布里特·利奇
(1938)
Britt Leach
演员
Chubby and engaging character actor Britt Leach was born on July 18,
1938 in Gadsden, Alabama. Leach was often cast as no-nonsense police
officers, scruffy everyday blue collar working class types, and crude
hillbillies in both movies and TV shows alike. Britt graduated from the
McCallie prep school in 1956. He was active in college theater. Leach
graduated from Birmingham Southern College in the mid 60s. He attended
Northwestern University for a short spell, but eventually dropped out
and briefly worked in Army intelligence. His film and television career
started in the early 70s. Leach's most memorable movie roles include
boorish hick bartender Dan Oldum in the terrific "Jackson County Jail,"
hard-nosed detective Sergeant Cook in "Night Warning," cranky toy store
manager Mr. Sims in the notorious sicko Santa slasher horror flick
"Silent Night, Deadly Night," trailer park resident Mr. Potter in the
charming "The Last Starfighter," Anthony Michael Hall's plumber father
in the hilariously raucous "Weird Science," and redneck hunter Reg in
"The Great Outdoors." Among the many TV shows Britt has made guest
appearances on are "Quantom Leap," "Coach," "Murder, She Wrote," "L.A.
Law," "Tales from the Crypt," "Amazing Stories," "St. Elsewhere,"
"Fame," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Hill Street Blues," "Dallas,"
"M.A.S.H.," "The Waltons," "Wonder Woman," "The Love Boat," "Sanford
and Son," "Happy Days," "Mission: Impossible," "Bonanza," "The
Partridge Family," and "The Brady Bunch." Leach called it a day as an
actor in the early 90s. From 1992 to 1999 Britt was the co-editor and
publisher of "Country Connections," an award-winning bi-monthly
magazine which covered environmental and progressive social issues.
Leach has also written poems. Britt Leach resides in Sherman Oaks,
California with his wife Catherine Roberts Leach.
