Britt Leach
Biography
Britt Leach is an American character actor who was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and became active in college theater at Birmingham Southern College before starting his film and television career in the early 1970s. He was known for playing rural and working-class characters, including the bartender Dan Oldum in Jackson County Jail (1976), the detective Sergeant Cook in Night Warning, Mr. Sims, a toy store manager, in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), the plumber father in Weird Science (1985) and the hunter Reg in The Great Outdoors (1988). On television, he appeared as the airplane mechanic Mickey Wiggins in the CBS series Spencer's Pilots and had a recurring role as Easy Jackson on The Waltons, with guest spots on Bonanza, Three's Company, Newhart and Tales from the Crypt. He left acting in the early 1990s and later worked as co-editor and publisher of the magazine Country Connections.
88years old
Turns 89 on July 18in 249 days
- Born Gadsden
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 16 years1972 to 1988
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Behind the camera
Leach let his Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership lapse in 2007. On his website he wrote a satirical piece expressing frustration with DVD screeners.
Britt Leach movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Britt Leach shares two films with Bill Paxton, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Charles E. Sellier Jr.Director, 1 film, 1984
All films by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
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