Ritch Brinkley (March 18, 1944 – November 5, 2015) was an American
character actor
A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting character (arts), characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrie ...
who appeared in over 50 films and television programs in a career that spanned three decades. He is best known for playing William in ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' and cameraman Carl Wishnitski on ''
Murphy Brown
''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news presenter, news anch ...
'', as well as for roles in films such as ''
Cabin Boy
A cabin boy or ship's boy is a boy or young man who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship, especially running errands for the captain. The modern merchant navy successor to the cabin boy is the steward's assistant.
Duties
Cabin boys ...
'' (1994) and ''
Breakdown''.
Brinkley died on November 5, 2015, at age 71.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Ritch Brinkley at the New York TimesObituary
1944 births
2015 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Texas
Place of death missing
People from Colorado City, Texas
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