Deceased

How Did Wilfrid Brambell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asWilfred Brambell, Wilfred BrambleGenderMaleNationalityIrelandBorn22/03/1912Born inDublin, IrelandDied18/01/1985 (aged 72)Died inWestminsterCausecancerWikidataQ1292756 ↗Buried atStreatham Park CemeteryTMDb#10595 ↗

Henry Wilfrid Brambell was an Irish actor. He was best known for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son. He achieved international recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside the Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

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Filmography42 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2001	Great Comedy MomentsMovie	Albert Steptoe (archive footage)	89
1984	Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightMovie	Porter	72
1983	SpookySeries	The Sexton	71
1981	The Island of AdventureMovie	Uncle Jocelyn	69
1980	High Rise DonkeyMovie	Ben Foxcroft	68
1978	All Creatures Great and SmallSeries	Dinsdale's Brother	66
1977	Citizen SmithSeries	Jack	65
1973	Holiday on the BusesMovie	Bert Thompson	61
1972	Steptoe & SonMovie	Albert Steptoe	60
1971	Catch Me a SpyMovie	Beech	59
1970	Never Say DieSeries	Albert	58
1970	Some Will, Some Won'tMovie	Henry Russell	58
1969	Carry On Again DoctorMovie	Mr. Pullen (uncredited)	57
1968	Cry WoIfMovie	Delivery man	56
1966	Alice in WonderlandMovie	White Rabbit	54
1966	Where the Bullets FlyMovie	Train Guard	54
1966	Mano di vellutoMovie	Erwin McGowan	54
1965	San Ferry AnnMovie	Grandad	53
1964	A Hard Day's NightMovie	Grandfather	52
1964	Crooks in CloistersMovie	Phineas	52
1963	The Three Lives of ThomasinaMovie	Willie Bannock	51
1963	The Small World of Sammy LeeMovie	Harry	51
1962	Steptoe and SonSeries	Albert Steptoe	50
1962	In Search of the CastawaysMovie	Bill Gaye	50
1961	The Sinister ManMovie	Lock-Keeper	49
1961	They Met in a CitySeries	Pop	49
1960	MaigretSeries	Jacob	48
1960	Theatre '70Series	Lon Waley	48
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	47
1959	Bleak HouseSeries	Mr Krook	47
1959	CapturedMovie	—	47
1958	The LarkinsSeries	Ernshaw	46
1958	The Adventures of William TellSeries	Josef	46
1958	The Government InspectorMovie	The Postmaster	46
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Rev. Canon Chasuble	44
1956	The BuccaneersSeries	Old Man	44
1956	The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries	Fisherman	44
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Fisherman	43
1954	Nineteen Eighty-FourMovie	Old Man / Thin Prisoner	42
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Old Man / Thin Prisoner	38
1948	Another ShoreMovie	Arthur Moore	36
1947	Odd Man OutMovie	Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)	35