Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/22/1912
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
Wilfred BrambellWilfred Bramble
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.
Known For
Lionheart
as Dignett
The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
Another Shore
as Arthur Moore
Captured
Unknown Role
Cry WoIf
as Delivery man
The Boys
as Norman Albert Brewer
Steptoe & Son
as Albert Steptoe
A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
Break-In
Unknown Role
Catch Me a Spy
as Beech
Odd Man Out
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Urge to Kill
as Mr. Forsythe
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker (old age)
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Malipieri
San Ferry Ann
as Grandad
The Government Inspector
as The Postmaster
Where the Bullets Fly
as Train Guard
The Sinister Man
as Lock-Keeper