Wilfrid Brambell
- Schauspiel
- 22. März 1912 · Dublin, Ireland
- 18. Januar 1985
Biografie
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish actor best known for his role as Albert Steptoe in the BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son. He began his acting career in theatre before appearing in British films and television productions, including The Quatermass Experiment (1953), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954), In Search of the Castaways (1962), and Holiday on the Buses (1973). In 1964, he gained international recognition for his role as Paul McCartney's fictional grandfather in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night. Following the success of Steptoe and Son, Brambell continued to perform in theatre, film and television, including a leading role in the stage play The Banana Box (1971) and a critically acclaimed performance in Terence Davies' short film Death and Transfiguration (1983). Brambell was born in Dublin, Ireland, and began performing as a child, entertaining wounded soldiers during the First World War. Before becoming a professional actor, he worked as a reporter for The Irish Times and performed at Dublin's Abbey Theatre. During the Second World War, he served with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), entertaining British military personnel. Brambell died of cancer at his home in Westminster, London, on 18 January 1985, aged 72.
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Filmografie
- Camelot - Der Fluch des goldenen Schwertes · Porter
- The Terence Davies Trilogy · Robert Tucker (old age)
- Death and Transfiguration · Robert Tucker
- Spooky · The Sexton
- The Island of Adventure · Uncle Jocelyn
- High Rise Donkey · Ben Foxcroft
- Die Abenteuer des Herrn Picasso · Alice B. Toklas
- Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh · Dinsdale's Brother
- Citizen Smith · Jack
- Ein irrer Trip im Wahnsinnsbus · Bert Thompson
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again · Albert Steptoe
- Harold und die Stripperin · Albert Steptoe
- Catch Me a Spy · Beech
- Never Say Die · Albert
- Die eine will’s, die andere nicht · Henry Russell
- Ist ja irre - Das total verrückte Irrenhaus · Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
- Kindheit, Berufung und erste Erlebnisse des Venezianers Giacomo Casanova · Malipieri
- Cry Wolf · Delivery man
- Der Hexenjäger · Master Loach
- Lionheart · Dignett
- Alice in Wonderland · White Rabbit
- Where the Bullets Fly · Train Guard
- Mano di velluto · Erwin McGowan
- San Ferry Ann · Grandad
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! · Grandfather
- Go Kart Go · Junkman Fred
- Nicht mit uns, Herr Kommissar · Phineas
- Die drei Leben von Thomasina · Willie Bannock
- Der Gehetzte von Soho · Harry
- Die Abenteuer des Kapitän Grant · Bill Gaye
- The Boys · Norman Albert Brewer
- Harold und die Stripperin · Albert Steptoe
- The Sinister Man · Lock-Keeper
- What a Whopper · Postie
- Schwarze Fackel · Mr. Palmer senior
- They Met in a City · Pop
- Kommissar Maigret · Jacob
- Theatre '70 · Lon Waley
- Urge to Kill · Mr. Forsythe
- Bleak House · Mr Krook
- No Hiding Place
- Serious Charge · Verger
- Captured
- The Larkins · Ernshaw
- Die Abenteuer von William Tell · Josef
- The Salvage Gang · Tramp
- The Government Inspector · The Postmaster
- Seeabenteuer · Old Man
- Die Abenteuer von Sir Lancelot · Fisherman
- Armchair Theatre · Mr. Finch, Rev. Canon Chasuble
- Break-In
- Die Abenteuer des Robin Hood · Fisherman
- Nineteen Eighty-Four · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
- Sunday Night Theatre · Old Man / Thin Prisoner
- Another Shore · Arthur Moore
- Ausgestoßen · Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)