View attachment 67289769 I think it's obvious what's happened here. [27] In 2009, they founded the nonprofit organization Hands Across the Saddle (HATS) in the Big Horn Basin. His talks about diabetes have become an internet phenomenon and a meme due to Brimley's dialectal pronunciation of "diabetes" as "diabeetus" /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ contrasting with his overall serious tone, although both pronunciations have been included in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. He was born in Utah in 1934, and after dropping out of school at 14 worked as a cowboy and horse wrangler before serving a hitch in the Marines. He was 85 years old. For years he was pitchman for Quaker Oats and in recent years appeared in a series of diabetes spots that turned him at one point into a social media sensation. Brimley died Saturday in a St. George, Utah hospital of a kidney ailment. Wilford Brimley, the actor known for films including “Cocoon” and “The Firm,” died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital, according to his manager. Those whose viewing leans to the small rather than the large screen may remember Brimley from The Waltons, or from his long-running commercials for Quaker Oats. Brimley was never the star of the show. Because of his Western bona fides, I found it a bit surprising when reviewing Brimley’s filmography for this article to find that he didn’t play in that many Westerns. 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Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor who appeared on the big screen, television shows and Quaker Oats commercials, has died. [21], Brimley has been described as "a fine singer with a warm, rich voice". [3] He then began shoeing horses for film and television. Sections. [14] After several more years of independent film and TV acting, Brimley had a supporting role in Did You Hear About the Morgans? Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 27, 1934. Before Wilford Brimley was an actor, Robert Redford knew him as a guy who knew horses. This may be why he always seems honest on the screen and never seems to be acting. Wilford Brimley, the unlikely character actor who brought both curmudgeonry and geniality to films like Cocoon, The China Syndrome, The Natural and Tender Mercies, has died at the age of 85. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) honored him in 2008 with an award to recognize his lifetime of service. No scolding or virtue-signaling from our Wilford. In the movie The Thing (1982) he played the role of Blair, the biologist of a group of men at an American research station in Antarctica who encounter a dangerous alien that can perfectly imitate other organisms. Wilford Brimley Dies, Legendary Actor, the Face of Quaker Oats Was 85. A fine American. Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to the star of film such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He worked as a cowboy in Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona, before he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served in the Aleutian … Brimley had an hourglass figure with most of his sand in the middle. COCOON and The Thing actor Wilford Brimley has died at the age of 85 in hospital, says his manager who praised his "tender heart". Brimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. 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