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.

Personal Info

Id

10595

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-03-22

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

  • Wilfred Brambell
  • Wilfred Bramble
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    Known For

    A Hard Day's Night

    A Hard Day's

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

    Sword of the

    Steptoe & Son

    Steptoe & So

    Witchfinder General

    Witchfinder

    In Search of the Castaways

    In Search of

    Death and Transfiguration

    Death and Tr

    The Terence Davies Trilogy

    The Terence

    Holiday on the Buses

    Holiday on t

    Steptoe & Son Ride Again

    Steptoe & So

    Crooks in Cloisters

    Crooks in Cl

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    Some Will, S

    Another Shore

    Another Shor

    Where the Bullets Fly

    Where the Bu

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    San Ferry An

    Captured

    Captured

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    Urge to Kill

    The Salvage Gang

    The Salvage

    Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

    Giacomo Casa

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    The Importan

    The Sinister Man

    The Sinister

    The Boys

    The Boys

    The Small World of Sammy Lee

    The Small Wo

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    What a Whopp

    Cry WoIf

    Cry WoIf

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    Lionheart

    Go Kart Go

    Go Kart Go

    Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a S

    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Won

    Serious Charge

    Serious Char

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    Nineteen Eig

    Flame in the Streets

    Flame in the

    The Adventures of Picasso

    The Adventur

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    Break-In

    Carry On Again Doctor

    Carry On Aga

    Odd Man Out

    Odd Man Out

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    The Governme

    Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

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    1984

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

    asPorter

    1983

    The Terence Davies Trilogy

    asRobert Tucker (old age)

    1983

    Death and Transfiguration

    asRobert Tucker

    1981

    The Island of Adventure

    asUncle Jocelyn

    1980

    High Rise Donkey

    asBen Foxcroft

    1978

    The Adventures of Picasso

    asAlice B. Toklas

    1973

    Holiday on the Buses

    asBert Thompson

    1973

    Steptoe & Son Ride Again

    asAlbert Steptoe

    1972

    Steptoe & Son

    asAlbert Steptoe

    1971

    Catch Me a Spy

    asBeech

    1970

    Some Will, Some Won't

    asHenry Russell

    1969

    Carry On Again Doctor

    asMr. Pullen (uncredited)

    1969

    Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

    asMalipieri

    1968

    Cry Wolf

    asDelivery man

    1968

    Cry WoIf

    asDelivery man

    1968

    Witchfinder General

    asMaster Loach

    1968

    Lionheart

    asDignett

    1966

    Alice in Wonderland

    asWhite Rabbit

    1966

    Where the Bullets Fly

    asTrain Guard

    1965

    San Ferry Ann

    asGrandad

    1964

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    as

    1964

    A Hard Day's Night

    asGrandfather

    1964

    Go Kart Go

    asJunkman Fred

    1964

    Crooks in Cloisters

    asPhineas

    1963

    The Small World of Sammy Lee

    asHarry

    1962

    In Search of the Castaways

    asBill Gaye

    1962

    The Boys

    asNorman Albert Brewer

    1961

    The Sinister Man

    asLock-Keeper

    1961

    What a Whopper

    asPostie

    1961

    Flame in the Streets

    asMr. Palmer senior

    1960

    Urge to Kill

    asMr. Forsythe

    1959

    Serious Charge

    asVerger

    1959

    Captured

    as

    1958

    The Salvage Gang

    asTramp

    1958

    The Government Inspector

    asThe Postmaster

    1956

    Break-In

    as

    1954

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    asOld Man / Thin Prisoner

    1948

    Another Shore

    asArthur Moore

    1947

    Odd Man Out

    asStanding Passenger on Tram (uncredited)

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    (55 episode)asAlbert Steptoe

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    (1 episode)asJack

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    (1 episode)asOld Man

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    (1 episode)asFisherman

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    (1 episode)asFisherman

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    (1 episode)asJosef

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    (1 episode)asJacob

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    (1 episode)asErnshaw

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    (1 episode)asDinsdale's Brother

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    (1 episode)asOld Man / Thin Prisoner

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    (1 episode)asPop