Wilfrid Brambell

Born March 22, 1912· Dublin, Ireland

† Died January 18, 1985

19Roles★ 6.7Average rating

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

A Hard Day's Night1964Witchfinder General1968Odd Man Out1947In Search of the Castaways1962

Filmography

YearRating

★ 5.2

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1984

Porter

★ 6.5

The Terence Davies Trilogy1983

Robert Tucker (old age)

★ 6.1

Death and Transfiguration1983

Robert Tucker

★ 6.9

The Adventures of Picasso1978

Alice B. Toklas

Series★ 7.8

All Creatures Great and Small1978

Dinsdale's Brother

★ 7.4

Holiday on the Buses1973

Bert Thompson

★ 6.8

Steptoe & Son Ride Again1973

Albert Steptoe

★ 6.3

Steptoe & Son1972

Albert Steptoe

★ 6

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence1969

Malipieri

★ 6.1

Carry On Again Doctor1969

Mr. Pullen (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Witchfinder General1968

Master Loach

★ 6

Alice in Wonderland1966

White Rabbit

★ 7.3

A Hard Day's Night1964

Grandfather

★ 6

The Small World of Sammy Lee1963

Harry

★ 6.8

The Three Lives of Thomasina1963

Willie Bannock

★ 6.5

In Search of the Castaways1962

Bill Gaye

Series★ 7.8

Steptoe and Son1962

Albert Steptoe

★ 7.3

Nineteen Eighty-Four1954

Old Man / Thin Prisoner

★ 7.3

Odd Man Out1947

Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)