Charlie Briggs (actor)

Charlie Briggs (November 13, 1932 - February 6, 1985) was an American actor.^[1] He appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1950s to the 1980s.^[2]

Charlie Briggs
Born	(1932-11-13)November 13, 1932 Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1985(1985-02-06) (aged 52) Roswell, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958-1983

Biography

Briggs was born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1932. Briggs began his acting career in 1958, appearing in TV series like Maverick, The Restless Gun, Gunsmoke, The Texan, Bronco and Not for Hire during the late 1950s. During the 1960s he continued to appear in TV series like Cheyenne, Daniel Boone, Bonanza and The Guns of Will Sonnett among others.

During that time he also branched out into film, working in films like The Absent-Minded Professor, Merrill's Marauders, The Beguiled and Charley Varrick. However, he kept working on TV during the 1970s and 1980s, mainly in action series. Briggs last acted in the film Brainstorm in 1983.^[2][3]

Briggs died in 1985, aged 52.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	Home from the Hill	Dick Gibbons	Uncredited
1961	The Absent-Minded Professor	Sig
1962	Merrill's Marauders	Muley	Credited as Charles Briggs
1962	How the West Was Won	Flying Arrow Barker	Uncredited
1963	13 Frightened Girls	Mike
1963	Captain Newman, M.D.	Gorkow	Credited as Charles Briggs
1967	A Time for Killing	Sgt. Kettlinger
1970	The Traveling Executioner	Zak
1971	The Beguiled	1st Confederate Captain	Credited as Charles Briggs
1972	Corky	Red
1973	Charley Varrick	Highway Deputy
1974	The Klansman	A.P. Reporter	Credited as Charles Briggs
1977	Greased Lightning	Race Official	Uncredited
1977	The Lincoln Conspiracy	Andrew Potter
1979	Norma Rae	Warren Latting
1982	Six Pack	Steward #1
1983	Brainstorm	Colonel Easterbrook	Final film role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Maverick	Little Jeb Plummer	Episode: "Alias Bart Maverick"; credited as Charles Briggs
1958	The Restless Gun	Meacham	Episode: "Bonner's Squaw"; credited as Charles F. Briggs
1958	The Texan	Jeff Karger	Episode: "A Time of the Year"
1959	Bronco	Sergeant Tatum	Episode: "The Burning Springs"
1959	Not for Hire	O'Hara	Episode: "The Fall Guy"
1959–1960	Laramie	Charley Wilkes / Will / Blacksmith	3 episodes; uncredited for 1 episode
1959–1962	Lawman	Darrel Martin / Falk - Henchman / Logan Jutes	3 episodes
1960	Tightrope	Hank	Episode: "Broken Rope"; uncredited
1960	The Deputy	Bill Dawson	Episode: "The Hidden Motive"
1960	Shotgun Slade		Episode: "The Swindle"
1960	Law of the Plainsman	Bob Erby	Episode: "Stella"
1960	Black Saddle	Walsh	Episode: "End of the Line"
1960–1961	Zane Grey Theatre	Russ / Paul - West	2 episodes
1960–1961	The Rifleman	Artie Quint / Eli Manse	2 episodes
1960–1962	Cheyenne	Obed Durango / Bart Hanson	2 episodes
1961	The Magical World of Disney	Folger Selby	2 episodes
1961	Perry Mason	Policeman	Episode: "The Case of the Barefaced Witness"
1961	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Willy Davis	Episode: "A Papa for Butch and Ginger"
1961	Outlaws	Maury Kelly	Episode: "The Brothers"
1961–1964	Wagon Train	Joe Weaver / Ed Linders	2 episodes
1961–1965	Death Valley Days	Little Mae / Sam Dowd	2 episodes
1962	National Velvet	Morton	Episode: "Ede's Bombshell"
1962	Route 66	Jed	Episode: "Love Is a Skinny Kid"
1962	Tales of Wells Fargo	Andy Stone	Episode: "Don't Wake a Tiger"
1962	Shannon		Episode: "End of the Line"
1962	You're Only Young Once	Piggy Burke	TV movie
1962–1965	Bonanza	Charlie Fitch	2 episodes
1962–1970	The Virginian	Verne / Hank Stram / Hard Pan / Soapy	4 episodes
1963	The Eleventh Hour	Red	Episode: "Which Man Will Die?"; credited as Charles Briggs
1963	The Gallant Men	Pvt. Eddie Ross	Episode: "A Taste of Peace"
1963	Gunsmoke	Riley / Driver	2 episodes
1964	Daniel Boone	Hiram Girty	Episode: "A Short Walk to Salem"
1965	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Boone Trimble	Episode: "Jungle of Fear"
1965	A Man Called Shenandoah	Tibbott	Episode: "The Siege"; credited as Charles Briggs
1966	The Big Valley	Sheriff Walt Baker	Episode: "The Martyr"
1966	Laredo	Woods	Episode: "Road to San Remo"
1967–1968	The Guns of Will Sonnett	Lyle Merceen / Peerce - Posse Member	2 episodes
1968	The Outcasts	Link	Episode: "The Night Riders"
1969	Land of the Giants	Guard	Episode: "Deadly Pawn"
1969	The Ballad of Andy Crocker	Mr. Paisley	TV movie
1969–1970	Lancer	Thede / John Mason	2 episodes
1969–1971	Mod Squad	Cates / Red	2 episodes
1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Red Mattson	Episode: "Return to Devil's Hole"
1971	This Is the Life	Tank	Episode: "The Football Player"
1974	Harry O	Policeman in Galveston	Episode: "Accounts Balanced"
1975	The Hatfields and the McCoys	First Deputy	TV movie
1975	Barnaby Jones	Oscar Fry	Episode: "Beware the Dog"
1976	S.W.A.T.	Sheriff Thad Grover	2 episodes
1978	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry	Kaleb Wallace	TV movie; credited as Charles Briggs
1978	A Real American Hero	Miles Conway	TV movie
1981	Ramblin' Man		Episode: "Two Hundred Miles from Noplace"

References

1. Charlie Briggs
2. Charlie Briggs Biography
3. Charlie Briggs

External links

• Charlie Briggs at IMDb
• Charlie Briggs