Actor Born Dublin. Played the 'dirty old man' in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son' with Harry H. Corbett and Paul McCartney's granddad in 'A hard day's night'. Died in Westminster.
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Wilfrid Brambell
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BBC Television Centre - Wilfrid Brambell
Wilfrid Brambell, 1912 - 1985. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
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