Producer Rob Word and actress Barbara Luna have passed on word that actor Peter Brown died Monday March 21st in Phoenix, Arizona. Peter had been suffering from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, Cancer and Dimentia. He was 81. Brown was best remembered as Deputy Johnny McKay on TV’s Lawman (19580-1962) and as Chad Cooper on Laredo (1965-1967).
I'll post an obit when one is made available.
BROWN, Peter (Peter Lynn deLapp)
Born: 10/5/1935, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Died: 3/2/2016, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Peter Brown’s westerns – producer, actor, voice:
Colt .45 (TV) – 1957 (Dave, Jimmy Benedict)
Maverick (TV) – 1957 (Chris Semple, Rip Fallon)
Cheyenne (TV) – 1957, 1958, 1962 (Clan Conover, Jed Wayne, Billy Younger, Ross Andrews)
Lawman (TV) – 1958-1962 (Deputy Johnny McKay)
Sugarfoot (TV) – 1958, 1959 (Davey Reeder, Deputy Johnny McKay)
Westbound – 1959 [voice of Army Sentry outside of tent]
Redigo (TV) – 1963 (Johnny Porter)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1963, 1964 (Benedict O’Brien, Aaron Balfour, Ben Campbell)
The Virginian (TV) – 1964, 1965, 1967 (Craig Ryan, Chad Cooper, Tom Coplan)
Laredo (TV) – 1965-1967 (Chad Cooper)
Three Guns for Texas – 1968 (Texas Ranger Chad Cooper)
Backtrack! (TV) – 1969 (Texas Ranger Chad Cooper)
Gentley Savage – 1973 [Executive Producer]
When the West Was Fun : A Western Reunion – 1979 [himself]
Dallas (TV) – 1982 (Tom Flintoff)
The Aurora Encounter – 1986 (sheriff)
Hell to Pay – 2005 (Johnny Behan)
Three Bad Men – 2005 (Tom Noland)