'Cocoon' Actor Wilford Brimley Dies At 85

[Nevilledog]

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/02/898255181/cocoon-actor-wilford-brimley-dies-at-85

Wilford Brimley, the mustached actor known for Cocoon, The Natural and The Firm, has died. He was 85.

The actor died Saturday morning at a Utah hospital, according to his manager, Lynda Bensky. He was on dialysis and had several medical issues.

"Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust," Bensky said. "He said what he meant and he meant what he said. He had a gruff exterior and a tender heart. I'm sad that I will no longer get to hear my friend's wonderful stories. He was one of a kind."

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 27, 1934. Brimley is best known for his role in Cocoon, where he was one of a group of older adults who discover aliens and gain youthful rejuvenation from them. The film won two Academy Awards, and Brimley returned for a 1988 sequel.

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[brewens]

1. He's really good in High Road to China starring Tom Selleck too. He's out in the boonies

helping these villager/farmers fend off some Chinese warlord and really gives them hell. Bess Armstrong is good in it too. I watched that again recently after 40 some years and really enjoyed it.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. RIP Mr. Brimley. Enjoyed his acting over the years

since I first saw him Cocoon.

Thought he was the epitome of a grandfather.