Nationality: Irish
Birthdate: 03/22/1912
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Death Date: 01/18/1985
Character player often cast as a crotchety old man. Bramble is best known as Paul's mischevious uncle in the Beatles romp "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) and as the elder title character of "Steptoe and Son," the British TV series that spawned America's "Sanford and Son."
1948
Feature debut in Charles Crichton's, "Another Shore"
1953
Appeared in various London stage productions including, "Blind Man's Bluff" and "Stop It, Whoever You Are"
1964
Featured role as Paul's Grandfather in the Beatles flick, "A Hard Day's Night"
Starred in the BBC TV series, "Steptoe and Son"
1984
Final feature appearance, "Sword of the Valiant--The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight"
