Background
Leach, Britt was born on July 18, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of James Edward and Frances Veturia (Butcher) Leach.
Leach, Britt was born on July 18, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of James Edward and Frances Veturia (Butcher) Leach.
Student, Northwestern University, 1956-1958; student, Birmingham-Southern College, 1959-1961.
He is best known for his roles in the films Fuzz (1972), Interval (1973), The California Kid (1974), Jackson County Jail (1976), Goin" South (1978), Loose Shoes (1978), Hardly Working (1980), High Noon, Participant II: The Return of Will Kane (1980), Night Warning (1982), The Last Starfighter (1984), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Weird Science (1985), Baby Boom (1987) and The Great Outdoors (1988). Leach has also made guest appearances in television shows such as The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Bonanza, Tales from the Crypt and many others During the fall of 1976, he was cast in the role of Mickey "Wig" Wiggins, an airplane mechanic, in the six-episode Columbia Broadcasting System adventure series, Spencer"s Pilots, starring Gene Evans, Christopher Stone, and Todd Susman.
His final film role to date is an uncredited appearance in the 1991 film Father of the Bride in which his character, a supermarket"s assistant manager, confronts Steve Martin"s character for making a scene in the supermarket he manages and has him imprisoned for lieutenant
With United States Army, 1961-1964. Member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of television Arts and Sciences.
Married Claiborne Farish Brown (divorced). Children: Margaret Lanier, Edward Summers. Married Catherine Diane Roberts, December 6, 1981.
