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