Peter Brown is the uncle of actor Philip Brown.
Born in New York City but raised in Spokane, Washington where he graduated from North Central High School.
He took the stage name Brown from his stepfather Albert "Bud" Brown. His biological father died when he was four. Peter's initial inspiration in show business was his mother, Mina Reaume, a radio and stage actress.
His two adult sons are Matthew and Joshua.
In the early 1960s when TV-western mania reached its peak, an American magazine sponsored a contest for the actors who portrayed western heroes and villains. Since the climactic moment of so many shows was the classic quick-draw shoot-out, the actors had to acquire that skill to play their scenes. The magazine held a competiton among some of the stars of the shows, firing blanks, aiming not at each other but downrange, and using an electronic timer. Quite a number of cowboy stars showed up to "slap leather." He beat them all and won the title of the fastest gun in Hollywood.
Lived with Amber Karlson from 1974-79. 1 son
Runs his own production company, Handshake Films, where he produced and narrated the instruction rodeo-styled video The Penning Tape (2000) (V).
Stationed in Alaska as a member of the Army's Second Infantry Division where he organized a theater group to put on shows for the men stationed there.p
Studying with such respected acting coaches as Jeff Corey, he was discovered pumping gas by none other than Jack L. Warner and handed a Warner Bros. contract.
Traditionally a dark-haired heartthrob of early 1960s TV, he became a peroxide blond for one of the leading surfer roles in Ride the Wild Surf (1964), co-starring Tab Hunter and Fabian.