Episode 1188
Wilford Brimley
Mon, 2020-Aug-03 03:16 UTC
Length - 1:40
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With 386,143 views on Sunday, 2 August 2020 our article of the day is Wilford Brimley.
Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on a variety of odd jobs, he became an extra for Western films, and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983) and The Natural (1984). He was the long-time face of television advertisements for the Quaker Oats Company. He also promoted diabetes education and appeared in related commercials for Liberty Medical.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:16 UTC on Monday, 3 August 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Wilford Brimley on Wikipedia.
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