Wilfrid Brambell

Born: 1912-03-22, Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1985-01-18

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.

Filmography

• All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
• Steptoe and Son (1962)
• Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
• Cry Wolf (1968)
• Break-In (1956)
• Picassos äventyr (1978)
• Witchfinder General (1968)
• Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
• In Search of the Castaways (1962)
• What a Whopper (1961)
• The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
• San Ferry Ann (1965)
• Mano di velluto (1966)
• Flame in the Streets (1961)
• Catch Me a Spy (1971)
• Steptoe & Son (1972)
• Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
• Holiday on the Buses (1973)
• Infanzia, vocazione e prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano (1969)
• The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
• Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
• Death and Transfiguration (1983)
• Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
• The Sinister Man (1961)
• The Government Inspector (1958)
• Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
• The Salvage Gang (1958)
• Another Shore (1948)
• Cry WoIf (1968)
• Serious Charge (1959)