Peter Breck
American actor (1929-2012) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Joseph Peter Breck was an American character actor. The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. Television series Maverick as well as Victoria Barkley's hot-tempered middle son Nick in the 1960s ABC/Four Star Western The Big Valley.
Peter Breck is read about 246 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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2012Died6 February 20122005
Jiminy Glick in LalawoodFilm, Tibor2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerFilm, Johnny Barrett (archive footage) (uncredited)1997
The New Batman AdventuresSeries, Farmer Brown (voice)1996LuluFilm1993
Sworn to VengeanceFilm1992
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterFilm, Sheriff Hatch1991
Highway 61Film, Mr. Watson1990
Terminal City RicochetFilm, Ross Gilmore1981
The Fall GuySeries1978
Vega$Series1975Violence in BlueFilm1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Silver Cloud
BenjiFilm, 1974Dr. Paul M. Chapman1972
A Man for HangingFilm, Avery Porter1971
Alias Smith and JonesSeries1965
The Big ValleySeries, Nick Barkley1963
Hootenanny Hoot!Film, Ted Grover1962
The VirginianSeries, Jess Carver1961
Portrait of a MobsterFilm, Frank Brennan1959
The BeatniksFilm, Bob Mooney1958
77 Sunset StripSeries
I Want to Live!Film, 1958Ben Miranda (uncredited)1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Frank Weaver1955
CheyenneSeries, Sheriff Matt Kilgore1929Born13 March 1929
Jiminy Glick in LalawoodFilm, Tibor2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerFilm, Johnny Barrett (archive footage) (uncredited)1997The New Batman AdventuresSeries, Farmer Brown (voice)1996LuluFilm1993Sworn to VengeanceFilm1992The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterFilm, Sheriff Hatch1991Highway 61Film, Mr. Watson1990Terminal City RicochetFilm, Ross Gilmore1981The Fall GuySeries1978Vega$Series1975Violence in BlueFilm1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Silver CloudBenjiFilm, 1974Dr. Paul M. Chapman1972A Man for HangingFilm, Avery Porter1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries1965The Big ValleySeries, Nick Barkley1963Hootenanny Hoot!Film, Ted Grover1962The VirginianSeries, Jess Carver1961Portrait of a MobsterFilm, Frank Brennan1959The BeatniksFilm, Bob Mooney195877 Sunset StripSeriesI Want to Live!Film, 1958Ben Miranda (uncredited)1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Frank Weaver1955CheyenneSeries, Sheriff Matt Kilgore1929Born13 March 1929People around Peter
Close ties
Gene Nelson Directed Hootenanny Hoot (1963)
Leslie H. Martinson Directed Lad, A Dog (1962)
Aram Avakian Directed Lad, A Dog (1962)
Jello Biafra Also in Terminal City Ricochet and Highway 61
Samuel Fuller Directed Shock Corridor (1963)
Carroll O'Connor Also in Lad, A Dog and Lad: A Dog
Jeanne Cooper Also in The Glory Guys and Red Nightmare
Peggy McCay Also in Lad, A Dog and Lad: A Dog
Angela Cartwright Also in Lad, A Dog and Lad: A Dog
Ruta Lee Also in Hootenanny Hoot and Hootenanny Hoot!
Andrew Duggan Also in The Glory Guys and Red Nightmare
Arthur Gardner Produced The Glory Guys (1965)
Joe Camp Directed Benji (1975)- Arnold Laven Directed The Glory Guys (1965)
Jack Sher Directed The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Known for
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Shock Corridor 1963
I Want to Live! 1958
Benji 1974
Thunder Road 1958
The Sword and the Sorcerer 1982
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 25
79 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
Breck also had the starring role in an earlier NBC/Four Star Western television series entitled Black Saddle.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2012 · aged 82
