1976 Press Photo Paul Brinegar/Actor/Golden Dog/Disney

This is an original press photo. An old prospector (Paul Brinegar) finds his dog is really man's best friend when he comes home from an excursion covered with gold dust in the ghost-town comedy, "The Golden Dog," on the Wonderful World of Disney. But friendship triumphs over glittering stuff when the old man finds friendship more valuable.
Walt Disney Productions

Paul Brinegar (December 19, 1917 - March 27, 1995) was an American character actor.

Brinegar made over 100 appearances between 1946 and 1994, appearing in many western films, and played the barman in Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter in 1973. He was best known for his long-running role as the cook, George Washington Wishbone, on Eastwood's CBS series Rawhide from 1959 to 1966, which also co-starred Eric Fleming. He had played Tom Jefferson Jeffrey in the 1958 movie Cattle Empire upon which Rawhide was based. Prior to that he played mayor Jim "Dog" Kelly in the Western TV series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp appearing 21 times from 1956 to 1958. In 1959 he also played Ludwig, the bartender, in the episode "The Ringer" of the Western TV Series The Texan (TV series). In 1969, he appeared in the Western Charro! starring Elvis Presley.

The role of Wishbone was loosely carried over into the 1968-1970 CBS western series Lancer in which Brinegar played Jelly Hoskins. His co-stars were Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder. (Wikipedia)

Photo measures 10 x 8inches. Photo is dated 12-12-1976.