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Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Acting Born: March 22, 1912 • 72 years old (deceased) • 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.

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Also Known As

Wilfred BrambellWilfred Bramble

Known For

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Dinsdale's Brother

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Fisherman

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as Old Man

Maigret

Maigret

as Jacob

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

as Alice B. Toklas

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as Josef

The Larkins

The Larkins

as Ernshaw

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Fisherman

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as Albert Steptoe

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

as Grandfather

Citizen Smith

Citizen Smith

as Jack

Captured

Captured

Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

as Master Loach

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

as Bill Gaye

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

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

as Porter

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)