Charles Briles
Charles Briles | |
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 Briles (right) with The Big Valley cast, 1965 | |
| Born | December 17, 1945 Gardena, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2016 (aged 71) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Briles[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Charles Briles (December 17, 1945 – June 12, 2016) was an American film and television actor. He played Eugene Barkley in the first season of the American western television series The Big Valley.[2][3]
Life and career[]
Briles was born in Gardena, California.[3] When he was a teenager, he performed at the Weschester Playhouse with the Kentwood Players.[3] Briles originally worked in maintenance, but he desired to do acting.[3] Wanting to become an actor, Briles began to knock on booking agents' doors in Hollywood, California, later landing his role of Eugene Barkley in the new ABC western television series The Big Valley.[3]
While appearing in The Big Valley, Briles received a draft notice,[2] and in 1965, he was forced to leave the show. Briles volunteered to work at the California Army National Guard, serving until 1972.[2][3] His character on The Big Valley was written out of the show, as Eugene Barkley went to study medicine in Berkeley.[2] Briles retired from acting in 1971, as his last credit was in Bonanza.
After he stopped acting, Briles worked as a TV screenwriter.[4] He then was hired to work as a house painter at a San Fernando Valley home, painting on the interior of the home.[4] Briles also worked as a stage director on productions in Southern California,[2] and he produced and wrote at the Northrop Corporation of California.[2] He resided in Orcutt, California.[2][3]
Death[]
Briles died in June 2016 of congestive heart failure in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 71.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Charles Briles Obituary (1945-2016)". The Tribune. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Barnes, Mike (June 30, 2016). "Charles Briles, Rarely Seen Son on 'The Big Valley,' Dies at 70". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Aaker, Everett (May 25, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 61. ISBN 9781476662503 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "TV Actor Charles Briles Keeps Busy Doing Many Outside Jobs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. August 11, 1971. p. 66. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- 1945 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Gardena, California
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American theatre directors
- Western (genre) television actors
- House painters