Acting · Dublin, Ireland · Born March 22, 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.
MovieSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Porter
MovieThe Terence Davies Trilogy
1983
as Robert Tucker (old age)
MovieDeath and Transfiguration
1983
as Robert Tucker
MovieThe Island of Adventure
1981
as Uncle Jocelyn
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Ben Foxcroft
MovieThe Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Alice B. Toklas
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Dinsdale's Brother
TVCitizen Smith
1977
as Jack
MovieHoliday on the Buses
1973
as Bert Thompson
MovieSteptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Albert Steptoe
MovieSteptoe & Son
1972
as Albert Steptoe
MovieCatch Me a Spy
1971
as Beech
Never Say Die
1970
as Albert
MovieSome Will, Some Won't
1970
as Henry Russell
MovieCarry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
MovieGiacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
1969
as Malipieri
MovieCry Wolf
1968
as Delivery man
MovieCry WoIf
1968
as Delivery man
MovieWitchfinder General
1968
as Master Loach
MovieLionheart
1968
as Dignett
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1966
as White Rabbit
MovieWhere the Bullets Fly
1966
as Train Guard
MovieMano di velluto
1966
as Erwin McGowan
MovieSan Ferry Ann
1965
as Grandad
The Importance of Being Earnest
1964
MovieA Hard Day's Night
1964
as Grandfather
MovieGo Kart Go
1964
as Junkman Fred
MovieCrooks in Cloisters
1964
as Phineas
MovieThe Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Willie Bannock
MovieThe Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Harry
MovieIn Search of the Castaways
1962
as Bill Gaye
MovieThe Boys
1962
as Norman Albert Brewer
TVSteptoe and Son
1962
as Albert Steptoe
MovieThe Sinister Man
1961
as Lock-Keeper
MovieWhat a Whopper
1961
as Postie
MovieFlame in the Streets
1961
as Mr. Palmer senior
They Met in a City
1961
as Pop
TVMaigret
1960
as Jacob
Theatre '70
1960
as Lon Waley
MovieUrge to Kill
1960
as Mr. Forsythe
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieSerious Charge
1959
as Verger
MovieCaptured
1959
TVThe Larkins
1958
as Ernshaw
TVThe Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Josef
MovieThe Salvage Gang
1958
as Tramp
MovieThe Government Inspector
1958
as The Postmaster
TVThe Buccaneers
1956
as Old Man
TVThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
as Fisherman
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Finch
MovieBreak-In
1956
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Fisherman
MovieNineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
MovieAnother Shore
1948
as Arthur Moore
MovieOdd Man Out
1947
as Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
