Paul Brinegar Net Worth
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Paul Brinegar (December 19, 1917 – March 27, 1995) was an American character actor.Brinegar made over 100 appearances between 1946 and 1994, appearing in many western films, and played the barman in Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter in 1973. He was best known for his long-running role as the cook, George Washington Wishbone, on the CBS series Rawhide from 1959 to 1966, which also starred Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. He had even played Tom Jefferson Jeffrey in the 1958 movie Cattle Empire upon which Rawhide was based.From 1956 to 1958, he played James H. "Dog" Kelley, the mayor of Dodge City, Kansas from 1877 to 1881, in the western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of Wyatt Earp. Brinegar appeared thirty-three times as Kelley and once in a previous episode as another character. In 1959, he played Ludwig, the bartender, in the episode "The Ringer" of the western series The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun. In 1969, he appeared in the western film Charro! starring Elvis Presley.Brinegar made two guest appearances on Perry Mason. His first appearance during the series' first season in early 1958 was as Tom Sackett in "The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary;" his second appearance in the series' ninth and final season in 1966, he played Jason Rohan in "The Case of the Unwelcome Well."The role of Wishbone was loosely carried over into the 1968-1970 CBS western series Lancer in which Brinegar played Jelly Hoskins, with co-stars were Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder.From 1982 to 1983, Brinegar played an occasional humorous cowboy-like character, "Lamar Pettybone" during the first season of ABC's TV series Matt Houston, starring Lee Horsley.
| Net Worth | $17 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 19, 1917 |
| Died | 1995-03-27 |
| Place Of Birth | Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Shirley Talbott |
| Nicknames | Paul Brinegar, Brinegar, Paul |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brinegar had his only known press book biography (albeit short) in the double bill of "How To make a Monster" and "Teenage Caveman.". |
| 2 | American character actor. Educated in Santa Fe, he attended Pasadena Junior College to study drama, literature and art. His screen career (1946-1994) began and ended in westerns. Often sporting whiskers, he essayed many a grizzled sidekick to the hero. His best known role was as the cranky cook Wishbone on TV's Rawhide (1959). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom! | 1956 | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| The Loretta Young Show | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Pete / Ivan Fenwick |
| Inside Detroit | 1956 | Irate Worker (uncredited) | |
| Highway Patrol | 1955 | TV Series | Blainey |
| Celebrity Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Link |
| I Died a Thousand Times | 1955 | Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Fireside Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Whitey - Card Player |
| The Man Behind the Badge | 1955 | TV Series | Brant / Johnson / Don Kammer / ... |
| Treasury Men in Action | 1955 | TV Series | The Teller |
| Cell 2455, Death Row | 1955 | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Public Defender | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Bud / Vic Oliver / Bailbondsman |
| The Silver Chalice | 1954 | Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| The Lone Ranger | 1954 | TV Series | Frankie |
| The Lineup | 1954 | TV Series | Holdup Victim |
| Four Guns to the Border | 1954 | Barber (uncredited) | |
| The Whistler | 1954 | TV Series | |
| A Star Is Born | 1954 | Man at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| Rogue Cop | 1954 | Arcade Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Dawn at Socorro | 1954 | Desk Clerk | |
| Human Desire | 1954 | Brakeman (uncredited) | |
| Rails Into Laramie | 1954 | Bandleader (uncredited) | |
| The Rocket Man | 1954 | Dave Harris (uncredited) | |
| Phantom of the Rue Morgue | 1954 | Angry Accuser in Street (uncredited) | |
| So Big | 1953 | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Captain Scarface | 1953 | Clegg | |
| Racket Squad | 1952-1953 | TV Series | Janitor Dorset / Man |
| Fast Company | 1953 | Smokey - Poker Player (uncredited) | |
| It Happens Every Thursday | 1953 | Mr. Sweetzer, Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| We're Not Married! | 1952 | Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Pat and Mike | 1952 | Caddy (uncredited) | |
| The Captive City | 1952 | Police Sergeant | |
| Here Come the Nelsons | 1952 | Thin Cop (uncredited) | |
| The Files of Jeffrey Jones | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Journey Into Light | 1951 | Bum | |
| Insurance Investigator | 1951 | Mr. Spangler, Hotel Orderly (uncredited) | |
| Storm Warning | 1951 | Cameraman #1 (uncredited) | |
| A Ticket to Tomahawk | 1950 | Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Young Man with a Horn | 1950 | Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
| Pinky | 1949 | Western Union Clerk (uncredited) | |
| The Gal Who Took the West | 1949 | Tailor (uncredited) | |
| Sword in the Desert | 1949 | British Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Take One False Step | 1949 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Larceny | 1948 | Mechanic | |
| Abilene Town | 1946 | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | 1994 | TV Movie | Jim 'Dog' Kelly |
| Maverick | 1994 | Stage Driver | |
| The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. | 1993 | TV Series | Francis Kilbride |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | 1991 | TV Movie | Cookie |
| Life Stinks | 1991 | Old Bellboy | |
| They Came from Outer Space | 1990 | TV Series | John Peckham |
| The Famous Teddy Z | 1990 | TV Series | |
| Annihilator | 1986 | TV Movie | Pops |
| Knight Rider | 1985 | TV Series | Chuck |
| George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | TV Series | |
| Chattanooga Choo Choo | 1984 | Pee Wee | |
| The Creature Wasn't Nice | 1983 | Clint Eastwood / Dirty Harry | |
| Matt Houston | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Lamar Pettybone |
| The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch | 1982 | TV Movie | Bodie |
| CHiPs | 1977-1982 | TV Series | Keith Lawton / Old Surfer |
| Capitol | 1982 | TV Series | Caleb (1986) |
| Strike Force | 1982 | TV Series | Ike |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1981 | TV Series | Bateman / Louie |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 1979 | TV Series | Dewey Stovall |
| Lucan | 1978 | TV Series | Willie S'Marie |
| Project U.F.O. | 1978 | TV Series | Arley McCoy |
| Crisis in Sun Valley | 1978 | TV Movie | Poole |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | 1977 | TV Series | |
| Code R | 1977 | TV Series | Alvin Purdy |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1977 | TV Series | Jock |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1976 | TV Series | Glover |
| The Quest | 1976 | TV Series | Yoder |
| Emergency! | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Max / Grady / Husband (Tom) |
| I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | 1975 | Looney Pickup Driver | |
| Barbary Coast | 1975 | TV Series | Jesse |
| Petrocelli | 1975 | TV Series | Patch Dressler |
| Harry O | 1975 | TV Series | Old Man |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1975 | TV Series | Rafe Morris |
| Medical Center | 1975 | TV Series | Hnchoo |
| Cannon | 1974 | TV Series | Charlie Tompkins |
| Dusty's Trail | 1973 | TV Series | The Prospector |
| High Plains Drifter | 1973 | Lutie Naylor | |
| Nichols | 1972 | TV Series | Gaffer |
| Lancer | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Jelly Hoskins |
| Death Valley Days | 1966-1969 | TV Series | James 'Jimmy' Dayton / Rupert Johnson / Sawbuck - Prospector |
| Charro! | 1969 | Opie Keetch | |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | 1968 | TV Series | Charlie Moss |
| Lassie | 1967 | TV Series | Ben Adams |
| Daniel Boone | 1967 | TV Series | Gurney |
| Iron Horse | 1967 | TV Series | Waco Hobson |
| Bonanza | 1967 | TV Series | Lev Buckalew |
| Country Boy | 1966 | Mr. Byrd (as Paul 'Wishbone' Brinegar) | |
| The Hero | 1966 | TV Series | Kid McCool |
| Perry Mason | 1958-1966 | TV Series | Jason Rohan / Tom Sackett |
| Rawhide | 1959-1965 | TV Series | Wishbone |
| Peter Gunn | 1961 | TV Series | Chigger |
| The Texan | 1959 | TV Series | Ludwig |
| Trackdown | 1959 | TV Series | Deputy Zack Armstead |
| Lawman | 1959 | TV Series | Stage Line Clerk |
| How to Make a Monster | 1958 | Rivero | |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | 1955-1958 | TV Series | Mayor Jim Kelley / Jim 'Dog' Kelley / Jim Begley |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1958 | TV Series | Van Kimmel |
| State Trooper | 1958 | TV Series | Storekeeper |
| Cattle Empire | 1958 | Tom Jefferson Jeffrey | |
| Mann of Action | 1958 | TV Movie | Willie Blaine |
| Sugarfoot | 1957 | TV Series | Austin |
| Code 3 | 1957 | TV Series | George Eldridge |
| Copper Sky | 1957 | Charlie Martin | |
| Hell on Devil's Island | 1957 | Arneaux (uncredited) | |
| The Vampire | 1957 | Willy Warner | |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Milkman |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 1957 | TV Series | Shorty Tannin |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Mr. Stern / Police Officer / Mason |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Jamie / Hans |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | 1957 | Okie (uncredited) | |
| The Iron Sheriff | 1957 | Gun Salesman (uncredited) | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Baxter |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1952-1957 | TV Series | Joe / Brown / Link |
| Noah's Ark | 1957 | TV Series | Doug Connor |
| Whirlybirds | 1957 | TV Series | Joe Slade |
| Cheyenne | 1956 | TV Series | Slim Mantell |
| Telephone Time | 1956 | TV Series | |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1956 | TV Series | Sandy |
| Flight to Hong Kong | 1956 | Castairs (uncredited) | |
| Fighting Trouble | 1956 | Mailman (uncredited) | |
| Santiago | 1956 | Alkali (uncredited) | |
| Dragnet | 1956 | TV Series | |
| World Without End | 1956 | Vida (uncredited) | |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | 1956 | TV Series | Hobo |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawhide | 1959-1960 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stump the Stars | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1964 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Fictional Television Drama | Rawhide (1959) |
| 1962 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Fictional Television Drama | Rawhide (1959) |
| 1961 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Fictional Television Drama | Rawhide (1959) |
Known for movies

Rawhide (1959-1965)
as Wishbone

Maverick (1994)
as Stage Driver

High Plains Drifter (1973)
as Lutie Naylor

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1958)
as Mayor Jim Kelley / Jim 'Dog' Kelley / Jim Begley