Wilfrid Brambell

★ Acting #22,756

1912 - 1985 (age 72) • Acting

Born: 3/22/1912 in Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1/18/1985 (age 72)

Known for: Acting

Wilfrid Brambell

★ Acting #22,756

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

73%

Grandfather

1964

In Search of the Castaways

65%

Bill Gaye

1962

Holiday on the Buses

74%

Bert Thompson

1973

All Creatures Great and Small

78%

Dinsdale's Brother

1978

Alice in Wonderland

60%

White Rabbit

1966

Steptoe & Son

63%

Albert Steptoe

1972

Steptoe and Son

78%

Albert Steptoe

1962

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

68%

Albert Steptoe

1973

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

52%

Porter

1984

The Terence Davies Trilogy

65%

Robert Tucker (old age)

1983

Death and Transfiguration

61%

Robert Tucker

1983

The Island of Adventure

53%

Uncle Jocelyn

1981

High Rise Donkey

70%

Ben Foxcroft

1980

The Adventures of Picasso

69%

Alice B. Toklas

1978

All Creatures Great and Small

78%

Dinsdale's Brother

1978

Citizen Smith

68%

Jack

1977

Holiday on the Buses

74%

Bert Thompson

1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

68%

Albert Steptoe

1973

Steptoe & Son

63%

Albert Steptoe

1972

Catch Me a Spy

50%

Beech

1971

Never Say Die

Unknown

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

52%

Henry Russell

1970

Carry On Again Doctor

61%

Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

1969

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

60%

Malipieri

1969

Cry Wolf

Delivery man

1968

Cry WoIf

63%

Delivery man

1968

Witchfinder General

65%

Master Loach

1968

Lionheart

65%

Dignett

1968

Alice in Wonderland

60%

White Rabbit

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

57%

Train Guard

1966

Mano di velluto

Erwin McGowan

1966

San Ferry Ann

64%

Grandad

1965

The Importance of Being Earnest

1964

A Hard Day's Night

73%

Grandfather

1964

Go Kart Go

77%

Junkman Fred

1964

Crooks in Cloisters

54%

Phineas

1964