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Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Birthday: 1912-03-22 | Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1983
The Terence Davies Trilogy

as    Robert Tucker (old age)

1981
The Island of Adventure

as    Uncle Jocelyn

1980
High Rise Donkey

as    Ben Foxcroft

1978
The Adventures of Picasso

as    Alice B. Toklas

1973
Holiday on the Buses

as    Bert Thompson

1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as    Steptoe / Albert

1972
Steptoe & Son

as    Albert Steptoe

1968
Lionheart

as    Dignett

1968
Witchfinder General

as    Master Loach

1966
Where the Bullets Fly

as    Train Guard

1966
Alice in Wonderland

as    White Rabbit

1965
San Ferry Ann

as    Grandad

1964
A Hard Day's Night

as    Grandfather

1964
Go Kart Go

as    Junkman Fred

1964
Crooks in Cloisters

as    Phineas

1962
Steptoe and Son

as    Albert Steptoe

1962
In Search of the Castaways

as    Bill Gaye

1962
The Boys

as    Norman Albert Brewer

1961
The Sinister Man

as    Lock-Keeper

1961
Flame in the Streets

as    Mr. Palmer senior

1961
What a Whopper

as    Postie

1960
Urge to Kill

as    Mr. Forsythe

1958
The Government Inspector

as    The Postmaster

1958
The Salvage Gang

as    Tramp

1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four

as    Old Man / Thin Prisoner