Burt Brinckerhoff: Burt Brinckerhoff. Director: Lou Grant. Burton Field Brinckerhoff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Presbyterian minister Dr. James Howard Brinckerhoff (1883-1957) and his wife Marion (née Field, 1903-1997). Burt's interest in acting developed while performing in school plays after the family had moved to New York. Following his graduation, he studied drama under Wendell K. Phillips and Milton Katselas and then acted in summer stock. He was eventually...
