Date of Birth
27 September 1934,
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Allen Wilford Brimley
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
He was a farmer and rodeo rider who, after gaining weight, became a blacksmith and then a film actor.
Spouse
Trivia
Was a bodyguard to Howard Hughes.
Is diabetic
Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and spent three years in the Aleutian Islands.
Has three sons with wife Lynne Brimley: Bill Brimley, Jim Brimley and John Brimley.
Known to loosen up castmates, with small practical jokes, between takes. For example, while filming "Cocoon II" (1988), Courtney Cox-Arquette was caught off guard by whoopie cushion pranks.
Look, I like people very much. I'm not very good with People, but that doesn't mean I don't like them. I do like them. Because we actors are on that great big screen and so many people see us, we become familiar. People speak to us as if they've known us all our lives. That just tickles me to death.
I just try to be myself. (on his acting technique)
Where Are They Now
(May 2001) Announces radio adverts (U.S.) for Liberty Medical, a distributor of diabetes-detection equipment.
(January 2008) Endorsed U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) for President during the New Hampshire Republican primary.
