Wilfrid Brambell
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-03-22 in Dublin, Ireland
Died
1985-01-18
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.
Most Known For
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
No Hiding Place
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
Maigret
as Jacob
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef
The Buccaneers
as Old Man
Captured
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
The Larkins
as Ernshaw
Citizen Smith
as Jack
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
They Met in a City
as Pop
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner