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Paul Brinegar
Born · December 19, 1917
Died · March 27, 1995 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA
Bio
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". In the 1968-1970 CBS western series Lancer, Brinegar had the role of Jelly Hoskins; and in 1969 he appeared in the western film Charro! starring Elvis Presley. Then, in 1973, he played the barman in Clint Eastwood's film High Plains Drifter. From 1982 to 1983, returning to television, Brinegar portrayed a humorous cowboy-like character, Lamar Pettybone, during the first season of the ABC series Matt Houston. Later he reprised a revised version of his Rawhide Wishbone character for the 1991 TV movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, in which he delivers a brief monologue that includes about a dozen references to old television western series.
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Jim 'Dog' Kelly
6.2
1994
Maverick
Stage Driver
6.9
1994
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Pilot
Francis Killbridge
0.0
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Francis Kilbride · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Life Stinks
Old Bellboy
5.6
1991
They Came from Outer Space
John Peckham · (1 episode)
0.0
1990
Annihilator
Pops
5.0
1986
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Pee Wee
5.0
1984
Spaceship
Clint Eastwood / Dirty Harry
3.8
1983
The Young Landlords
Mr. Darden
0.0
1983
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
Bodie
1.0
1982
Knight Rider
Chuck · (1 episode)
7.5
1982
Matt Houston
Lamar Pettybone · (24 episodes)
6.2
1982
Capitol
(260 episodes)
5.7
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
(2 episodes)
6.5
1979
Crisis in Sun Valley
Poole
0.0
1978
CHiPs
Keith Lawton / Old Surfer · (1 episode)
6.8
1977
CHiPs
Old Surfer · (1 episode)
6.8
1977
Lucan
(1 episode)
6.0
1977
Grizzly Adams
(1 episode)
7.0
1977
Code R
Alvin Purdy · (2 episodes)
0.0
1977
The Golden Dog
Jock
0.0
1977
Barbary Coast
Jesse · (1 episode)
5.0
1975
Harry O
(1 episode)
4.6
1974
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
7.9
1974
Petrocelli
Patch Dressler · (1 episode)
7.0
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Rafe Morris · (1 episode)
7.2
1974
High Plains Drifter
Lutie Naylor
7.3
1973
Emergency!
Husband (Tom) · (1 episode)
7.8
1972
Emergency!
Grady · (1 episode)
7.8
1972
Emergency!
Max · (1 episode)
7.8
1972
Nichols
Gaffer · (1 episode)
5.0
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.4
1971
Medical Center
Hnchoo · (1 episode)
6.1
1969
Charro!
Opie Keetch
5.4
1969
Lancer
(51 episodes)
4.7
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Charlie Moss · (1 episode)
6.3
1967
Hero
(1 episode)
5.0
1966
The Magnificent Stranger
Wishbone
6.7
1966
Country Boy
0.0
1966
Daniel Boone
Gurney · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Bonanza
Lev Buckalew · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Rawhide
Wishbone · (217 episodes)
7.2
1959
Lawman
George the Stage Line Clerk · (1 episode)
5.4
1958
The Texan
Ludwig · (1 episode)
5.0
1958
How to Make a Monster
Rivero
5.6
1958
Cattle Empire
Tom Jefferson Jeffrey
6.0
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Van Kimmel · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Trackdown
Zack Armstead · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Perry Mason
Jason Rohan · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Tom Sackett · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Sugarfoot
Austin (uncredited) · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Copper Sky
Charlie Martin
6.0
1957
The Vampire
Willy Warner
6.3
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Okie (uncredited)
6.6
1957
Whirlybirds
Joe Slade · (1 episode)
5.5
1957
State Trooper
Storekeeper · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Fighting Trouble
Mailman (uncredited)
6.0
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
3.7
1956
World Without End
Vida (uncredited)
5.7
1956
Ransom!
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
7.2
1956
Inside Detroit
6.0
1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Bus Driver (uncredited)
6.1
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Milkman (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.2
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mason · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mr. Stern · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Police Officer · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Cheyenne
Slim Mantell · (1 episode)
5.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Jim Begley · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Jim Kelley · (26 episodes)
6.6
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Jim Kelley (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Silver Chalice
Audience Member (uncredited)
4.4
1954
Four Guns to the Border
4.5
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jock · (1 episode)
7.6
1954
Father Knows Best
Delivery Man (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.5
1954
A Star Is Born
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
7.1
1954
Lassie
Ben Adams · (1 episode)
6.1
1954
Dawn at Socorro
Desk Clerk
7.2
1954
Human Desire
Brakeman
6.8
1954
The Whistler
(1 episode)
0.0
1954
Rails Into Laramie
Bandleader (uncredited)
6.3
1954
Public Defender
Bud · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Public Defender
Vic Oliver · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Public Defender
Keller · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
Captain Scarface
Clegg
4.7
1953
The Man Behind the Badge
(1 episode)
5.5
1953
Letter to Loretta
Pete · (3 episodes)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Ivan Fenwick · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Hans · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
7.0
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Jamie (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
We're Not Married!
Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
5.9
1952
Pat and Mike
Caddy (uncredited)
6.3
1952
The Captive City
Police Sergeant
6.1
1952
Dragnet
(1 episode)
6.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Brown · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Link · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Cousin Obie (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(2 episodes)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Journey Into Light
Bum
6.0
1951
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
Insurance Investigator
Mr. Spangler
5.0
1951
Storm Warning
Cameraman #1 (uncredited)
6.6
1951
Young Man with a Horn
Stage Manager (uncredited)
6.3
1950
Pinky
Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
7.1
1949
The Lone Ranger
Frankie · (1 episode)
6.6
1949
Take One False Step
Reporter (uncredited)
5.5
1949
Larceny
Mechanic
5.7
1948