Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Known for
Acting
Born
November 14, 1921
Died
June 24, 1997 (aged 75)
Birthplace
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.

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Filmography

2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade poster

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Follow Your Heart poster

Follow Your Heart

Movie · as Roddy Thompson

1997
The Second Civil War poster

The Second Civil War

Movie · as General Buford

1997
Rough Riders poster

Rough Riders

TV · as President William McKinley · 2 eps

1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story poster

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Movie · as Cardinal

1996
Pacific Blue poster

Pacific Blue

TV · as Mac McNamara · 1 ep

1995
Picture Windows: Lightning poster

Picture Windows: Lightning

Movie · as Tappan

1995
Walking Thunder poster

Walking Thunder

Movie · as Narrator

1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. poster

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

Movie · as Pete Morgan

1995
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins poster

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

Movie · as 'Noble Hart' / Self

1995
Cybill poster

Cybill

TV · as Arthur Minnow · 1 ep

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · as Duckman's Father (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man

TV · as Uncle Ben (voice) · 2 eps

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Leonard Pound · 1 ep

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Norman Hope · 1 ep

1993
Wind Dancer poster

Wind Dancer

Movie · as Truman Richards

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Del Forman · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Mullibok · 1 ep

1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw poster

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

Movie · as The Westerner

1991
The Commish poster

The Commish

TV · 1 ep

1991
Walter & Emily poster

Walter & Emily

TV · as Walter Collins · 13 eps

1989
Welcome Home poster

Welcome Home

Movie · as Harry Robins

1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Movie · as Frank Wellman Sr.

1989
Lady in a Corner poster

Lady in a Corner

Movie · as David Henderson

1989
Heartland poster

Heartland

TV · as B.L. McCutcheon · 10 eps

1988
Young Guns poster

Young Guns

Movie · as Buckshot Roberts

1988
The Passage poster

The Passage

Movie · as Byron Monroe

1987
Death Before Dishonor poster

Death Before Dishonor

Movie · as Col. Halloran

1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory poster

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

Movie · as Colonel Davy Crockett

1987
Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness

TV · 10 eps

1986
The B.R.A.T. Patrol poster

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

Movie · as General Newmeyer

1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Caleb McCallum · 1 ep

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · as Milton Hardcastle · 67 eps

1982
Cry for the Strangers poster

Cry for the Strangers

Movie · as Chief Whalen

1982
World War III poster

World War III

TV · as Secretary General Gorny · 2 eps

1981
Sharky's Machine poster

Sharky's Machine

Movie · as Papa

1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen poster

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Movie · as Police Chief Baxter

1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

Movie · as Self

1980
The Mountain Men poster

The Mountain Men

Movie · as Henry Frapp

1980
The Silent Lovers poster

The Silent Lovers

Movie · as Mauritz Stiller

1980
Power poster

Power

TV · as Charles Kandell · 2 eps

1979
Meteor poster

Meteor

Movie · as Dr. Dubov

1979
The Chisholms poster

The Chisholms

TV · as Andrew Blake · 1 ep

1979
The Seekers poster

The Seekers

TV · as Elijah Weatherby · 2 eps

1978
Hooper poster

Hooper

Movie · as Jocko Doyle

1978
Centennial poster

Centennial

TV · as Sheriff Axel Dumire · 12 eps

1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer poster

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Movie · as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney

1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan poster

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

Movie · as Joe Quinlan

1977
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

TV · as General Stonecipher · 2 eps

1976
Nickelodeon poster

Nickelodeon

Movie · as H.H. Cobb

1976
The Loneliest Runner poster

The Loneliest Runner

Movie · as Arnold Curtis

1976
The Quest poster

The Quest

Movie · as Tank Logan

1976
Joe Panther

Joe Panther

Movie · as Capt. Harper

1976
The Quest poster

The Quest

TV · as Tank Logan · 16 eps

1975
The Wind and the Lion poster

The Wind and the Lion

Movie · as Theodore Roosevelt

1975
The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again

Movie · as Self

1975
Archer poster

Archer

TV · as Lew Archer · 6 eps

1974
The Yakuza poster

The Yakuza

Movie · as George Tanner

1974
The Zoo Gang poster

The Zoo Gang

TV · as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday · 6 eps

1972
The Bull of the West poster

The Bull of the West

Movie · as Johnny Wade

1972
Second Chance poster

Second Chance

Movie · as Geoff Smith

1972
The Brian Keith Show poster

The Brian Keith Show

TV · as Dr. Sean Jamison · 48 eps

1971
Scandalous John poster

Scandalous John

Movie · as John McCanless

1971
Something Big poster

Something Big

Movie · as Col. Morgan

1970
The McKenzie Break poster

The McKenzie Break

Movie · as Captain Jack Connor

1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? poster

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Movie · as Officer Michael M. Nace

1969
Gaily, Gaily poster

Gaily, Gaily

Movie · as Francis Sullivan

1969
Krakatoa, East of Java poster

Krakatoa, East of Java

Movie · as Connerly

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
With Six You Get Eggroll poster

With Six You Get Eggroll

Movie · as Jake Iverson

1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye poster

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Movie · as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon

1966
Nevada Smith poster

Nevada Smith

Movie · as Jonas Cord

1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! poster

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Movie · as Police Chief Link Mattocks

1966
The Rare Breed poster

The Rare Breed

Movie · as Alexander Bowen

1966
The Tenderfoot poster

The Tenderfoot

Movie · as Mose Carson

1966
Way... Way Out poster

Way... Way Out

Movie · as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby

1966
Family Affair poster

Family Affair

TV · as Bill Davis · 138 eps

1965
The Hallelujah Trail poster

The Hallelujah Trail

Movie · as Frank Wallingham

1965
Johnny Shiloh poster

Johnny Shiloh

Movie · as Sgt. Gabe Trotter

1964
Those Calloways poster

Those Calloways

Movie · as Cam Calloway

1964
A Tiger Walks poster

A Tiger Walks

Movie · as Sheriff Pete Williams

1964
The Pleasure Seekers poster

The Pleasure Seekers

Movie · as Paul Barton

1964
Bristle Face poster

Bristle Face

Movie · as Lue Swank

1964
Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

TV · as Thomas Hart Benton · 1 ep

1964
The Tenderfoot poster

The Tenderfoot

TV · as Mose Carson · 3 eps

1963
Savage Sam poster

Savage Sam

Movie · as Uncle Beck Coates

1963
The Raiders poster

The Raiders

Movie · as McElroy

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Henry Bergh · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Andy Bastian · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Edward Welles · 1 ep

1962
Moon Pilot poster

Moon Pilot

Movie · as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Johnny Wade · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Jim Mallory · 1 ep

1961
The Deadly Companions poster

The Deadly Companions

Movie · as Yellowleg

1961
The Parent Trap poster

The Parent Trap

Movie · as Mitch Evers

1961
Target: The Corruptors! poster

Target: The Corruptors!

TV · 2 eps

1961
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · 3 eps

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Alfred Freely · 1 ep

1960
Ten Who Dared poster

Ten Who Dared

Movie · as William Dunn

1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country poster

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

Movie

1960
The Westerner poster

The Westerner

TV · as Dave Blassingame · 13 eps

1960
Outlaws poster

Outlaws

TV · 2 eps

1959
The Young Philadelphians poster

The Young Philadelphians

Movie · as Mike Flanagan

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Tod Macauley · 1 ep

1959
Laramie poster

Laramie

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Jim Martinson · 1 ep

1958
Violent Road poster

Violent Road

Movie · as Mitch Barton

1958
Fort Dobbs poster

Fort Dobbs

Movie · as Clett

1958
Sierra Baron poster

Sierra Baron

Movie · as Jack McCrackin

1958
Desert Hell poster

Desert Hell

Movie · as Capt. Robert Edwards

1958
Villa!! poster

Villa!!

Movie · as Bill Harmon

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Sgt. Patrick Cohan · 1 ep

1957
Run of the Arrow poster

Run of the Arrow

Movie · as Captain Clark

1957
Appointment with a Shadow poster

Appointment with a Shadow

Movie · as Lt. Spencer

1957
Chicago Confidential poster

Chicago Confidential

Movie · as Jim Fremont

1957
Dino poster

Dino

Movie · as Larry Sheridan

1957
Hell Canyon Outlaws poster

Hell Canyon Outlaws

Movie · as Happy Waters

1956
Nightfall poster

Nightfall

Movie · as John

1956
Storm Center poster

Storm Center

Movie · as Paul Duncan

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Dave Blassingame · 1 ep

1955
The Violent Men poster

The Violent Men

Movie · as Cole Wilkison

1955
5 Against the House poster

5 Against the House

Movie · as Brick

1955
Tight Spot poster

Tight Spot

Movie · as Vince Striker

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Dave Rainey, Arnold Shawn, Herbert Morrison, Vernon Wedge · 1 ep

1955
Crusader

Crusader

TV · as Matt Anders · 53 eps

1954
Jivaro poster

Jivaro

Movie · as Tony

1954
Alaska Seas poster

Alaska Seas

Movie · as Jim Kimmerly

1954
The Bamboo Prison poster

The Bamboo Prison

Movie · as Cpl. Brady

1954
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Movie · as Mike Hammer

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Sam Pryce · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Shadrach O'Reilly, Sergeant Gabe Trotter, Lue Swank, Gen. Newmeyer · 1 ep

1954
Studio 57 poster

Studio 57

TV · as Dan, Denis Burke · 1 ep

1953
Arrowhead poster

Arrowhead

Movie · as Capt. Bill North

1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV · as Joe Kelly · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Dan Crawford, Mano · 1 ep

1951
Fourteen Hours poster

Fourteen Hours

Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Prosecuting Attorney · 1 ep

1951
Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow

TV · 4 eps

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Happy, Choya, David Sutton · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Harry · 1 ep

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Johnny, Lt. Jim Connor, Idaho, Kip Caley · 1 ep

1947
Boomerang! poster

Boomerang!

Movie · as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

1940
Knute Rockne All American poster

Knute Rockne All American

Movie · as Student at Train Station (uncredited)