'Cocoon' actor Wilford Brimley dies age 85

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Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included Cocoon, The Natural and The Firm, has died aged 85.

Shannen Doherty paid tribute to her friend and late co-star Wilford Brimley shortly after his death this week at age 85. The actress appeared alongside Brimley in the 1986 NBC drama “Our House.” The show aired for two seasons and focused on Brimley's character as a retired widower who invites his daughter-in-law and her three children to move in with him following the death of his son.

Wilford Brimley, the actor with the walrus mustache whose down-home geniality seen in such films as Cocoon, The Natural and Absence of Malice endeared him to moviegoers, has died. He was 85.

Shannen Doherty is paying tribute to Wilford Brimley, who she starred with on Our House.

RIP #WilfordBrimley We didn’t always see eye 2 eye but I owe this Cocoon scene to Wilfred who asked me to throw out the script & let him improvise while fishing w/the boy. I agreed & shot a few 3-camera set-ups & he was brilliant & honest in every take https://t.co/yADBwFxvdR…— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) August 2, 2020While Brimley was known in later years for his Quaker Oats commercials and the infamous “diabeetus” meme, “Cocoon” was a part of a series of acclaimed performances for him in the 1980s, including as Roy Hobbs’ manager Pop Fisher in “The Natural” and as the scientist-turned-abomination Dr.

American actor and singer Wilford Brimley, 85, who has appeared on many TV shows like The Firm, and In & Out has died. Brimley died Saturday while hospitalized in St.

Wilford Brimley was a character actor known for his gruff and grumpy persona in movies including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” television shows such as “The Waltons” and “Our House,” and commercials for Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical’s supplies for diabetes patients. Brimley began his acting career relatively late in life and hadn’t dreamed of being on the silver screen as a young man. Instead, the Salt Lake City native had a career working with horses after serving in the U.S.

Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon”, “The Natural” and “The Firm”, has died. He was 85.

Wilford Brimley has died at the age of 85. The actor - who starred in films such as 'Cocoon', 'The China Syndrome', 'The Thing', and 'The Natural' - died at his home in Utah on Saturday morning (01.08.20).

Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Firm,” has died. He was 85.

Cocoon and The Firm, has died aged 85.His death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by his manager Lynda Bensky, who said the actor died on Saturday morning (August 1) in Utah.Brimley had been on dialysis and had other medical issues and was in the intensive care unit in St. George, Utah ahead of his death.“Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust,” Bensky said in a statement.

that he had been sick for two months with a kidney ailment.Brimley became a spokesperson for diabetes education after learning he had the disease in the late 70s. The diagnosis led him to his gig with the Quaker Oats brand in the 80s and 90s, encouraging viewers to eat the healthy cereal because «it’s the right thing to do.»Brimley is survived by his wife, Beverly, and his three children.Shortly after news broke, a number of Brimley's fans and celebrity friends took to Twitter to pay tribute to the beloved actor, including Stephen Colbert.«RIP Wilford Brimley,» he wrote.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterWilford Brimley, best known for his roles in “The Natural,” the 1982 remake of “The Thing,” “The Firm” and “Cocoon,” died on Saturday. He was 85.His agent, Lynda Bensky, told The New York Times that he had been sick with a kidney problem for two months.Brimley was also famous for the series of commercials for Quaker Oats in which he appeared.Pauline Kael ably summed up his appeal in a few words.

Wilford Brimley has sadly passed away at the age of 85.

Wilford Brimley, the actor known for his work in “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Thing,” has died. He was 85.Brimley, whose additional credits include “The Electric Horseman” and “The Hotel New Hampshire,” died Saturday at his Utah home, a rep for the actor confirmed to Deadline.Born in 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Brimley had a film and television career with scores of roles to his name.

New York Times.The Utah native found his breakthrough role in a recurring role in the 1970s period drama “The Waltons.” Soon, he played a range of often crotchety characters on the big screen, including a nuclear power plant engineer in 1979’s “The China Syndrome,” a tenacious district attorney in 1981’s “Absence of Malice” and a country music manager in 1983’s “Tender Mercies.”His biggest role may have come in Ron Howard’s 1985 hit “Cocoon” as the leader of a group of senior-citizen outcasts who discover a swimming pool that magically restores their youth — a character that was significantly older than his then age of 49.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsWilford Brimley, the actor known for his work in Cocoon, The Natural and The Thing, has died. He was 85.Brimley, whose additional credits include The Electric Horseman and The Hotel New Hampshire, died Saturday at his Utah home, a rep for the actor confirmed to Deadline.Born in 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Brimley had a film and television career with scores of roles to his name.