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American actor (–)

Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, – February 6, ) was an American character actor. The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighterDoc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros.

Television series Maverick as well as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered middle son Nick in the s ABC/Four StarWesternThe Big Valley. Breck also had the starring role in an earlier NBC/Four Star Western television series entitled Black Saddle.

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Early years

Joseph Peter Breck was born in Rochester, New York. He grew up living with his grandparents in Haverhill, Massachusetts, because they felt they could provide a more stable home environment than his father, who often traveled as a jazz musician.

He attended the University of Houston, where he studied English and drama.^[1]

Family

Breck was the son of bandleader Joe Breck, who was nicknamed "the Prince of Pep", and whose band once included trombone player Jerry Colonna.^[2]