Occupation Actor Years active 1972–2002 | Name Ritch Brinkley Role Character actor | |
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Born March 18, 1944 ( 1944-03-18 ) Colorado City, Texas, U.S. Died November 5, 2015, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Movies and TV shows Cabin Boy, Breakdown, The Man with One Red Shoe, Beauty and the Beast, Rhinestone Similar People Adam Resnick, Stan Dragoti, Jonathan Mostow, Albert Band, Ron Koslow | ||
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Ritch Brinkley (March 18, 1944 – November 5, 2015) was an American character actor best known for playing William in Beauty and the Beast who appeared in over 50 films and television programs from 1972 to 2002 in a film and television career that spanned three decades. He is best known for roles in films such as Cabin Boy (1994) and Breakdown (1997) and television shows such as Dolly and Murphy Brown.
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He had small roles in such films as Rhinestone (1984), starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton and The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), starring Tom Hanks and guest starring roles in The Dukes of Hazzard, Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Night Court, The Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories, Newhart, Walker, Texas Ranger, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He also appeared in Thunder Alley and in 2 episodes of Twin Peaks as D.A. Daryl Lodwick. His final role was in Children on Their Birthdays (2002).
Death
Brinkley died on November 5, 2015, at age 71.
Filmography
Actor
2002
Children on Their Birthdays as
Acey Trump
1999
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) as
50 Year Old Man
- The Long and Winding Short Cut (1999) - 50 Year Old Man
1998
Maggie (TV Series) as
Dr. Babcock
- Ballad of Maggie Day (1998) - Dr. Babcock
1995
Weird Science (TV Series) as
Mr. Cabeza / Baldash Stuart Donnelly
- School Spirits (1998) - Mr. Cabeza
- Dead Can Dance (1995) - Baldash Stuart Donnelly
1998
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series) as
Schmorg
- Honey, Meet the Barbarians (1998) - Schmorg
1997
Cyclops, Baby as
Bait
1988
Murphy Brown (TV Series) as
Carl Wishnitski
- A Butcher, a Faker, a Bummed-Out Promo Maker (1997) - Carl Wishnitski
- Murphy Redux (1997) - Carl Wishnitski
- Defending Your Life (1996) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Bus Stops Here (1996) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Feminine Critique (1995) - Carl Wishnitski
- Sex or Death (1995) - Carl Wishnitski
- I Don't Know You from Madam (1993) - Carl Wishnitski
- You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato: Part 2 (1992) - Carl Wishnitski
- Birth 101 (1992) - Carl Wishnitski
- On the Rocks (1992) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Queen of Soul (1991) - Carl Wishnitski
- Male Call (1991) - Carl Wishnitski
- I'm as Much of a Man as I Ever Was (1991) - Carl Wishnitski
- Terror on the 17th Floor (1991) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Bummer of 42 (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Gold Rush (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- Strike Two (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- Brown and Blue (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- Goin' to the Chapel: Part 2 (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- Goin' to the Chapel: Part 1 (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- Bad Girls (1990) - Carl Wishnitski
- The Strike (1989) - Carl Wishnitski
- And the Whiner Is- (1989) - Carl Wishnitski
- It's How You Play the Game (1989) - Carl Wishnitski
- Soul Man (1989) - Carl Wishnitski
- Set Me Free (1988) - Carl Wishnitski
- Baby Love (1988) - Carl Wishnitski
- Nowhere to Run (1988) - Carl Wishnitski
1997
Breakdown as
Al
1996
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (TV Series) as
Santa Claus
- Merry Christmas, Y'All (1996) - Santa Claus
1996
Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) as
Dan
- Big Brother is Watching (1996) - Dan
1995
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) as
Grandpa Ernie Powers / Grandpa Eddie Powers
- The Christmas Gift (1995) - Grandpa Eddie Powers
- The Fallout (1995) - Grandpa Ernie Powers
- Lindsay's Dilemma (1995) - Grandpa Ernie Powers
1995
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Sheriff Nathan Decker
- The Lynching (1995) - Sheriff Nathan Decker
1995
Amanda & the Alien (TV Movie) as
Bubba the Truck Driver
1995
Virus (TV Movie) as
Restaurant Host
1994
Something Wilder (TV Series) as
Vince
- Love Native American Style (1994) - Vince
1994
Thunder Alley (TV Series) as
Walter
- As a Manner of Fact (1994) - Walter
- A Fistful of Phyllis (1994) - Walter
- Happy Endings (1994) - Walter
- Bloodsuckers (1994) - Walter
- Girls' Night Out (1994) - Walter
- Chore Patrol (1994) - Walter
- The Love Triangle (1994) - Walter
- The Prototype (1994) - Walter
1994
Dead Man's Revenge (TV Movie) as
Valdez Sheriff
1994
Burke's Law (TV Series) as
Zach Warmly
- Who Killed the Fashion King? (1994) - Zach Warmly
1994
Cabin Boy as
Captain Greybar
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Stan
- Neverending Battle (1993) - Stan
1992
The Edge (TV Series) as
Santa Claus
- Episode #1.11 (1992) - Santa Claus (as Rich Brinkley)
1992
Doctor Mordrid as
Gunner
1992
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV Series) as
Wiley
- Jerry's Journey (1992) - Wiley
1992
Ruby as
Attorney Howard
1991
Cast a Deadly Spell (TV Movie) as
Owl Wagon Manager
1991
Jailbirds (TV Movie) as
Beetle
1991
Get a Life (TV Series) as
Dick
- The Construction Worker Show (1991) - Dick
1991
Shades of LA (TV Series)
- Cross the Center Line (1991)
1990
Silhouette (TV Movie) as
Gene the Mechanic
1990
Book of Love as
Moving Van Driver
1990
Twin Peaks (TV Series) as
D.A. Daryl Lodwick
- The Orchids Curse (1990) - D.A. Daryl Lodwick
- Laura's Secret Diary (1990) - D.A. Daryl Lodwick
1988
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) as
William
- Legacies (1990) - William (uncredited)
- The Reckoning (1990) - William
- Invictus (1990) - William (uncredited)
- A Time to Heal (1990) - William
- Snow (1989) - William
- Walk Slowly (1989) - William
- The Rest Is Silence (1989) - William
- Ceremony of Innocence (1989) - William
- The Outsiders (1989) - William
- A Gentle Rain (1989) - William
- Brothers (1989) - William
- Labyrinths (1989) - William
- Sticks and Stones (1989) - William
- Dead of Winter (1988) - William
- Shades of Grey (1988) - William (uncredited)
1990
Normal Life (TV Series) as
Burt
- P.O.V. (1990) - Burt
1988
Something Is Out There (TV Series) as
Maxie
- In His Own Image (1988) - Maxie
1988
Blue Skies (TV Series) as
Fred
- Something Old, Something New (1988) - Fred
1988
Big Business as
Mayor Bill Finker
1987
Dolly (TV Series) as
Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.22 (1988) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.19 (1988) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.17 (1988) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.13 (1988) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.11 (1988) - Charlie Boil
- A Down Home Country Christmas (1987) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.9 (1987) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.6 (1987) - Charlie Boil
- Episode #1.5 (1987) - Charlie Boil
1988
My Two Dads (TV Series) as
Truck
- Nicole's Big Adventure (1988) - Truck
1987
My Sister Sam (TV Series) as
Dan
- Exposed (1987) - Dan
1987
Timestalkers (TV Movie) as
Barman
1987
Mathnet (TV Series) as
Jasper Stoutman
- The Mystery of the Maltese Pigeon (1987) - Jasper Stoutman
1987
Newhart (TV Series) as
Farmer Bagley
- Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here (1987) - Farmer Bagley
1986
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Mayor Chestor A. Barnsworth
- The Pumpkin Competition (1986) - Mayor Chestor A. Barnsworth
1986
Houston: The Legend of Texas (TV Movie) as
Sen. Buckley
1986
Manhunt for Claude Dallas (TV Movie) as
Judge Lodge
1986
1st & Ten (TV Series) as
Otto
- Quarterbacks Tell No Tales (1986) - Otto
1986
Stingray (TV Series) as
Westcott
- Ancient Eyes (1986) - Westcott
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Middle-Aged Man (segment "Dead Run")
- The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run (1986) - Middle-Aged Man (segment "Dead Run")
1986
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special (TV Special) as
Cowboy
1986
The Defiant Ones (TV Movie) as
Lonny
1985
Misfits of Science (TV Series) as
Bart
- Twin Engines (1985) - Bart
1985
Night Court (TV Series) as
Biker
- Dan's Boss (1985) - Biker
1985
Wild Horses (TV Movie) as
Wedge Smithfield
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Guro of Cosmic Love
- Over the Limit (1985) - Guro of Cosmic Love
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe as
Hulse
1984
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Ike Tower
- Shadows (1984) - Ike Tower
1984
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Prison Doctor
- Watt a Way to Go (1984) - Prison Doctor
1984
Rhinestone as
Luke
1984
Mama's Family (TV Series) as
Bert Wembly
- Mama's Birthday (1984) - Bert Wembly (as Ritchard Brinckley)
1984
The Master (TV Series) as
Ralph Carter
- State of the Union (1984) - Ralph Carter
1984
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Starkey
- Play It Again, Luke (1984) - Starkey
1980
Brubaker as
Gate Guard
1976
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Frontiersman
- The Patriots (1976) - Frontiersman
1972
Curse of the Headless Horseman as
Ritch
Soundtrack
2002
Children on Their Birthdays (performer: "Dear Mother of Mine")
1991
Get a Life (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Construction Worker Show (1991) - (performer: "Amazing Grace")
Self
1992
FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series documentary)
- Claude Dallas (1992)
References
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