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Brian Keith

Brian Keith

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Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney family film The Parent Trap, the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and the 1975 adventure saga The Wind and the Lion, in which he portrayed Theodore Roosevelt. On television, two of his best known roles were that of a widowed uncle turned bachelor: Bill Davis, in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough judge in the 1980s drama Hardcastle and McCormick.

Known For

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

Picture Windows: Lightning

Picture Windows: Lightning

1995

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966

Young Guns

Young Guns

1988

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

Meteor

Meteor

1979

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974

Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine

1981

Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1964

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion

1975

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow

1957

Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor

1987

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

Storm Center

Storm Center

1956

Hooper

Hooper

1978

The McKenzie Break

The McKenzie Break

1970

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957

Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot

1962

A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks

1964

With Six You Get Eggroll

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

Savage Sam

Savage Sam

1963

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1966

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989

The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men

1980

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

1966

Scandalous John

Scandalous John

1971

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

1976

Violent Road

Violent Road

1958

Fort Dobbs

Fort Dobbs

1958

Jivaro

Jivaro

1954

Cry for the Strangers

Cry for the Strangers

1982

The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West

1972

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954

Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

1969

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

1986

The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner

1976

Dino

Dino

1957

Something Big

Something Big

1971

The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

1954

The Raiders

The Raiders

1963

Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared

1960

Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

1999

Second Chance

Second Chance

1972

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989

Sierra Baron

Sierra Baron

1958

Krakatoa, East of Java

Krakatoa, East of Java

1969

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

1997

The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers

1964

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

After the Rain

After the Rain

1988

The Silent Lovers

The Silent Lovers

1980

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

Hell Canyon Outlaws

Hell Canyon Outlaws

1957

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

1954

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

Walking Thunder

Walking Thunder

1995

The Quest

The Quest

1976

Joe Panther

Joe Panther

1976

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Lady in a Corner

Lady in a Corner

1989

Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer

1993

Johnny Shiloh

Johnny Shiloh

1965

Desert Hell

Desert Hell

1958

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

Bristle Face

Bristle Face

1964

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

1995

Villa!!

Villa!!

1958

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again

1975

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

1960

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

1995

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963

Duckman

Duckman

1994

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

Family Affair

Family Affair

1966

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1994

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

Cybill

Cybill

1995

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

The Commish

The Commish

1991

The Westerner

The Westerner

1960

Centennial

Centennial

1978

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Outlaws

Outlaws

1960

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Climax!

Climax!

1954

The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

1974

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964

Laramie

Laramie

1959

The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show

1972

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness

1987

Heartland

Heartland

1989

Archer

Archer

1975

Walter & Emily

Walter & Emily

1991

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

The Quest

The Quest

1976

Crusader

Crusader

1955

World War III

World War III

1982

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Rough Riders

Rough Riders

1997

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1994

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Suspense

Suspense

1949

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Chisholms

The Chisholms

1979

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

1996

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1977

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

The Seekers

The Seekers

1979

Power

Power

1980