Occupation Actor Name Brian Avery Children Eric Avery | Years active 1954-present Role Actor | |
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Born July 13, 1940 (age 83) ( 1940-07-13 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Movies The Graduate, Sleeper, Bigfoot: The Unforgett, Traffic, D2: The Mighty Ducks Similar People Walter Brooke, Murray Hamilton, Alice Ghostley, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell | ||
Brian Avery (born July 13, 1940) is an American actor and producer who has worked frequently on film and television.
He appeared on the TV Show Gomer Pyle USMC as PFC Brian Jones in the October 13, 1967 episode entitled "The Great Talent Hunt". Brian Avery played the role of a fellow private who ends up being the vocal teacher who helps Gomer Pyle Jim Nabors win the contest and go to Washington D.C. to represent the United States Marine Corps as a Singer.
Avery also appeared in the Dragnet episode, "The Subscription Racket," originally broadcast on April 20, 1967, in which Avery played a magazine salesman who solicited subscriptions by falsely claiming to be a Medal of Honor winner.
As an actor, he is known for playing Carl Smith, who attempts to marry Elaine Robinson (Katharine Ross) in the 1967 film The Graduate. He also appeared in the 1973 Woody Allen film Sleeper.
Avery has also worked as an executive producer. He is the father of the musician Eric Avery who is the former bass player with the rock band Jane's Addiction.