RIP Wilford Brimley

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  1. yamfox

    yamfox Forum Resident Thread Starter

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  2. EdgardV

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    Really liked him in films.
     
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  4. longdist01

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    RIP Wilford Brimley...great actor on film and television...sad news to read tonight.
     
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  5. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    great character actor...I was a fan. R>I>P.
     
  6. jwoverho

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    I’ll watch THE THING this weekend.
     
  7. How was he only 47-years-old in The Thing? He always seemed 85 to me.

    Rest well, Wilford.
     
  8. yamfox

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    Yes, the stress he experienced as a manual laborer and war hero early in his life definitely advanced his visible age. Hence the existence of the Brimley/Cocoon Line, which directly lampooned his appearance in that film versus celebrities who are willing to pay exorbitant amounts for surgical procedure to maintain their youth
     
  9. Scooterpiety

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    I just saw him in The Firm the other day. I always liked him.
    "It's the right thibg to do."
    R.I.P.
     
  10. EdgardV

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    I found the film "Absence of Malace" with Paul Newman and Sally Field to be pretty boring, with the exception of Wilfred's part near the end. Only reason to watch it, other than the opening titles.
     
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  11. Whizz Kid

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    One of the all-time great lines in a courtroom drama... 'Absence Of Malice ' (1981)

    "Wonderful thing, a sub-peeny."

    RIP
     
  12. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    he had that distinctive calming voice...
     
  13. swandown

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    And he was only 49 when filming "Cocoon"......where he played a guy who was 85. :faint:
     
  14. digdug67

    digdug67 Hockley's Hits Here!

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    The Grim Reaper waited this long because he was afraid to get a stern talking-to !

    I loved that Seinfeld episode where he played the Postmaster General :)

    R.I.P. to a great character actor.
     
  15. Matt Starr

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    RIP. What a great body of work he left behind.
     
  16. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    He was an icon.
     
  17. bloodisthin

    bloodisthin And after all, we're only ordinary men

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    All of us here at U.S. Outpost #31 are saddened by the news.
     
  18. PaulKTF

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    I think of him any time I have Quaker Instant Oatmeal (which is fairly often in the winter months). I thought he was a great actor. RIP.
     
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    He also did that character for a seinfeld episode regarding the post office.
     
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  20. JohnO

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    RIP.
     
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  21. sixtiesstereo

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    One of my all time favorite actors, and thought he was great in whatever role he played.
    My favorite though is his role as the coach in "The Natural".
    [​IMG]
     
  22. MikaelaArsenault

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    I didn’t know that he was sick. :(

    May he rest in peace.
     
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    I enjoyed his work and the introduction to the term 'Diabetus'.
     
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