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. “Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust,” Bensky said in a statement. He was one of a kind.”Barbara Hershey, who met Brimley on 1995′s Last of the Dogmen, called him “a wonderful man and actor. I was overjoyed making those scenes and especially working with Wilford Brimley”. As a vocalist, he made albums including This Time The Dream’s On Me and Wilford Brimley with the Jeff Hamilton Trio.

Source: Irish Independent August 02, 2020 09:45 UTC