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- American actors Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn and Don Ameche acting in a greenhouse in the film Cocoon. 1985 (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images)
- America actor Wilford Brimley (as Wells) points as he sits behind a desk in a scene from 'Absence of Malice' (directed by Sydney Pollack), 1981. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
- Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Joel Polis and Donald Moffat on the set of "The Thing". (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
- American actor and director Don Ameche (Dominic Felix Amici), American actor Wilford Brimley and Canadian actor Hume Cronyn laughing in swimsuit in the film Cocoon: The Return. 1988 (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images)
- OUR HOUSE -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Deidre Hall as Jessica 'Jessie' Witherspoon, Wilford Brimley as Gus Witherspoon -- Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBCU Photo Bank
- OUR HOUSE -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (clockwise, top left) Shannen Doherty as Kris Witherspoon, Chad Allen as David Witherspoon, Deidre Hall as Jessica 'Jessie' Witherspoon, Keri Houlihan as Molly Witherspoon, Wilford Brimley as Gus Witherspoon -- Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBCU Photo Bank
- OUR HOUSE -- Season 1 -- 1987: Pictured: (clockwise, top left) Deidre Hall as Jessica 'Jessie' Witherspoon, Shannen Doherty as Kris Witherspoon, Keri Houlihan as Molly Witherspoon, Wilford Brimley as Gus Witherspoon, Chad Allen as David Witherspoon -- Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBCU Photo Bank
- Wilford Brimley (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
- Wilford Brimley (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
- NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Actor Wilford Brimley attends a screening of the movie "Did You Hear About The Morgans" held at the Zegfeld theater in Manhattan on December 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic)
- UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor Wilford Brimley speaks on stage at the 50th Anniversary Stuntmens Gala Honoring Harrison Ford on September 24, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)
- OUR HOUSE -- Pictured: Wilford Brimley as Gus Witherspoon -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
- OUR HOUSE -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Wilford Brimley as Gus Witherspoon, Deidre Hall as Jessica 'Jessie' Witherspoon -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
- CHERRY HILL, NJ - MARCH 10: Wilford Brimley attends the 2017 Monster Mania Con at NJ Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 10, 2017 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
- BURBANK, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Actor Wilford Brimley attends Day 2 of the 2017 Son Of Monsterpalooza Convention held at Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel on September 16, 2017 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
- PARSIPPANY, NJ - OCTOBER 26: Wilford Brimley attends the Chiller Theatre Expo Fall 2019 at Parsippany Hilton on October 25, 2019 in Parsippany, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
- FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2008, file photo, Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, introduces actor, Wilford Brimley, after making a reference to fellow Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, campaigning with actor Chuck Norris, as McCain makes a campaign stop at Hudson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5791, in Hudson, N.H. Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of film such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning, Aug. 1, 2020 in a Utah hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)