Hated hearing the news over the weekend that actor Wilford Brimley passed away. He was 85 and apparently had been dealing with a few aliments. I loved him in everything he appeared in, \’Cocoon\’, \’The Firm\’, \’The Natural\’ and many other films. But I was so surprised when I saw him in a \’Seinfeld\’ episode, playing the postmaster. What I didn\’t realize was that Brimley did NOT want to make a guest appearance on the show! Said he was too busy with movies and didn\’t want to do an episode for the small amount of money they typically paid for a role like this. But as you\’ll hear in this interview below, after much negotiating, Brimley agreed and got a BIG payday!!
(source Mark via YouTube)
Here\’s the episode featuring Wilford Brimley. He enters the scene at 3:06
(source Castlerock Entertainment via YouTube)