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Wilfrid Brambell

Cast & creator

Wilfrid Brambell

1912-03-22 (died at 72) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for All Creatures Great and Small, No Hiding Place, The Adventures of Robin Hood

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.

Also known as: Wilfred Brambell, Wilfred Bramble

Movies

40

film credits

Series

18

television credits

Career

58

1947–1984 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Dinsdale's Brother · 1978

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Acting · 1959

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Fisherman · 1955

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Old Man / Thin Prisoner · 1950

Maigret

Maigret

Jacob · 1960

Across film & television

Filmography (58)

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Showing 58 of 58 credits

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Dinsdale's Brother

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Fisherman

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

Maigret

Maigret

Jacob

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

Old Man

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Fisherman

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

Josef

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

Albert Steptoe

The Larkins

The Larkins

Ernshaw

Citizen Smith

Citizen Smith

Jack

Theatre '70

Lon Waley

Bleak House

Bleak House

Mr Krook

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Grandfather

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

Delivery man

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Mr. Finch

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Rev. Canon Chasuble

Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

Master Loach

Spooky

Spooky

The Sexton

They Met in a City

Pop

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

Porter

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

Alice B. Toklas

The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Willie Bannock

Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

The Terence Davies Trilogy

The Terence Davies Trilogy

Robert Tucker (old age)

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Bill Gaye

Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly

Train Guard

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Albert Steptoe

Captured

Captured

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

Malipieri

Never Say Die

Albert

The Small World of Sammy Lee

The Small World of Sammy Lee

Harry

Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses

Bert Thompson

Break-In

Break-In

Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

Beech

The Island of Adventure

The Island of Adventure

Uncle Jocelyn

Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

Albert Steptoe

San Ferry Ann

San Ferry Ann

Grandad

Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

Mr. Palmer senior

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Henry Russell

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

White Rabbit

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

Lock-Keeper

Mano di velluto

Mano di velluto

Erwin McGowan

Crooks in Cloisters

Crooks in Cloisters

Phineas

What a Whopper

What a Whopper

Postie

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

The Postmaster

The Boys

The Boys

Norman Albert Brewer

The Salvage Gang

The Salvage Gang

Tramp

Death and Transfiguration

Death and Transfiguration

Robert Tucker

Go Kart Go

Go Kart Go

Junkman Fred

Serious Charge

Serious Charge

Verger

High Rise Donkey

Ben Foxcroft

Urge to Kill

Urge to Kill

Mr. Forsythe

Another Shore

Another Shore

Arthur Moore

Lionheart

Lionheart

Dignett