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Ritch Brinkley Biography

Birth Name:Ritch Brinkley

Birth Place:Colorado City, Texas, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • While growing up in Texas, he worked as a "legman" for Roy Orbison, bringing him bottles of soda on his breaks
  • Best known for playing Carl Wishnitski in "Murphy Brown" and William the Cook in the 1980s series "Beauty and the Beast․"