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Paul Brinegar
Actor
Born December 19, 1917Died March 27, 1995 (77 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone · as Jim 'dog' Kelly |
| 1994 | Maverick · as Stage Driver |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) · as Francis Kilbride |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw · as Cookie |
| 1991 | Life Stinks · as Old Bellboy |
| 1990 | They Came From Outer Space (TV Series) · as John Peckham |
| 1989 | The Famous Teddy Z (TV Series) · as Lash Laramie |
| 1987 | Bloopermania · as Cast |
| 1986 | Annihilator · as Pops |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Chattanooga Choo Choo · as Pee Wee |
| 1982 | The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch · as Bodie |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Lamar Pettybone |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Chuck |
| 1982 | Capitol (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Strike Force (TV Series) · as Ike |
| 1981 | The Creature Wasn't Nice · as Clint Eastwood / Dirty Harry |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Dewey Stovall |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) · as Arley Mccoy |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Keith Lawton / Old Surfer |
| 1977 | Lucan (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Yoder |
| 1975 | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? · as Looney Pickup Driver |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) · as Jesse |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Patch Dressler |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Rafe Morris |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as The Prospector |
| 1973 | High Plains Drifter · as Lutie Naylor |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Max |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Gaffer |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Hnchoo |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) · as Charlie Moss |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Waco Hobson |
| 1966 | El magnifico extranjero · as Wishbone |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Gurney |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Wishbone |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as George The Stage Line Clerk |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Ludwig |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Chigger |
| 1958 | How to Make a Monster · as Rivero |
| 1958 | Cattle Empire · as Tom Jefferson Jeffrey |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Van Kimmel |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Zack Armstead |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Tom Sackett |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Austin (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Copper Sky · as Charlie Martin |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff · as Gun Salesman |
| 1957 | The Vampire · as Willy Warner |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis · as Okie (uncredited) |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Shorty Tannin |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Joe Slade |
| 1956 | Flight to Hong Kong · as Castairs |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Baxter |
| 1956 | Fighting Trouble · as Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Ransom! · as Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Santiago · as Alkali |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | World Without End · as Vida (uncredited) |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Storekeeper |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times · as Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Milkman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Blainey |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Mason |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Jim Kelley |
| 1955 | Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) · as Hobo |
| 1955 | Cell 2455, Death Row · as Prisoner |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Richard Runkel |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro · as Desk Clerk |
| 1954 | Human Desire · as Brakeman |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Jock |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie · as Bandleader (uncredited) |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Man At Funeral (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Holdup Victim |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop · as Arcade Clerk |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Ben Adams |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man · as Dave Harris |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Angry Accuser In Street |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Bud |
| 1953 | So Big · as Farmer |
| 1953 | Captain Scarface · as Clegg |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1953 | Fast Company · as Smokey - Poker Player |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday · as Mr. Sweetzer, Hotel Clerk |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Hans |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike · as Caddy (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Captive City · as Police Sergeant |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as James 'jimmy' Dayton |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons · as Thin Cop |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cousin Obie (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light · as Bum |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator · as Mr. Spangler |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Storm Warning · as Cameraman #1 (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as The Teller |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk · as Henchman |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn · as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Sword in the Desert · as British Soldier |
| 1949 | Pinky · as Western Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Frankie |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as Tailor |
| 1949 | Take One False Step · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Whitey - Card Player |
| 1948 | Larceny · as Mechanic |
| 1946 | Abilene Town · as Gambler |