Sunday, August 2, 2020

Absence Of Wilford Brimley

The great character actor Wilford Brimley has passed at the age of 85. With many memorable film and TV roles, a very funny and active until the end twitter account, a rodeo rider, blacksmith, Marine, security guard for Howard Hughes, and stuntman before his acting career began.

The role that always comes first to mind is as a senior Department of Justice attorney in the outstanding 1981 movie, Absence of Malice (and that film’s observations about the media, the leak games played by bureaucrats, and the havoc it wreaks on innocent people, are even more timely today). It’s too bad that during the last few years the real DOJ didn’t have people like the character Brimley played, at least until Bill Barr showed up.

He’s only in one scene in Absence of Malice but dominated it. Can’t find the full scene on YouTube so here are portions:

1 comment:

  1. I really enjoyed Wilford's acting. Thanks for sharing this

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