Peter Brown
Brown as Deputy Johnny McKay in the television seriesLawman (1959)
Born	Pierre Lynn de Lappe (1935-10-05)October 5, 1935 New York City, NY, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 80) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2005
Spouses	Diane Jergens ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1960)​ Sandy Edmundson ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1969)​ Liliane Alice Yvette Safargy ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1974)​ Mary Kathleen Gauba ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1999)​ Kerstin Kern ​ (m. 2008⁠–⁠2016)​
Children	3

Pierre Lynn de Lappe (October 5, 1935^[1] – March 21, 2016^[2]), also known asPeter Brown, was an American actor. He portrayed Deputy Johnny McKay oppositeJohn Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962ABC-Warner Brotherswesterntelevision seriesLawman and Texas Ranger Chad Cooper onNBC'sLaredo from 1965 to 1967.^[3]

Brown served in Alaska with the U.S. Army's2nd Infantry Division where he entertained his fellow troops by writing, directing, and acting in plays.^[4]

Following discharge, he supported himself by working in agasoline station on theSunset Strip. One night a man paid for his purchase with a credit card reading "Jack L. Warner". Brown asked the customer whether he was one of the Warner Brothers, the man replied "I'm the last one left".^[5]

As a contract player for Warner Bros., Brown appeared in the theatrical filmDarby's Rangers (1958) withJames Garner andStuart Whitman. He also appeared in the 1962 filmsMerrill's Marauders, which was co-written and directed bySamuel Fuller starringJeff Chandler, andRed Nightmare withJack Kelly.

Brown portrayed deputy Johnny McKay inLawman.

Brown appeared in dozens of other television shows and did severalcrossovers with other western series as Johnny McKay, includingMaverick, in the 1961 episode "Hadley's Hunters". He also appeared onMaverick playing different characters in the 1957 episode "Point Blank" (as Clay Semple) and "Stage West", playing a villain named Rip Fallon.

In 1957 Brown appeared as Clay Conover inCheyenne in the episode "Top Hand." In 1958 he appeared as Billy Younger inCheyenne in the episode "Ghost of the Cimarron." In theCheyenne episode "Renegades" (1958), Brown portrayed Jed Wayne.

Brown twice guest-starred in another ABC/WB western,Colt .45, withWayde Preston. He appeared as Dave in "The Peacemaker" or "Judgment Day", the series premiere in 1957. That same season, he was cast as Jimmy Benedict in the episode "Young Gun".

After his contract with Warner Bros. lapsed, Brown made two films forWalt Disney Studios;Summer Magic withHayley Mills andBurl Ives andA Tiger Walks. He appeared in other television series too, such asRedigo, starringRichard Egan as aNew Mexico rancher.

After appearing oppositeAnn-Margret inKitten with a Whip, he was contracted toUniversal Pictures for the 1965NBC Western television seriesLaredo, set on theMexican border in and aboutLaredo,Texas.

Brown appeared in the pilot forPolice Woman, starringAngie Dickinson. Brown appeared in severalexploitation films such asFoxy Brown,Chrome and Hot Leather, andAct of Vengeance.

Brown also appeared on several soap operas. OnDays of Our Lives, he played Dr. Greg Peters from 1972-1979 who was involved in a romance with Amanda Howard (Mary Frann). He was Laurie Brooks' attorney, Robert Laurence, onThe Young and the Restless (1981-1982) when she was on trial for the murder of her former mother-in-law, Vanessa Prentiss. He would return briefly to "Y&R" in between soap stints in the late 1980s.

Brown replacedJohn Shearin as Roger Forbes onLoving during its early days, but was written out after only a couple of months. From 1986-1987, he played Charles Sanders, former ambassador to Mendorra, onOne Life to Live. The character had a heart attack and died on the evening of his wedding to Lee Halpern. He subsequently played Blake Hayes onThe Bold and the Beautiful, the ex-husband of Dr. Taylor Hamilton Hayes.

Brown was married five times. His wives were:

• Diane Jergens, an actress; they wed on September 6, 1958, in Las Vegas and divorced in June 1960.^[1]
• Sandy Edmundson, a model; they wed on May 26, 1964, in Palos Verdes and divorced in 1969. They had a son.^[1]
• Liliane Alice Yvette Safargy, a model; they wed on November 14, 1971, in Beverly Hills and divorced in September 1974.^[1]
• Mary Kathleen Gauba, they wed on November 29, 1986, in Santa Fe and divorced in 1999.^[1]
• Kerstin Kern; they wed on September 6, 2008, in Newbury Park, California.^[1]

Brown had three children as follows:

• Matthew, born 1965, by Sandy Edmundson^[1]
• Joshua, by Amber Karlson, with whom Brown lived from 1974 until 1979.^[1]
• Christi, byMerle Pertile.^[1]

• Brown, Peter; Stuart, Alexx (2014).The Fastest Gun in Hollywood: The Life Story of Peter Brown. Wild Horse Press.ASIN B00HRHANJ2.

• Peter Brown atIMDb
• Obituary - Hollywood Reporter

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