Over the years, he earned a new legion of fans – many born decades after his movie appearances – drawn to memes paying tribute to his mustache. In addition to Quaker Oats, he also appeared in commercials for the American Diabetes Association, where he used his raspy baritone to urge people to check their blood sugar often. His movie credits date to the 1970s and include “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Thing.” He also starred in several television shows, including NBC’s “Our House” as a gruff widower who asks his daughter-in-law and her children to live with him. I’m sad that I will no longer get to hear my friend’s wonderful stories. “He had a tough exterior and a tender heart. He said what he meant and he meant what he said,” Bensky said. “Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust. He’d been at the ICU, where he was getting treatment for medical problems and was on dialysis. George, Utah, his manager Lynda Bensky told CNN. He was 85.īrimley died Saturday while hospitalized in St. Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor who appeared on the big screen, television shows and Quaker Oats commercials, has died.
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