John Woo, who directed Brimley as Uncle Douvee in 1993′s "Hard Target," told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 that the part was "the main great thing from the film. 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. 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. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Actor Wilford Brimley attends the premiere of "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" at Ziegfeld Theatre on Decemin New York City. 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.
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