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Wilfrid Brambell
Born: 1912-03-22 in 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.
Rated Filmography (36)
Sorted by Score10.0
The Sinister Man
1961
7.7
Go Kart Go
1964
7.5
The Boys
1962
7.4
Holiday on the Buses
1973
7.3
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
1964
7.3
Odd Man Out
1947
6.9
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
6.8
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
6.8
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
6.5
Witchfinder General
1968
6.5
The Salvage Gang
1958
6.5
Lionheart
1968
6.5
In Search of the Castaways
1962
6.5
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983
6.4
San Ferry Ann
1965
6.3
Cry WoIf
1968
6.3
Steptoe & Son
1972
6.3
Flame in the Streets
1961
6.2
What a Whopper
1961
6.2
Serious Charge
1959
6.1
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
6.1
Death and Transfiguration
1983
6.0
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969
6.0
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
6.0
Alice in Wonderland
1966
6.0
The Government Inspector
1958
5.7
Another Shore
1948
5.7
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
5.6
Urge to Kill
1960
5.4
Crooks in Cloisters
1964
5.3
The Island of Adventure
1981
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
5.2
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
5.0
Catch Me a Spy
1971
4.2
Captured
1959