Paul Brinegar
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1917-12-19
- Died
- 1995-03-27
- Place of birth
- Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Brinegar (December 19, 1917 – March 27, 1995) was an American character actor best known for his roles in three western series: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Rawhide, and Lancer.
Brinegar's first credited appearance in a feature film was in Larceny (1948). From there, he launched a steady film career that slowed considerably in the late 1950s, after he began appearing on television but did not end until 1994, when Brinegar made his final screen appearance, as a stagecoach driver, in the 1994 film version of Maverick.
Brinegar appeared more than 100 times between 1946 and 1994 in western films, often specializing in playing "feisty, grizzled cowboy sidekicks". On television, from 1956 to 1958, he played James H. "Dog" Kelley, the mayor of Dodge City, Kansas, in the ABC/Desilu western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp starring Hugh O'Brian. Brinegar appeared in that series 33 times as Kelley and in one other episode in another role. In 1959 he played Ludwig, a bartender, in the episode "The Ringer" of the western series The Texan with Rory Calhoun. Brinegar, however, is best remembered as the cattle-drive cook George Washington Wishbone on the CBS series Rawhide from 1959 to 1966. Earlier he had played a similar role, one as the character Tom Jefferson Jeffrey, in the 1958 movie Cattle Empire upon which Rawhide was based.
Brinegar also made two guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason. His first appearance on that series, prior to Rawhide, was in 1958. He performed as Tom Sackett in the first-season episode titled "The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary". His second appearance on Perry Mason was during the series' ninth and final season. He played Jason Rohan in the 1966 episode "The Case of the Unwelcome Well".
Known For
TV Shows (51)
Perry Mason
1957
as Jason Rohan / Tom Sackett
Bonanza
1959
as Lev Buckalew
Dragnet
1951
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Glover
Lassie
1954
as Ben Adams
Knight Rider
1982
as Chuck
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Rafe Morris
Emergency!
1972
as Husband (Tom) / Grady / Max
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Jim Begley / Jim Kelley / Jim Kelley (uncredited) / Mayor Jim Kelley
Cheyenne
1955
as Slim Mantell
Daniel Boone
1964
as Gurney
Medical Center
1969
as Hnchoo
Lawman
1958
as George the Stage Line Clerk
Rawhide
1959
as Wishbone
Cannon
1971
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Father Knows Best
1954
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
CHiPs
1977
as Keith Lawton / Old Surfer
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Frankie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mason / Mr. Stern / Police Officer
Matt Houston
1982
as Lamar Pettybone
Capitol
1982
Sugarfoot
1957
as Austin (uncredited)
The Texan
1958
as Ludwig
Harry O
1974
as Old Man
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Hans / Jamie (uncredited)
Lancer
1968
as Jelly Hoskins
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Milkman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Francis Kilbride
Trackdown
1957
as Zack Armstead
Cavalcade of America
1952
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Van Kimmel
State Trooper
1956
as Storekeeper
Petrocelli
1974
as Patch Dressler
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Charlie Moss
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Public Defender
1954
as Bud / Vic Oliver / Keller
Nichols
1971
as Gaffer
Racket Squad
1951
The Whistler
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jock
Grizzly Adams
1977
as Trapper Tom
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Pete / Ivan Fenwick
Whirlybirds
1957
as Joe Slade
Code R
1977
as Alvin Purdy
Barbary Coast
1975
as Jesse
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Lucan
1977
They Came from Outer Space
1990
as John Peckham
Hero
1966
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Brown / Link / Cousin Obie (uncredited) / Joe
Movies (45)
Maverick
1994
as Stage Driver
High Plains Drifter
1973
as Lutie Naylor
Life Stinks
1991
as Old Bellboy
A Star Is Born
1954
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Okie (uncredited)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Cookie
Charro!
1969
as Opie Keetch
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Pinky
1949
as Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
1952
as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
World Without End
1956
as Vida (uncredited)
Pat and Mike
1952
as Caddy (uncredited)
Storm Warning
1951
as Cameraman #1 (uncredited)
Human Desire
1954
as Brakeman
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Ransom!
1956
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
The Vampire
1957
as Willy Warner
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Jim 'Dog' Kelly
Dawn at Socorro
1954
as Desk Clerk
Annihilator
1986
as Pops
Spaceship
1983
as Clint Eastwood / Dirty Harry
Take One False Step
1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Bandleader (uncredited)
Captain Scarface
1953
as Clegg
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Angry Accuser in Street (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
1955
Larceny
1948
as Mechanic
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
Insurance Investigator
1951
as Mr. Spangler
Fighting Trouble
1956
as Mailman (uncredited)
How to Make a Monster
1958
as Rivero
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
as Bodie
Copper Sky
1957
as Charlie Martin
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Pee Wee
The Young Landlords
1983
as Mr. Darden
Four Guns to the Border
1954
Crisis in Sun Valley
1978
as Poole
Journey Into Light
1951
as Bum
The Magnificent Stranger
1966
as Wishbone
Cattle Empire
1958
as Tom Jefferson Jeffrey
The Captive City
1952
as Police Sergeant
The Golden Dog
1977
as Jock
The Secret Sharer
1973
as Captain Archbold
Country Boy
1966
About Paul Brinegar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Brinegar (December 19, 1917 – March 27, 1995) was an American character actor best known for his roles in three western series: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Rawhide, and Lancer. Brinegar's first credited appearance in a feature film was in Larceny (1948). From there, he launched a steady film career that slowed considerably in the late 1950s, after he began appearing on television but did not end until 1994, when Brinegar made his final screen appearance, as a stagecoach driver, in the 1994 film… With 96 credits spanning from 1948 to 1994, Paul Brinegar has appeared in 45 films and 51 TV shows.
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- Maverick (1994) — as Stage Driver
- High Plains Drifter (1973) — as Lutie Naylor
- Life Stinks (1991) — as Old Bellboy
- A Star Is Born (1954) — as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) — as Okie (uncredited)
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