Wilfrid Brambell

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Filmography

Henry Wilfrid Brambell 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 film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Birth Name

Henry Wilfrid Brambell

Born

Friday, 22 March 1912

Died

Friday, 18 January 1985

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Beatles Anthology	Himself (archive footage)	1995
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Porter	1984
Death and Transfiguration	Robert Tucker	1983
The Terence Davies Trilogy	Robert Tucker (old age)	1983
3-2-1	Ebeneezer Scrooge	1978
The Adventures of Picasso	Alice B. Toklas	1978
All Creatures Great and Small	Dinsdale's Brother	1978
Citizen Smith	Jack	1977
Arena	Albert Steptoe (archive footage)	1975
Holiday on the Buses	Bert Thompson	1973

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Beatles Anthology	Himself (archive footage)	1995
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Porter	1984
Death and Transfiguration	Robert Tucker	1983
The Terence Davies Trilogy	Robert Tucker (old age)	1983
3-2-1	Ebeneezer Scrooge	1978
The Adventures of Picasso	Alice B. Toklas	1978
All Creatures Great and Small	Dinsdale's Brother	1978
Citizen Smith	Jack	1977
Arena	Albert Steptoe (archive footage)	1975
Holiday on the Buses	Bert Thompson	1973
Steptoe and Son Ride Again	Albert Steptoe	1973
Steptoe & Son	Albert Steptoe	1972
Catch Me a Spy	Beech	1971
Some Will, Some Won't	Henry Russell	1970
Carry on Again Doctor	Mr. Pullen	1969
Infanzia, vocazione e prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano	Malipiero	1969
Oh Brother!		1968
Witchfinder General	Master Loach (as Wilfred Brambell)	1968
Alice in Wonderland	White Rabbit	1966
Where the Bullets Fly	Train Guard	1966
San Ferry Ann	Grandad	1965
A Hard Day's Night	Grandfather	1964
Go Kart Go	Fred, Junkman	1964
NET Playhouse	Canon Chasuble	1964
Crooks in Cloisters	Phineas	1964
The Three Lives of Thomasina	Willie Bannock	1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee	Harry	1963
In Search of the Castaways	Bill Gaye	1962
The Boys	Robert Brewer	1962
Steptoe and Son	Albert Steptoe	1962
Comedy Playhouse	Albert Steptoe, Father, Sam Small	1961
The Sinister Man	Lock-Keeper	1961
What a Whopper	Postie	1961
Flame In The Streets	Mr. Palmer senior	1961
They Met in a City	Pop	1961
Citizen James		1960
Maigret	Jacob	1960
Arthur's Treasured Volumes	Henry, Mortimer Tadding	1960
Urge to Kill	Mr. Forsythe	1960
No Hiding Place	Belling, Jockey	1959
Serious Charge	Verger	1959
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre	Lock-Keeper (as Wilfred Brambell), Mr. Forsythe	1959
Captured		1959
Our Mutual Friend	Mr. 'Dolls'	1958
The Larkins	Ernshaw	1958
William Tell	Josef (as Wilfred Brambell)	1958
The Salvage Gang	The Tramp	1958
Hotel Imperial		1958
Sword of Freedom	Beppo	1958
Dry Rot	Tar Man	1956
The Buccaneers	Old Man	1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot	Fisherman (as Wilfred Brambell)	1956
Armchair Theatre	Mr. Finch, Rev. Canon Chasuble	1956
Quatermass II	Tramp	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood	Fisherman, Ned	1955
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
The Magical World of Disney	Willie Bannock, Bill Gaye	1954
The Quatermass Experiment	A Drunk	1953
Another Shore	Moore (as Wilfred Brambell)	1948