- Born
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- Birth namePaul Alden Brinegar Jr.
- Height5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
- Paul Brinegar was born on December 19, 1917 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for Rawhide (1959), High Plains Drifter (1973) and Maverick (1994). He was married to Shirley Talbott. He died on March 27, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseShirley Talbott(December 28, 1962 - March 27, 1995) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenPaul Alden Brinegar IIIMark Douglas Brinegar
- ParentsPaul Alden Brinegar Sr.Florence Louise McElroy
- RelativesWarren Boyd Brinegar(Sibling)Robert Winston Brinegar(Sibling)
- American character actor. Educated in Santa Fe, he attended Pasadena Junior College to study drama, literature and art. His screen career (1946-1994) began and ended in westerns. Often sporting whiskers, he essayed many a grizzled sidekick to the hero. His best known role was as the cranky cook Wishbone on TV's Rawhide (1959).
- Brinegar had his only known press book biography (albeit short) in the double bill of "How to Make a Monster" and "Teenage Caveman.".
- He was helping out at a small theatre when he met an actress called Shirley and a year later they were married,.
- Body Cremated and Ashes scattered.
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