
Wilfrid Brambell
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1912-03-22
- Died
- 1985-01-18
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Fisherman

No Hiding Place
1959

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Dinsdale's Brother

Maigret
1960
as Jacob

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

The Buccaneers
1956
as Old Man

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Fisherman

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Josef

Citizen Smith
1977
as Jack

The Larkins
1958
as Ernshaw
Theatre '70
1960
as Lon Waley

Steptoe and Son
1962
as Albert Steptoe

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Finch / Rev. Canon Chasuble
They Met in a City
1961
as Pop
Never Say Die
1970
as Albert
Movies (41)

A Hard Day's Night
1964
as Grandfather

Captured
1959

Break-In
1956

Cry Wolf
1968
as Delivery man

Witchfinder General
1968
as Master Loach

In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Bill Gaye

San Ferry Ann
1965
as Grandad

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Porter

The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Alice B. Toklas

Alice in Wonderland
1966
as White Rabbit

Odd Man Out
1947
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Mano di velluto
1966
as Erwin McGowan

Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Phineas

Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Henry Russell

Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Beech

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Albert Steptoe

Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Bert Thompson

The Boys
1962
as Norman Albert Brewer

Where the Bullets Fly
1966
as Train Guard

The Salvage Gang
1958
as Tramp

Flame in the Streets
1961
as Mr. Palmer senior

The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Willie Bannock

The Island of Adventure
1981
as Uncle Jocelyn

Death and Transfiguration
1983
as Robert Tucker

The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Harry

The Government Inspector
1958
as The Postmaster
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964

What a Whopper
1961
as Postie

The Sinister Man
1961
as Lock-Keeper

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969
as Malipieri

Another Shore
1948
as Arthur Moore

Serious Charge
1959
as Verger

Steptoe & Son
1972
as Albert Steptoe

The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983
as Robert Tucker (old age)

Go Kart Go
1964
as Junkman Fred
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Ben Foxcroft

Cry WoIf
1968
as Delivery man

Urge to Kill
1960
as Mr. Forsythe

Lionheart
1968
as Dignett
About Wilfrid Brambell
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. With 56 credits spanning from 1947 to 1984, Wilfrid Brambell has appeared in 41 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wilfrid Brambell Movies
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) — as Grandfather
- Captured (1959)
- Break-In (1956)
- Cry Wolf (1968) — as Delivery man
- Witchfinder General (1968) — as Master Loach
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