Brian Avery I

Brian Avery is a native of Los Angeles, California and attended Loyola High School where he was awarded the Bing Crosby Drama Medal at Graduation and then attended Loyola University on scholarship. He received a B.A. from the Liberal Arts College of Loyola University majoring in English with minors in Philosophy and Languages. Brian's stellar artistic career began in New York City when he co-starred on Broadway in the dramatic musical of the great John Ford Film, "How Green Was My Valley". A talent scout for Universal Studios saw him onstage and convinced the studio to offer him a movie contract. He began work at Universal Studios with Harrison Ford and Katharine Ross, also under contract. Harrison and Brian did "Journey To Shiloh" together and Katherine and Brian were chosen by director, Mike Nichols, to be the wedding couple in his classic film Die Reifeprüfung (1967). Brian is also featured as Diane Keaton's boyfriend in Woody Allen's Der Schläfer (1973), as well as roles in numerous other motion pictures, television shows and theatrical plays.