New York: Peter Brown, who had starring roles in two television westerns in the 1950s and '60s and later acted in soap operas, has died on Monday in Phoenix. He was 80. The cause was Parkinson's disease, his family said, reported New York Times.

Brown played Deputy Johnny McKay on 'Lawman', which was seen on ABC from 1958 until 1962. His character was the wide-eyed but tough sidekick of Marshal Dan Troop, played by John Russell, tasked with bringing order to Laramie, Wyo.