Wilford Brimley, Cocoon star and Quaker Oats pitchman, has died at age 85. The 1985 Ron Howard film won two Oscars, including a supporting actor honor for Don Ameche.īrimley also starred in “Cocoon: The Return,” a 1988 sequel.įor years he was pitchman for Quaker Oats and in recent years appeared in a series of diabetes spots that turned him at one point into a social media sensation. John Aylward,ER andThe West Wing actor, dies at 75 Download the ABC10.
He also worked with Redford in “Brubaker” and “The Electric Horseman.”īrimley’s best-known work was in “Cocoon,” in which he was part of a group of seniors who discover an alien pod that rejuvenates them.
The mustached Brimley was a familiar face for a number of roles, often playing characters like his grizzled baseball manager in “The Natural” opposite Robert Redford’s bad-luck phenomenon. He was on dialysis and had several medical ailments, she said. He was 85.īrimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Firm,” has died. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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