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Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

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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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The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology

1995

as Self (archive footage)

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

1984

as Porter

The Terence Davies Trilogy

The Terence Davies Trilogy

1983

as Robert Tucker (old age)

Death and Transfiguration

Death and Transfiguration

1983

as Robert Tucker

The Island of Adventure

The Island of Adventure

1981

as Uncle Jocelyn

High Rise Donkey

High Rise Donkey

1980

as Ben Foxcroft

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978

as Alice B. Toklas

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

1978

as Dinsdale's Brother

Citizen Smith

Citizen Smith

1977

as Jack

Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses

1973

as Bert Thompson

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

as Steptoe / Albert

Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

1972

as Albert Steptoe

Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

1971

as Beech

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

as Henry Russell

Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969

as Malipieri

Cry WoIf

Cry WoIf

1968

as Delivery man

Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

1968

as Master Loach

Lionheart

Lionheart

1968

as Dignett

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

as White Rabbit

Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

as Train Guard

San Ferry Ann

San Ferry Ann

1965

as Grandad

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1964

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as Grandfather

Go Kart Go

Go Kart Go

1964

as Junkman Fred

Crooks in Cloisters

Crooks in Cloisters

1964

as Phineas

The Small World of Sammy Lee

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963

as Harry

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

as Bill Gaye

The Boys

The Boys

1962

as Norman Albert Brewer

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

1962

as Albert Steptoe

The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

1961

as Lock-Keeper

What a Whopper

What a Whopper

1961

as Postie

Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

as Mr. Palmer senior

Maigret

Maigret

1960

as Jacob

Urge to Kill

Urge to Kill

1960

as Mr. Forsythe

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Serious Charge

Serious Charge

1959

as Verger

Captured

Captured

1959

The Larkins

The Larkins

1958

as Ernshaw

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

as Josef

The Salvage Gang

The Salvage Gang

1958

as Tramp

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1956

as Old Man

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956

as Fisherman

Break-In

Break-In

1956

Quatermass II

Quatermass II

1955

as Tramp

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

as Fisherman

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

as Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Another Shore

Another Shore

1948

as Arthur Moore

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947

as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)