Wilford Brimley, actor in ‘Cocoon’ and ‘The Natural,’ dies at 85

The Los Angeles Times ^ | 8/1/2020

[JaguarXKE]

He was really good in The Firm That was one of my favorites too. Another was Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.

[ifinnegan]

Yes. My thoughts exactly.

He played old. I thought he was a lot older.

[Impy]

RIP

[deek69]

Wilford Brimley on Craig Ferguson

https://www.reddit.com/r/craigferguson/comments/i26qsp/craig_ferguson_112311_late_late_show_wilford/

[Pontiac]

Another was Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.

An under rated movie.

[JaguarXKE]

Agreed. And Joel Grey did a convincing job as Chiun.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

He was also in “High Rode to China” with Bess Armstrong and some pretty much unknown actor named Tom Selleck. Funny as could be. RIP.

[Pocketdoor]

I liked him... But I thought he was 85 in ‘85.

[SkyPilot]

He was a great actor.

IMDB posted trivia about the 1982 movie "The Thing" by John Carpenter.

It says:

Wilford Brimley, being a real cowboy, didn't have any issues handling some of the disgusting props used in the dissection sequences. When John Carpenter asked him what he thought of in the more intense scenes, Brimley would reply, "I'm picking up my laundry."

Brimley was a real cowboy at on time. Fascinating life he had.

[Larry Lucido]

RIP

[ArcadeQuarters]

He was born old like Don Knotts, Abe Vigoda and Ernest Borgnine.

[RoosterRedux]

That means Brimley was only 50 years old when he played a retiree in Cocoon in 1985.

[NTHockey]

Remo Williams is one of my favorites. Too bad they didn’t make a franchise out of it, like Rambo and Rocky. Don’t expect to see it much longer. Joel Grey’s portrayal of Chiun wouldn’t be allowed in today’s madness.

[ByteMercenary]

HRtC is one of the movies I want with me if stranded on an island.

[T-Bird45]

Anybody trying to wipe out Joel Grey’s acting as Chinese ought to be hoisted on their own petard by claiming they are actually being homophobic in their efforts to hide Grey’s performance. It might be highly entertaining to watch them try to dance around that charge.

[americas.best.days...]

Must’ve been a government employee, retired at 50.

[rlmorel]

I always liked him in his acting roles. No idea about his politics, and I like that too. RIP.

[GOPsterinMA]

RIP. Another “that guy” gone.

Only 10 years older than Tom Selleck.

[who knows what evil?]

Still enoy ‘Remo Willaims’ when it pops up on a free stream...always thought the title was a mistake...people knew Remo as ‘The Destroyer’.

[nomorelurker]

The Thing is my favorite role of his. Even better than The Natural, but I seem to YouTube The Natural scenes more often, better move overall.