Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Wilfrid Brambell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 37Series: 11
TMDB ID: 10595
IMDb ID: nm0104183
Known for: Acting
Born: March 22, 1912
Died: January 18, 1985
Age: 72
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 1984
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q1292756
Also known as
Wilfred Brambell • Wilfred Bramble
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Wilfrid Brambell.
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
1984 Movie
6.2
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age)
1983 Movie
5.7
Death and Transfiguration
as Robert Tucker
1983 Movie
6.9
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
1978 Movie
7.4
Holiday on the Buses
as Bert Thompson
1973 Movie
6.8
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe
1973 Movie
6.2
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
1972 Movie
4.6
Catch Me a Spy
as Beech
1971 Movie
4.8
Some Will, Some Won't
as Henry Russell
1970 Movie
6.1
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
1969 Movie
5.9
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri
1969 Movie
Cry Wolf
as Delivery man
1968 Movie
6.0
Cry WoIf
as Delivery man
1968 Movie
6.5
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
1968 Movie
6.0
Lionheart
as Dignett
1968 Movie
5.9
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
1966 Movie
4.5
Where the Bullets Fly
as Train Guard
1966 Movie
Mano di velluto
as Erwin McGowan
1966 Movie
6.3
San Ferry Ann
as Grandad
1965 Movie
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
1964 Movie
6.5
Go Kart Go
as Junkman Fred
1964 Movie
5.1
Crooks in Cloisters
as Phineas
1964 Movie
5.9
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Harry
1963 Movie
6.5
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
1962 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Wilfrid Brambell.
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
Citizen Smith
as Jack • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.8
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe • 55 eps
1962 Series
7.2
Maigret
as Jacob • 1 eps
1960 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
2 eps
1959 Series
7.0
The Larkins
as Ernshaw • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.3
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef • 1 eps
1958 Series
5.5
The Buccaneers
as Old Man • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.5
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.3
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner • 1 eps
1950 Series