Wilfrid Brambell

Actor · Crew· Dublin, Ireland

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.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

A Hard Day's Nightposter

A Hard Day's Night

Grandfather · 1964

Witchfinder Generalposter

Witchfinder General

Master Loach · 1968

Odd Man Outposter

Odd Man Out

Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited) · 1947

In Search of the Castawaysposter

In Search of the Castaways

Bill Gaye · 1962

Carry On Again Doctorposter

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

Holiday on the Busesposter

Holiday on the Buses

Bert Thompson · 1973

The Adventures of Picassoposter

The Adventures of Picasso

Alice B. Toklas · 1978

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knightposter

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Porter · 1984

Filmography

32 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1984	Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Porter	Film
1983	The Terence Davies Trilogy	Robert Tucker (old age)	Film
1983	Death and Transfiguration	Robert Tucker	Film
1981	The Island of Adventure	Uncle Jocelyn	Film
1980	High Rise Donkey	Ben Foxcroft	Film
1978	The Adventures of Picasso	Alice B. Toklas	Film
1973	Steptoe & Son Ride Again	Albert Steptoe	Film
1973	Holiday on the Buses	Bert Thompson	Film
1972	Steptoe & Son	Albert Steptoe	Film
1971	Catch Me a Spy	Beech	Film
1970	Some Will, Some Won't	Henry Russell	Film
1970	Never Say Die	Albert	TV
1969	Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence	Malipieri	Film
1968	Witchfinder General	Master Loach	Film
1966	Alice in Wonderland	White Rabbit	Film
1966	Where the Bullets Fly	Train Guard	Film
1965	San Ferry Ann	Grandad	Film
1964	Crooks in Cloisters	Phineas	Film
1964	Go Kart Go	Junkman Fred	Film
1964	The Importance of Being Earnest		Film
1964	A Hard Day's Night	Grandfather	Film
1963	The Small World of Sammy Lee	Harry	Film
1963	The Three Lives of Thomasina	Willie Bannock	Film
1962	In Search of the Castaways	Bill Gaye	Film
1962	Steptoe and Son	Albert Steptoe	TV
1961	Flame in the Streets	Mr. Palmer senior	Film
1959	Captured		Film
1959	Serious Charge	Verger	Film
1958	The Salvage Gang	Tramp	Film
1954	Nineteen Eighty-Four	Old Man / Thin Prisoner	Film
1948	Another Shore	Arthur Moore	Film
1947	Odd Man Out	Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)	Film

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