conn Posted August 3, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2020 i am not computer literate, but watching the movie cocoon, i could recall seeing an usmc tattoo on him can someone verify thank you semper fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_usmc Posted August 3, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2020 Yep, according to wikipedia he dropped out of high school and served in the Marines from 1953-1956, spending time in the Aleutians. I had no idea he was a Marine. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonT Posted August 3, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 3, 2020 He was a USMC Korean War vet and served 3 years I believe I read, so I'm sure it was a real tattoo. I did a quick google search but couldn't find any photos to verify. Although oddly enough there were some photos that popped up of people who got Wilford Brimley's face or caricature tattooed on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted August 3, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 3, 2020 Great actor, great roles, I still don't like oatmeal. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonT Posted August 3, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 3, 2020 He actually lived a pretty interesting life. He was never a trained actor, just sort of fell into it because he was friends with Robert Duvall and he told him he should give it a shot. He spent time working as a ranch hand, blacksmith and was even a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted August 4, 2020 thanks for all the checking by members here. tattoo was very faded , cannot remember which arm, or part, will have to watch movie, you have only a second or two to see it, but i know i saw it semper fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 26, 2020 A fine actor, loved him in The China Syndrome and The Natural. What was really astonishing with him was he was always cast as an old man, older than he actual was, simply because he did look a whole lot older than he was. Here he is at age 49 in The Natural, the film being released in 1984 but shot in 1983 And at age 50 the following year in Cocoon released in 1985, this film being shot in 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted November 30, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 30, 2020 Very sad when I heard about his passing. H. Wilford Brimley will always be "Blair" to me. "Watch..Clark...an' watch 'im close, y'hear me??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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