Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.
A Hard Day's Night
As Grandfather
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
As Porter
Steptoe & Son
As Albert Steptoe
Witchfinder General
As Master Loach
In Search of the Castaways
As Bill Gaye
Death and Transfiguration
As Robert Tucker
The Terence Davies Trilogy
As Robert Tucker (old age)
Holiday on the Buses
As Bert Thompson
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
As Steptoe / Albert
Crooks in Cloisters
As Phineas
Some Will, Some Won't
As Henry Russell
Another Shore
As Arthur Moore
Where the Bullets Fly
As Train Guard
San Ferry Ann
As Grandad
Captured
Urge to Kill
As Mr. Forsythe
The Salvage Gang
As Tramp
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
As Malipieri
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Sinister Man
As Lock-Keeper
The Boys
As Norman Albert Brewer
The Small World of Sammy Lee
As Harry
What a Whopper
As Postie
Cry WoIf
As Delivery man
High Rise Donkey
As Ben Foxcroft
Lionheart
As Dignett
Go Kart Go
As Junkman Fred
Catch Me a Spy
As Beech
Alice in Wonderland
As White Rabbit
Serious Charge
As Verger
Nineteen Eighty-Four
As Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Flame in the Streets
As Mr. Palmer senior
The Adventures of Picasso
As Alice B. Toklas
The Island of Adventure
As Uncle Jocelyn
Break-In
Carry On Again Doctor
As Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Odd Man Out
As Standing Passenger on Tram (uncredited)
Steptoe and Son
As Albert Steptoe
Citizen Smith
As Jack
The Buccaneers
As Old Man
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
As Fisherman
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As Fisherman
No Hiding Place
Never Say Die
The Adventures of William Tell
As Josef
Maigret
As Jacob
Quatermass II
As Tramp
The Larkins
As Ernshaw
All Creatures Great and Small
As Dinsdale's Brother
The Beatles Anthology
As Self (archive footage)
Sunday Night Theatre
As Old Man / Thin Prisoner