
Carry On Again Doctor
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
The Adventures of Picasso
Alice B. Toklas
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Porter
All Creatures Great and Small
Dinsdale's Brother
Alice in Wonderland
White Rabbit
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Steptoe & Son
Albert Steptoe
Steptoe and Son
Albert Steptoe
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Albert Steptoe
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
Malipieri
Death and Transfiguration
Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy
Robert Tucker (old age)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Harry
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Fisherman
Crooks in Cloisters
Phineas