Brian Keith
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 14, 1921 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Follow Your HeartRoddy Thompson | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil WarGeneral Buford | |
| 1997 | Rough RidersPresident William McKinley | |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryCardinal | |
| 1996 | Pacific BlueMac McNamara | |
| 1995 | Picture Windows: LightningTappan | |
| 1995 | Walking ThunderNarrator | |
| 1995 | The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.Pete Morgan | |
| 1995 | National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins'Noble Hart' / Self | |
| 1995 | CybillArthur Minnow | |
| 1994 | DuckmanDuckman's Father (voice) | |
| 1994 | Spider-ManUncle Ben (voice) | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelLeonard Pound | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawNorman Hope | |
| 1993 | Wind DancerTruman Richards | |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas RangerDel Forman | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineMullibok | |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe Westerner | |
| 1991 | The Commish | |
| 1991 | Walter & EmilyWalter Collins | |
| 1989 | Welcome HomeHarry Robins | |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonFrank Wellman Sr. | |
| 1989 | Lady in a CornerDavid Henderson | |
| 1989 | HeartlandB.L. McCutcheon | |
| 1988 | Young GunsBuckshot Roberts | |
| 1988 | After the RainByron Monroe | |
| 1987 | Death Before DishonorCol. Halloran | |
| 1987 | The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryColonel Davy Crockett | |
| 1987 | Pursuit of Happiness | |
| 1986 | The B.R.A.T. PatrolGeneral Newmeyer | |
| 1986 | All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteCaleb McCallum | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormickMilton Hardcastle | |
| 1982 | Cry for the StrangersChief Whalen | |
| 1982 | World War IIISecretary General Gorny | |
| 1981 | Sharky's MachinePapa | |
| 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenPolice Chief Baxter | |
| 1981 | All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsSelf | |
| 1980 | The Mountain MenHenry Frapp | |
| 1980 | The Silent LoversMauritz Stiller | |
| 1980 | PowerCharles Kandell | |
| 1979 | MeteorDr. Dubov | |
| 1979 | The ChisholmsAndrew Blake | |
| 1979 | The SeekersElijah Weatherby | |
| 1978 | HooperJocko Doyle | |
| 1978 | CentennialSheriff Axel Dumire | |
| 1977 | The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterAllan Jacobson - Defense Attorney | |
| 1977 | In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJoe Quinlan | |
| 1977 | How the West Was WonGeneral Stonecipher | |
| 1976 | NickelodeonH.H. Cobb | |
| 1976 | The Loneliest RunnerArnold Curtis | |
| 1976 | The QuestTank Logan | |
| 1976 | Joe PantherCapt. Harper | |
| 1976 | The QuestTank Logan | |
| 1975 | The Wind and the LionTheodore Roosevelt | |
| 1975 | The Lion Roars AgainSelf | |
| 1975 | ArcherLew Archer | |
| 1974 | The YakuzaGeorge Tanner | |
| 1974 | The Zoo GangStephen "The Fox" Halliday | |
| 1972 | The Bull of the WestJohnny Wade | |
| 1972 | Second ChanceGeoff Smith | |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith ShowDr. Sean Jamison | |
| 1971 | Scandalous JohnJohn McCanless | |
| 1971 | Something BigCol. Morgan | |
| 1970 | The McKenzie BreakCaptain Jack Connor | |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Officer Michael M. Nace | |
| 1969 | Gaily, GailyFrancis Sullivan | |
| 1969 | Krakatoa, East of JavaConnerly | |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf | |
| 1968 | With Six You Get EggrollJake Iverson | |
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden EyeLt. Col. Morris Langdon | |
| 1966 | Nevada SmithJonas Cord | |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Police Chief Link Mattocks | |
| 1966 | The Rare BreedAlexander Bowen | |
| 1966 | The TenderfootMose Carson | |
| 1966 | Way... Way OutGen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby | |
| 1966 | Family AffairBill Davis | |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah TrailFrank Wallingham | |
| 1965 | Johnny ShilohSgt. Gabe Trotter | |
| 1964 | Those CallowaysCam Calloway | |
| 1964 | A Tiger WalksSheriff Pete Williams | |
| 1964 | The Pleasure SeekersPaul Barton | |
| 1964 | Bristle FaceLue Swank | |
| 1964 | Profiles in CourageThomas Hart Benton | |
| 1964 | The TenderfootMose Carson | |
| 1963 | Savage SamUncle Beck Coates | |
| 1963 | The RaidersMcElroy | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureHenry Bergh | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreAndy Bastian | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveEdward Welles | |
| 1962 | Moon PilotMaj. Gen. John M. Vanneman | |
| 1962 | The VirginianJohnny Wade | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourJim Mallory | |
| 1961 | The Deadly CompanionsYellowleg | |
| 1961 | The Parent TrapMitch Evers | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareAlfred Freely | |
| 1960 | Ten Who DaredWilliam Dunn | |
| 1960 | Rapids Ahead/Bear Country | |
| 1960 | The WesternerDave Blassingame | |
| 1960 | Outlaws | |
| 1959 | The Young PhiladelphiansMike Flanagan | |
| 1959 | RawhideTod Macauley | |
| 1959 | Laramie | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesJim Martinson | |
| 1958 | Violent RoadMitch Barton | |
| 1958 | Fort DobbsClett | |
| 1958 | Sierra BaronJack McCrackin | |
| 1958 | Desert HellCapt. Robert Edwards | |
| 1958 | Villa!!Bill Harmon | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripSgt. Patrick Cohan | |
| 1957 | Run of the ArrowCaptain Clark | |
| 1957 | Appointment with a ShadowLt. Spencer | |
| 1957 | Chicago ConfidentialJim Fremont | |
| 1957 | DinoLarry Sheridan | |
| 1957 | Hell Canyon OutlawsHappy Waters | |
| 1956 | NightfallJohn | |
| 1956 | Storm CenterPaul Duncan | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDave Blassingame | |
| 1955 | The Violent MenCole Wilkison | |
| 1955 | 5 Against the HouseBrick | |
| 1955 | Tight SpotVince Striker | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDave Rainey | |
| 1955 | CrusaderMatt Anders | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsArnold Shawn | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHerbert Morrison | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsVernon Wedge | |
| 1954 | JivaroTony | |
| 1954 | Alaska SeasJim Kimmerly | |
| 1954 | The Bamboo PrisonCpl. Brady | |
| 1954 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!Mike Hammer | |
| 1954 | Climax!Sam Pryce | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyShadrach O'Reilly | |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneySergeant Gabe Trotter | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyLue Swank | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyGen. Newmeyer | |
| 1954 | Studio 57Dan | |
| 1954 | Studio 57Denis Burke | |
| 1953 | ArrowheadCapt. Bill North | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseJoe Kelly | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreDan Crawford | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreMano | |
| 1951 | Fourteen HoursExtra (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameProsecuting Attorney | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreHappy | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsHarry | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreChoya | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreDavid Sutton | |
| 1949 | SuspenseJohnny | |
| 1949 | SuspenseLt. Jim Connor | |
| 1949 | SuspenseIdaho | |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1949 | SuspenseKip Caley | |
| 1947 | Boomerang!Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All AmericanStudent at Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith ShowDirector |