Occupation Actor Spouse Catherine Roberts Leach Role Character actor | Name Britt Leach Years active 1971–1991 | |
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Britt Leach (born July 18, 1938; Gadsden, Alabama) is an American character actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Fuzz (1972), Interval (1973), The California Kid (1974), Jackson County Jail (1976), Goin' South (1978), Loose Shoes (1978), Hardly Working (1980), High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980), Night Warning (1982), The Last Starfighter (1984), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Weird Science (1985), Baby Boom (1987) and The Great Outdoors (1988). Leach has also made guest appearances in television shows such as The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Bonanza, Tales from the Crypt and many others.
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During the fall of 1976, he was cast in the role of Mickey "Wig" Wiggins, an airplane mechanic, in the six-episode CBS adventure series, Spencer's Pilots, starring Gene Evans, Christopher Stone, and Todd Susman.
His final film role to date is an uncredited appearance in the 1991 film Father of the Bride in which his character, a supermarket's assistant manager, confronts Steve Martin's character for making a scene in the supermarket he manages and has him imprisoned for it.
In 2007, Leach did not renew his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and wrote of his frustration with DVD screeners in a satirical piece on his website.
Filmography
Actor
1991
Father of the Bride as
Assistant Manager of Supermarket (uncredited)
1991
Quantum Leap (TV Series) as
Vernon Coutis
- A Single Drop of Rain - September 7, 1953 (1991) - Vernon Coutis
- Dreams - February 28, 1979 (1991) - Vernon Coutis (uncredited)
1991
Coach (TV Series) as
Train Conductor
- I Think I Can't, I Think I Can't (1991) - Train Conductor
1991
Big Deals (TV Movie) as
Mr. Bluett
1991
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Arnold, Desk Mgr.
- Moving Violation (1991) - Arnold, Desk Mgr. (uncredited)
1990
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Richard Costa
- Ralph S. Mouse (1990) - Richard Costa
1990
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Walter Brown
- True Brit (1990) - Walter Brown
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as
Pawnbroker
- Only Sin Deep (1989) - Pawnbroker
1988
The Great Outdoors as
Reg
1987
Baby Boom as
Verne Boone
1986
It's a Living (TV Series) as
Buddy Buckley
- Richie's Sculpture (1986) - Buddy Buckley
1986
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Ernie
- The Pumpkin Competition (1986) - Ernie
1986
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) as
Lou
- Dori Day Afternoon (1986) - Lou
1986
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Mr. Lennox
- Family Feud (1986) - Mr. Lennox
1986
Fame (TV Series) as
The Innkeeper
- The First Time (1986) - The Innkeeper
1986
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special (TV Special) as
Dr. Robert Lebec
1985
Into Thin Air (TV Movie) as
Sgt. Keyes
1985
Weird Science as
Al
1985
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Buck Simmons
- Strange Visitor to Hazzard (1985) - Buck Simmons
1984
Silent Night, Deadly Night as
Mr. Sims
1984
The Last Starfighter as
Mr. Potter
1984
Newhart (TV Series) as
Jocko Braverman
- Vermont Today (1984) - Jocko Braverman
1984
The Master (TV Series) as
Joe
- Juggernaut (1984) - Joe
1981
Three's Company (TV Series) as
Frank, the Bartender / Chuck / The Husband
- Jack Takes Off (1984) - Frank, the Bartender
- Oh, Nun (1982) - Chuck
- The Not-So-Great Imposter (1981) - The Husband
1983
AfterMASH (TV Series) as
Ellery Gilbert / Gilbert
- Yours Truly, Max Klinger (1984) - Gilbert
- Staph Inspection (1983) - Ellery Gilbert
- Snap, Crackle, Plop (1983) - Ellery Gilbert
1983
The Mississippi (TV Series) as
Biggs
- Between Fathers and Sons (1983) - Biggs
1983
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
Passerby / motorist
- Soul Survivor (1983) - Passerby / motorist (uncredited)
1983
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Truax
- Goodbye, Mr. Scripps (1983) - Truax
1983
Dallas (TV Series) as
Mr. Sperry
- Cuba Libre (1983) - Mr. Sperry
1983
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Larry
- The Hero (1983) - Larry
1983
Kentucky Woman (TV Movie) as
Amos
1982
The Phoenix (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- In Search of Mira (1982) - Sheriff
1982
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Reporter Dan Blevik
- Heroes (1982) - Reporter Dan Blevik
1978
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Cecil Adino / Al
- Diamond in the Rough (1981) - Cecil Adino
- Supercycle (1978) - Al
1981
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker as
Sergeant Cook
1981
Enos (TV Series)
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1981)
1980
PSI Factor as
Biker
1980
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (TV Movie) as
Virgil
1975
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Easy Jackson
- The Last Straw (1980) - Easy Jackson
- The Return (1978) - Easy Jackson
- The Recluse (1977) - Easy Jackson
- The Song (1975) - Easy Jackson
- The Caretakers (1975) - Easy Jackson
1980
Hardly Working as
Gas Station Manager
1980
Power (TV Movie) as
Henry Bishop
1978
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Billy
- The Deadly Dolphin (1978) - Billy
1978
Goin' South as
Parson Weems
1978
Outside Chance (TV Movie) as
Alfred
1978
Coming Attractions as
Billy-Joe
1978
The Young Pioneers (TV Series)
- Sky in the Window (1978)
1978
Night Cries (TV Movie) as
Dr. Medlow
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series)
- The Creatures Who Came on Sunday (1977)
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Reverend Dickerson
- Message for Maureen/Gotcha/Acapulco Connection (1977) - Reverend Dickerson
1976
Young Pioneers' Christmas (TV Movie) as
Loftus
1976
Spencer's Pilots (TV Series) as
Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Explosives (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Sailplane (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Hunted (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Search (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Hitchhiker (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Matchbook (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Crop Duster (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Code (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Prisoner (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- The Drone (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
- Pilot (1976) - Mickey 'Wig' Wiggins
1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (TV Movie) as
The Carpenter
1976
Jackson County Jail as
Dan Oldum (Bartender)
1976
Young Pioneers (TV Movie) as
Mr. Loftus
1976
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (TV Movie) as
Attendant
1976
Widow (TV Movie) as
Driving Instructor
1975
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Leonard Johnson
- Earthquake II (1975) - Leonard Johnson
1975
On the Rocks (TV Series) as
Mechanic
- Old Fish, New Fish (1975) - Mechanic
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) as
Programmer
- Pilot (1975) - Programmer
1974
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Rev. Harlan
- A Star Is Bored (1974) - Rev. Harlan
1974
Betrayal (TV Movie) as
Fred Hawkes
1974
The California Kid (TV Movie) as
Johnny
1974
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Wiley
- Music to Die By (1974) - Wiley
1973
Hawkins (TV Series) as
Technician
- A Life for a Life (1973) - Technician
1971
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Hobart / Nephew
- That Is the Army Mrs. Madison (1973) - Hobart
- Oscar's New Life (1971) - Nephew
1973
Cops (TV Movie) as
Detective Ed Carter
1973
Interval as
Leonard
1973
A Touch of Grace (TV Series) as
Man in Cemetery
- A Touch of Grace (1973) - Man in Cemetery
1972
Open Window (Short) as
Framton Nuttel
1972
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Leslie Harper
- Crack-Up (1972) - Leslie Harper (uncredited)
1969
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Postal Clerk / Laurie's Dance Partner
- The Twenty-Sixth Grave (1972) - Postal Clerk
- The Medal (1969) - Laurie's Dance Partner (uncredited)
1972
Insight (TV Series) as
Kiley Miller
- The Death of Superman (1972) - Kiley Miller
1972
Fuzz as
Detective
1971
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Jess
- Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa (1971) - Jess
1971
The Brady Bunch (TV Series) as
Manager
- Getting Davy Jones (1971) - Manager
1971
Nichols (TV Series) as
Clerk
- The Indian Giver (1971) - Clerk
Soundtrack
1987
Baby Boom (performer: "Moonlight in Vermont" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 as
Mr. Simms
References
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