Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 - February 6, 2012) was an American character actor best known for Shock Corridor (1963), The Big Valley (1965-1969), and The Crawling Hand (1963).
He was married to Diane Breck and they had one child.
Breck died in 2012 at the age of 82 from complications of dementia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1958: Thunder Road as Stacey Gouge (Uncredited Role)
- 1958: I Want to Live! as Ben Miranda (uncredited)
- 1959: The Wild And The Innocent as Chip Miller
- 1960: The Beatniks as Bob Mooney
- 1961: Portrait Of A Mobster as Frank Brennan
- 1962: Lad A Dog as Stephen Tremayne
- 1963: Hootenanny Hoot as Ted Grover
- 1963: The Crawling Hand as Steve Curan
- 1963: Shock Corridor as Johnny Barrett
- 1965: The Glory Guys as Lt. Bunny Hodges
- 1972: A Man For Hanging as Avery Porter
- 1974: Benji as Dr. Chapman
- 1982: The Sword and the Sorcerer as King Leonides
- 1990: Terminal City Ricochet as Ross Gilmore
- 1991: Highway 61 as Mr. Watson
- 1991: I Still Dream Of Jeannie as Sahm-Ir
- 1991: Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus as Chambers
- 1992: The Unnamable II The Statement Of Randolph Carter as Sheriff Hatch
- 1993: Sworn To Vengeance as Chief Kelly
- 1995: Decoy as Wellington
- 1999: Enemy Action as Gen. Turner
- 2004: Jiminy Glick In Lalawood as Tibor
Television Roles
- 1957: The Gray Ghost as Dooley
- 1958: The Court Of Last Resort as Deputy Bart Styles
- 1958: Tombstone Territory as Sam Dixon
- 1958: Highway Patrol as Whitey Sims
- 1958: Have Gun – Will Travel as Kurt Sprague/Frank Weaver (2 episodes)
- 1958: Wagon Train as Alf Meadows
- 1958: The Restless Gun as Brett Dixon
- 1958: The Sheriff Of Cochise as Doyle Ranker
- 1958-1959: Zane Grey Theatre as Roy Bancroft/Marshal/Sundance Kid (3 episodes)
- 1958-1961: Bronco as Theodore Roosevelt / Jim Brandt (2 episodes)
- 1958-1962: Lawman as Pete Bole/Hale Connors/First Ranch Hand (3 episodes)
- 1958-1962: 77 Sunset Strip as Claude "Opie" Price/Mark Wade/Tim Winslow/Charles Dixon (4 episodes)
- 1958-1963: Gunsmoke as Jubal/Fly Hoyt (2 episodes)
- 1959: Sea Hunt as Joe Gordon
- 1959-1960: Black Saddle as Clay Culhane
- 1960: Sugarfoot as Theodore Roosevelt/Lt. John Stickney (2 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Hawaiian Eye as Ray Martins/Johnny Arnold/Lou Norris (3 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Maverick as Doc Holliday/Sheriff Dan Trevor (6 episodes)
- 1961: The Roaring20s as Benny Lester/Buddy Benedict/Joe Peabody
- 1961-1962: Surfside 6 as Harry Sturgis/Mark Goodwin (2 episodes)
- 1961-1962: Cheyenne as Tony Chance/Sheriff Matt Kilgore/James Abbot (3 episodes)
- 1962: The Gallant Men as Pvt. Draper
- 1963: The Outer Limits as Sen. Orville
- 1963: Mr Novak as Dr. Ted Dietrich
- 1963-1865: Perry Mason as Peter Warren/William Sherwood/Clay Elliot (3 episodes)
- 1964: Bonanza as Ward Bannister
- 1964-1970: The Virginian as Lafe Harkness/Jess Carver (2 episodes)
- 1965: Branded as Crispo
- 1965: Kraft Suspense Theatre as Wiley Bondesen
- 1965-1969: The Big Valley as Nick Barkley
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones as Chuck Morgan
- 1972: Mission: Impossible as Harry Cordel
- 1973: Owen Marshall Counselor At Law as Mike Palmer
- 1974: McMillan & Wife as George Noland
- 1974: Nakia as Mr. Brittain
- 1975: SWAT as Marco
- 1977: The Six Million Dollar Man as Silver Cloud
- 1978: Black Beauty as Dr. Halverson
- 1978: Vegas as Walter Melford
- 1979: The Secret Empire as Jesse Keller
- 1979-1982: Fantasy Island as Colonel/Casey West (2 episodes)
- 1980: The Incredible Hulk as Hull
- 1981: The Dukes of Hazzard as J.J. Sunday
- 1981-1985: The Fall Guy as Reggie Marinak/Nick Barkley/Sheriff Owens (4 episodes)
- 1982: General Hospital as The Magus/Masters
- 1983: Masquerade as Sen. John Weybourne
- 1996: The Outer Limits as Kendal's Father
- 1997: LA Heat as Wayne Berry/Capt. Crimestopper
- 1998: The New Batman Adventures as Farmer Enoch Brown/Goat
- 2002: John Doe as William Leverton
Shorts
- 1955: Western Union as Cowboy
- 1962: Red Nightmare as Russian Officer