Wilford Brimley is an American actor who has appeared in films and television series After serving in the Marines and doing a variety of jobs including ranch hand and wrangler Brimley became an extra for Westerns and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor His trademark mustache accent and brusque made Brimley recognizable but forthrightness on screen was on occasion matched by bluntness on set when his interpretation of a character was being faulted Brimleys weatherbeaten appearance enabled him to be convincing as someone decades older in the film Cocoon 1985 Cocoon is a 1985 American sciencefiction fantasy comedydrama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens Wilford Brimley has hand signed this 8x10 Photo JSA Hologram DD90966 and Certificate of AuthenticitySpecifications. Signed by Wilford Brimley. Size 8 x 10