Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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A Hard Day's Night (1964) — Grandfather
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Witchfinder General (1968) — Master Loach
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Odd Man Out (1947) — Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
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In Search of the Castaways (1962) — Bill Gaye
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Holiday on the Buses (1973) — Bert Thompson
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Carry On Again Doctor (1969) — Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Picasso (1978) — Alice B. Toklas
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) — Porter
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The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) — Willie Bannock
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All Creatures Great and Small (1978) — Dinsdale's Brother
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Alice in Wonderland (1966) — White Rabbit
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) — Old Man / Thin Prisoner
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Steptoe & Son (1972) — Albert Steptoe
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Steptoe and Son (1962) — Albert Steptoe
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Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973) — Albert Steptoe
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Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) — Malipieri
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Death and Transfiguration (1983) — Robert Tucker
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The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) — Robert Tucker (old age)
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The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) — Harry
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Fisherman
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Crooks in Cloisters (1964) — Phineas
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Catch Me a Spy (1971) — Beech
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What a Whopper (1961) — Postie
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Maigret (1960) — Jacob
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Citizen Smith (1977) — Jack
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San Ferry Ann (1965) — Grandad
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Flame in the Streets (1961) — Mr. Palmer senior
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Another Shore (1948) — Arthur Moore
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Serious Charge (1959) — Verger
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Captured (1959)
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The Boys (1962) — Norman Albert Brewer
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Armchair Theatre (1956) — Mr. Finch
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Some Will, Some Won't (1970) — Henry Russell
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The Buccaneers (1956) — Old Man
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) — Fisherman
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The Larkins (1958) — Ernshaw
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The Salvage Gang (1958) — Tramp
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No Hiding Place (1959)
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The Adventures of William Tell (1958) — Josef
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Where the Bullets Fly (1966) — Train Guard