Wilfrid Brambell
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
1964
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Porter
1984
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
1972
Witchfinder General
as Master Loach
1968
In Search of the Castaways
as Bill Gaye
1962
Death and Transfiguration
as Robert Tucker
1983
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age)
1983
Holiday on the Buses
as Bert Thompson
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe
1973
Crooks in Cloisters
as Phineas
1964
Some Will, Some Won't
as Henry Russell
1970
Another Shore
as Arthur Moore
1948
Where the Bullets Fly
as Train Guard
1966
San Ferry Ann
as Grandad
1965
Captured
1959
Urge to Kill
as Mr. Forsythe
1960
The Salvage Gang
as Tramp
1958
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri
1969
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
The Sinister Man
as Lock-Keeper
1961
TV Appearances
Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
1962
Citizen Smith
as Jack
1977
The Buccaneers
as Old Man
1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
1955
No Hiding Place
1959
Never Say Die
1970
The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef
1958
Maigret
as Jacob
1960
The Larkins
as Ernshaw
1958
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
1978
Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1950