Peter Breck dies at 82

Peter Breck, the-headed middle boy of Barbara Stanwyck within the sixties Western "The Large Valley," died February. 6 following a lengthy illness in Vancouver, Canada. He was 82.After his Navy discharge, Breck analyzed British and drama in the U. of Houston. His first film role was 1958's "Thunder Road," starring Robert Mitchum, who saw Breck on stage in "Guy of Future" and requested him if he thought about being inside a movie. He moved onto the Rita Hayworth starrer "I wish to Live" in 1958 and "The Beatniks" in 1960.However it was television that gave Breck his greatest success. He starred like a gunfighter-switched-lawyer on ABC's Western "Black Saddle" from 1959-60 and would be a regular on "Maverick," playing Doc Holliday. He guested on series in the nineteen fifties with the early 2000s, including "Perry Mason," "The Virginian" and "Fantasy Island."From 1965 to 1969, he starred as Nick Barkley on "The Large Valley," together with Stanwyck, Lee Majors, Richard Lengthy and Linda Evans as people from the 1800s ranching family.Frederick Peter Breck was created March 13, 1929, in Rochester, N.Y. His father, Frederick (Jobie) Breck, would be a jazz muscian who performed with Fats Waller and Billie Holliday. Together with his parents on the highway, Breck was raised together with his grandma and grandpa in Haverhill, Mass.He was preceded in dying by his boy Christoper, who died of leukemia. He's made it by his widow, Diane. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com