Brimley’s credits included The Thing and The Firm.
Brimley’s many movie credits includedThe Thing,The Natural,Hard Target,The Firm, andCocoon.
The star passed away after battling a kidney ailment.
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“He always made me laugh.”
“So sad to read this,“wroteactress Betty Buckley.
“I loved Wilford Brimley.
It was a gift to get to work with him in the filmTender Mercies.
“My heart is saddened at the loss of acting legend Wilford Brimley,“wroteposter artist Drew Struzan.
“Always a comforting voice and tireless advocate for diabetes education.
We had in commonThe Thing(my poster / his acting).
I always enjoyed interacting with him here on Twitter.
He will be greatly missed.”
“His beautiful, humble, and fierce characters inThe China SyndromeandThe Naturalare two performances I love.
What an amazing actor, Rest In Peace sir.”
“Wilford Brimley was in his 40s when he starred inThe ThingandCocoon,“addedDoctor Strangeco-writer C. Robert Cargill.
“Imagine the incredible balls to play significantly older, and the skill it took to do so convincingly.
Absolute f—ing legend.”
“MoonandWarcraftdirector Duncan Jonesposted.
“He was my age now!”
“Awww Wilford Brimley,“wroteRe-Animatorand You’re Nextactress Barbara Crampton.
“Our favorite warm, good guy, purveyor of truth and reason.
A man you always trusted when watching him work.
I met him a few times.
A really nice human and great actor RIP.”
“RIP Wilford Brimley,” Stephen Colberttweeted.
