Britt Leach
Born (1938-07-18) July 18, 1938
OccupationActor
Years active1971–1991

Britt Leach (born July 18, 1938, in Gadsden, Alabama) is an American character actor.

Biography and acting career

Leach was born on July 18, 1938, in Gadsden, Alabama. He graduated from McCallie School, a boy's college-preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1956. He graduated from Birmingham Southern College, where he was active in college theater, in the mid-1960s. He attended Northwestern University and briefly worked in Army intelligence.

Leach's film and television career started in the early 1970s. His most memorable movie roles include boorish hick bartender Dan Oldum in Jackson County Jail, hard-nosed detective Sergeant Cook in Night Warning, cranky toy store manager Mr. Sims in Silent Night, Deadly Night, trailer park resident Mr. Potter in The Last Starfighter, Anthony Michael Hall's plumber father in Weird Science and redneck hunter Reg in The Great Outdoors.

During the fall of 1976, Leach was cast in the role of Mickey "Wig" Wiggins, an airplane mechanic, in the eleven-episode CBS adventure series Spencer's Pilots, starring Gene Evans, Christopher Stone and Todd Susman. Among the many television shows on which he has appeared are The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Insight, Bonanza, Hawkins, Three's Company, Tales from the Crypt, and Newhart. He is probably most recognized for his reoccurring role as Easy Jackson on The Waltons.

Leach left acting in the early 1990s. His final film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1991 film Father of the Bride, in which his character, a supermarket assistant manager, confronts Steve Martin's character for making a scene in the supermarket and has him imprisoned for it.

From 1992 to 1999, Leach was co-editor and publisher of Country Connections, an award-winning bi-monthly magazine which covered environmental and progressive social issues. He has also written poems.

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.[1]

Leach resides in Sherman Oaks, California, with his wife, Catherine Roberts Leach.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1971The Brady BunchDavy Jones' Manager
1971, 1973The Odd Couple (TV series)Morris / HobartEpisodes: "Oscar's New Life", "That Is the Army, Mrs. Madison"
1972FuzzDetective #1
1973IntervalLeonard
1973HawkinsTechnicianEpisode: "A Life for a Life"
1974The California KidJohnnyTV movie
1974Happy DaysReverend HarlanEpisode: "A Star is Bored"
1976Jackson County JailDan Oldum (Bartender)
1978Loose ShoesBilly-Joe
1978Goin' SouthParson Weems
1978The New Adventures of Wonder WomanBillyEpisode: "The Deadly Dolphin"
1980Hardly WorkingGas Station Manager
1980High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will KaneVirgil
1980PSI FactorBiker
1981Night WarningSergeant Cook
1981Three's CompanyAngry Husband, Bartender(2 episodes)
1982M*A*S*HDan BlevikEpisode: “Heroes”
1984The Last StarfighterMr. Potter
1984Silent Night, Deadly NightMr. Sims
1985Weird ScienceAl Wallace
1987Baby BoomVerne Boone
1988The Great OutdoorsReg
1989Tales from the Crypt (TV series)PawnbrokerEpisode: "Only Sin Deep"
1991Father of the BrideAssistant manager of SupermarketUncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. Leach, Britt (2007-11-30). "Screeners: For my consideration". Veritas: Any Day Now.


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