
Acting
Wilfrid Brambell
Dublin, IrelandBorn 1912
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.
37
Films
11
TV Shows
Known For
48 Credits
All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's Brother
1978

No Hiding Place
1959

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Fisherman
1955

Sunday Night Theatre
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
1950

The Buccaneers
as Old Man
1956

Maigret
as Jacob
1960

The Adventures of Picasso
as Alice B. Toklas
1978

The Adventures of William Tell
as Josef
1958

The Larkins
as Ernshaw
1958

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Fisherman
1956

Steptoe and Son
as Albert Steptoe
1962

A Hard Day's Night
as Grandfather
1964