---
name: "Peter Breck"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-breck"
fi1m_id: "peter-breck"
imdb_id: "nm0106539"
tmdb_id: 35189
wikidata_id: "Q1281533"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 March 1929"
died: "6 February 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T15:11:14.952100+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter Breck

## Identity

Peter Breck

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-breck
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-breck
- **IMDb ID:** nm0106539
- **TMDB ID:** 35189
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1281533
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Breck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106539/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35189

Actor. Born 13 March 1929 in Rochester, New York, U.S.A. Died 6 February 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 March 1929, Rochester, New York, U.S.A
- **Died:** 6 February 2012
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Breck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106539/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35189

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Shock Corridor*](https://film.one/film/shock-corridor.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Breck was an American character actor. Born Joseph Peter Breck on 13 March 1929 in Rochester, New York, he studied English and drama at the University of Houston and began his career in theatre, including productions at the Alley Theatre in Houston and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

He gained early film experience with an uncredited role in *Thunder Road* (1958) after being spotted by Robert Mitchum. Breck appeared in Samuel Fuller's *Shock Corridor* (1963) as journalist Johnny Barrett. He was known for television roles including Clay Culhane in *Black Saddle* (1959–1960), Doc Holliday in *Maverick* (1960–1962) and Nick Barkley in *The Big Valley* (1965–1969).

Breck later focused on stage work and settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he founded an acting school. He died there on 6 February 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shock Corridor* (1963), Fi1m 80, as Johnny Barrett — [page](https://film.one/film/shock-corridor.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jiminy Glick in Lalawood* (2005), as Tibor
- *The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller* (2002), as Johnny Barrett (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *L.A. Heat* (1999), series, Actor
- *The New Batman Adventures* (1997), series, as Farmer Brown (voice)
- *Lulu* (1996), Actor
- *Decoy* (1995), as Wellington
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Kendal's Father
- *Sworn to Vengeance* (1993), Actor
- *The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter* (1992), as Sheriff Hatch
- *Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus* (1991), as Chambers
- *I Still Dream of Jeannie* (1991), as Sahm-Ir
- *Highway 61* (1991), as Mr. Watson
- *The Crawling Hand* (1991), as Steve Curan
- *Terminal City Ricochet* (1990), as Ross Gilmore
- *Masquerade* (1983), series, as Senator Weyburn
- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), as King Leonidas
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Secret Empire* (1979), series, as Jesse Keller
- *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor
- *Black Beauty* (1978), series, as Dr. Halverson
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, as Hull
- *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor
- *Violence in Blue* (1975), Actor
- *Benji* (1974), as Dr. Paul M. Chapman
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Silver Cloud
- *A Man for Hanging* (1972), as Avery Porter
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as George Noland
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Mike Palmer
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Harry Cordel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Nick Barkley
- *Branded* (1965), series, Actor
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Wiley Bondesen
- *Shock Corridor* (1963), as Johnny Barrett — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shock-corridor.md)
- *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Dr. Ted Dietrich
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Senator Orville
- *The Crawling Hand* (1963), as Steve Curan
- *Hootenanny Hoot!* (1963), as Ted Grover
- *The Gallant Men* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Jess Carver, Lafe Harkness
- *Lad: A Dog* (1962), as Stephen Tremayne
- *Red Nightmare* (1962), as Russian Officer
- *Portrait of a Mobster* (1961), as Frank Brennan
- *The Roaring 20's* (1960), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Mark Goodwin
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Ward Bannister
- *The Beatniks* (1959), as Bob Mooney
- *The Wild and the Innocent* (1959), as Chip
- *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Clay Culhane
- *I Want to Live!* (1958), as Ben Miranda (uncredited)
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *Lawman* (1958), series, as Hale Connors
- *Bronco* (1958), series, as Theodore Roosevelt, Jim Brandt (uncredited)
- *Thunder Road* (1958), as Stacey Gouge (uncredited)
- *Sea Hunt* (1958), series, Actor
- *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Sam Dixon
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Sheriff Dan Trevor, Doc Holliday
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Clay Elliot, William Sherwood, Peter Warren
- *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Lt. John Stickney, Theodore Roosevelt
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Frank Weaver
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Sundance Kid, Marshal, Roy Bancroft
- *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Actor
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Sheriff Matt Kilgore
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Fly Hoyt, Jubal

## Gallery

- ![Peter Breck](https://film.one/media/person/3909303/gallery-07b5df02e04e.jpg) Peter Breck — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Peter_Breck_Anna_Lisa_Black_Saddle_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of The Big Valley cast for 1967. Clockwise, from back: Lee Majors, Peter Breck,Richard Long, Barbara Stanwyck and Linda Evans.](https://film.one/media/person/3909303/gallery-5edeb0530b6f.jpg) Photo of The Big Valley cast for 1967. Clockwise, from back: Lee Majors, Peter Breck,Richard Long, Barbara Stanwyck and Linda Evans. — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Big_Valley_cast_1967.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cast photo from the television Western The Big Valley. From left: Richard Long, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Peter Breck, and Lee Majors by wagon wheel.](https://film.one/media/person/3909303/gallery-4075804d648e.jpg) Cast photo from the television Western The Big Valley. From left: Richard Long, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Peter Breck, and Lee Majors by wagon wheel. — Helen Ferguson Public Relations, who appears to have had Barbara Stanwyck as a client., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Big_Valley_cast_photo_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cast photo from the television Western The Big Valley. Back, from left-Lee Majors, Peter Breck, Richard Long. Front-Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans.](https://film.one/media/person/3909303/gallery-59a13ae44568.jpg) Cast photo from the television Western The Big Valley. Back, from left-Lee Majors, Peter Breck, Richard Long. Front-Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans. — Helen Ferguson Public Relations, who appears to have had Barbara Stanwyck as a client., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Big_Valley_cast_photo_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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