Wilfrid Brambell
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1912-03-22 – 1985-01-18
Place of birth: 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
A Hard Day's Night
1964Grandfather
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984Porter
Steptoe & Son
1972Albert Steptoe
Witchfinder General
1968Master Loach
In Search of the Castaways
1962Bill Gaye
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983Robert Tucker (old age)
Death and Transfiguration
1983Robert Tucker
Holiday on the Buses
1973Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973Albert Steptoe
Crooks in Cloisters
1964Phineas
Some Will, Some Won't
1970Henry Russell
Another Shore
1948Arthur Moore
Where the Bullets Fly
1966Train Guard
San Ferry Ann
1965Grandad
Captured
1959
Urge to Kill
1960Mr. Forsythe
The Salvage Gang
1958Tramp
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969MalipieriThe Importance of Being Earnest
1964