An American actor and singer best known for portraying gruff but sentimental characters, Wilford Brimley first established himself as a bit player in Hollywood Westerns before breaking out as a popular character actor and occasional leading man in the late '70s and '80s. With his trademark mustache and brusque, matter-of-fact delivery, he became widely recognized for his work in films like Cocoon, The Natural, and The Firm, as well as for being the television spokesman for Quaker Oats and the American Diabetes Association. Since 1990, Brimley made a number of forays into music...