Gary
               Brockette:
               
               
Actor,
               Director
               
               

               
               
Gary "Tex"
                  Brockette (September 13, 1947–January 1,
                  2010)
                  
                  
Gary Brockette was an American
                  character actor, an assistant director, a writer
                  and a co-producer. He was born in Denton,
                  Texas.
                  
                  
Gary Brockette began his career
                  working as an actor in New York. He played the role
                  of Bobby Sheen in 1971's The Last Picture
                  Show and Frank Cameron in Encounter with the
                  Unknown. As a character actor, he made guest
                  appearances on such television shows as Trapper
                  John, M.D. and Charlie's Angels. He
                  appeared in the 1984 movie, The Philadelphia
                  Experiment.
                  
                  

                   
                  
                  
Later in his career, Gary
                  Brockette moved behind the scenes and
                  behi
                  
                  nd the camera. He used his talents and experience
                  in Hollywood in special effects, the casting
                  department, as a writer.
                  
                  
Brockette is survived by his
                  partner of 18 years, Lee Slocum; his mother
                  Marchitta Wisdom, his sister Pam Weber and a
                  stepdaughter, Cameron Kuperson.
                  
                  
Gary Brockette died on Janurary
                  1, 2010 from complications of cancer in Los
                  Angeles, California.
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
Resources:
                  
                  
Gary
                  Brockette at the
                  Internet Movie Database
                  
                  
Gary
                  Brockette: Jack Of All "Movie" Trades Dies January
                  1, 2010