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Wilfrid Brambell

Comedian | * 03/22/1912 († 72, 01/18/1985) | Dublin (Ireland)
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974). He achieved international recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside the Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

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Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney f ...

In Search of the Castaways

G

1962 | 3.2/5 | 1h 38min
Adventure, Kids & Family
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Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of ...

A Hard Day's Night

G

1964 | 3.7/5 | 1h 28min
Music, Comedy
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Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the Wes ...

Steptoe and Son

Certification unknown

1972 | 3.4/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Drama
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Steptoe and Son

NR

1962 | 3.9/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Wilfrid Brambell as Actor(36)

as Porter1984 Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Robert Tucker (old age)1983 The Terence Davies Trilogy
as Robert Tucker1983 Death and Transfiguration
as Uncle Jocelyn1981 The Island of Adventure
as Ben Foxcroft1980 High Rise Donkey
as Alice B. Toklas1978 The Adventures of Picasso
as Bert Thompson1973 Holiday on the Buses
as Steptoe / Albert1973 Steptoe and Son Ride Again
as Albert Steptoe1972 Steptoe and Son
as Beech1971 Catch Me a Spy
as Henry Russell1970 Some Will, Some Won't
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)1969 Carry On Again Doctor
as Malipieri1969 Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
as Delivery man1968 Cry WoIf
as Dignett1968 Lionheart
as Master Loach1968 Witchfinder General
as Train Guard1966 Where the Bullets Fly
as White Rabbit1966 Alice in Wonderland
as Grandad1965 San Ferry Ann
1964 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Phineas1964 Crooks in Cloisters
as Junkman Fred1964 Go Kart Go
as Grandfather1964 A Hard Day's Night
as Harry1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Bill Gaye1962 In Search of the Castaways
as Norman Albert Brewer1962 The Boys
as Lock-Keeper1961 The Sinister Man
as Mr. Palmer senior1961 Flame in the Streets
as Postie1961 What a Whopper
as Verger1959 Serious Charge
1959 Captured
as Tramp1958 The Salvage Gang
1956 Break-In
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Arthur Moore1948 Another Shore
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)1947 Odd Man Out

TV Shows/Series with Wilfrid Brambell as Actor(12)

as Self (archive footage)1995 The Beatles Anthology
as Dinsdale's Brother1978 All Creatures Great and Small
as Jack1977 Citizen Smith
as Albert Steptoe1962 Steptoe and Son
as Jacob1960 Maigret
1959 No Hiding Place
as Josef1958 The Adventures of William Tell
as Fisherman1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Old Man1956 The Buccaneers
as Fisherman1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tramp1955 Quatermass II
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner1950 Sunday Night Theatre

Citizenship: Ireland
Born: Friday, 03/22 1912 (March) in Dublin (Ireland)
Died: Friday, 01/18 1985 (January) in Westminster (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Wilfrid Brambell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Wilfred Brambell"
"Wilfred Bramble"
Wilfrid Brambell frequently works together with these people:
Paul Eddington (33x, Actor)
Derren Nesbitt (14x, Actor)
Edward Judd (14x, Actor)
John Longden (13x, Actor)
Patrick Troughton (12x, Actor)
Willoughby Gray (12x, Actor)
Nigel Green (11x, Actor)
Ralph Smart (10x, Crew)
Reginald Hearne (10x, Actor)
Marius Goring (9x, Actor)
Ronald Hines (9x, Actor)
John Krish (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1026929, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024