Then I didn't work for about eight years.' 'I announced to the world that I was an actor. 'I was fascinated with what he was able to do as an actor. 'I met him on one of those horse opera TV deals I can't remember what the name of it was,' Brimley recalled in 2014. Years before his role in the 1984 hit The Natural, Brimley became good friends with his eventual co-star, Robert Duvall.ĭuvall is credited with inspiring Brimley to pursue an acting career. He worked as a blacksmith, a rodeo rider, a Hollywood extra, and a bodyguard for business magnate Howard Hughes before tasting success as an actor.
He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.ĭuring his military service, Brimley spent three years in the Aleutian Islands.Īfter re-entering civilian life, Brimley worked odd jobs before he embarked on an acting career.
Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City on September 27, 1934.
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