Brian Keith
Acting Born Nov 14, 1921 Died Jun 24, 1997 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA 161 credits
Biography
Brian Keith was an American actor born November 14, 1921, who worked in film, television, and theater across a four-decade career. He appeared in notable films including the 1961 Disney production The Parent Trap, the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and the 1975 adventure film The Wind and the Lion, where he portrayed Theodore Roosevelt. On television, he was recognized for playing Bill Davis, a widowed uncle turned bachelor, in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair. He also starred as a tough judge in the 1980s drama Hardcastle and McCormick. Keith died June 24, 1997.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Follow Your Heart
Rough RidersThe Second Civil War
Pacific BlueEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
CybillThe Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly SinsWalking ThunderPicture Windows: Lightning
Touched by an AngelSpider-ManDuckmanBurke's Law
Star Trek: Deep Space NineWalker, Texas RangerWind Dancer
The CommishThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawWalter & Emily
Lady in a CornerWelcome HomePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonHeartland
Young GunsAfter the Rain
Death Before DishonorThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryPursuit of Happiness
The B.R.A.T. PatrolAll Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Murder, She Wrote
Hardcastle and McCormick
World War IIICry for the Strangers
Sharky's MachineCharlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenAll-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
The Mountain MenPowerThe Silent Lovers
The SeekersThe ChisholmsMeteor
CentennialHooper
How the West Was WonIn the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The QuestNickelodeonThe Loneliest RunnerThe QuestJoe Panther
The Wind and the LionArcherThe Lion Roars Again
The Zoo GangThe Yakuza
The Brian Keith ShowThe Brian Keith Show · DirectorThe Bull of the WestSecond Chance
Something BigScandalous John
The McKenzie BreakSuppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourKrakatoa, East of JavaGaily, Gaily
With Six You Get Eggroll
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Family AffairWay... Way OutNevada SmithThe Rare BreedThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Full filmography
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Follow Your Heart (1999) as Roddy Thompson
- Rough Riders (1997) as President William McKinley
- The Second Civil War (1997) as General Buford
- Pacific Blue (1996) as Mac McNamara
- Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) as Cardinal
- Cybill (1995) as Arthur Minnow
- The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (1995) as Pete Morgan
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins (1995) as 'Noble Hart' / Self
- Walking Thunder (1995) as Narrator
- Picture Windows: Lightning (1995) as Tappan
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Leonard Pound
- Spider-Man (1994) as Uncle Ben (voice)
- Duckman (1994) as Duckman's Father (voice)
- Burke's Law (1994) as Norman Hope
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Mullibok
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Del Forman
- Wind Dancer (1993) as Truman Richards
- The Commish (1991)
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) as The Westerner
- Walter & Emily (1991) as Walter Collins
- Lady in a Corner (1989) as David Henderson
- Welcome Home (1989) as Harry Robins
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989) as Frank Wellman Sr.
- Heartland (1989) as B.L. McCutcheon
- Young Guns (1988) as Buckshot Roberts
- After the Rain (1988) as Byron Monroe
- Death Before Dishonor (1987) as Col. Halloran
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) as Colonel Davy Crockett
- Pursuit of Happiness (1987)
- The B.R.A.T. Patrol (1986) as General Newmeyer
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986) as Self (uncredited)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Caleb McCallum
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) as Milton Hardcastle
- World War III (1982) as Secretary General Gorny
- Cry for the Strangers (1982) as Chief Whalen
- Sharky's Machine (1981) as Papa
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) as Police Chief Baxter
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981) as Self
- The Mountain Men (1980) as Henry Frapp
- Power (1980) as Charles Kandell
- The Silent Lovers (1980) as Mauritz Stiller
- The Seekers (1979) as Elijah Weatherby
- The Chisholms (1979) as Andrew Blake
- Meteor (1979) as Dr. Dubov
- Centennial (1978) as Sheriff Axel Dumire
- Hooper (1978) as Jocko Doyle
- How the West Was Won (1977) as General Stonecipher
- In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977) as Joe Quinlan
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
- The Quest (1976) as Tank Logan
- Nickelodeon (1976) as H.H. Cobb
- The Loneliest Runner (1976) as Arnold Curtis
- The Quest (1976) as Tank Logan
- Joe Panther (1976) as Capt. Harper
- The Wind and the Lion (1975) as Theodore Roosevelt
- Archer (1975) as Lew Archer
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self
- The Zoo Gang (1974) as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
- The Yakuza (1974) as George Tanner
- The Brian Keith Show (1972) as Dr. Sean Jamison
- The Brian Keith Show (1972) Director
- The Bull of the West (1972) as Johnny Wade
- Second Chance (1972) as Geoff Smith
- Something Big (1971) as Col. Morgan
- Scandalous John (1971) as John McCanless
- The McKenzie Break (1970) as Captain Jack Connor
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) as Officer Michael M. Nace
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self
- Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) as Connerly
- Gaily, Gaily (1969) as Francis Sullivan
- With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) as Jake Iverson
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
- Family Affair (1966) as Bill Davis
- Way... Way Out (1966) as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
- Nevada Smith (1966) as Jonas Cord
- The Rare Breed (1966) as Alexander Bowen
- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) as Police Chief Link Mattocks
- The Tenderfoot (1966) as Mose Carson
- The Hallelujah Trail (1965) as Frank Wallingham
- Johnny Shiloh (1965) as Sgt. Gabe Trotter
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Thomas Hart Benton
- A Tiger Walks (1964) as Sheriff Pete Williams
- The Pleasure Seekers (1964) as Paul Barton
- Bristle Face (1964) as Lue Swank
- Those Calloways (1964) as Cam Calloway
- The Tenderfoot (1964) as Mose Carson
- The Fugitive (1963) as Edward Welles
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Andy Bastian
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Henry Bergh
- Savage Sam (1963) as Uncle Beck Coates
- The Raiders (1963) as McElroy
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Virginian (1962) as Johnny Wade
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jim Mallory
- Moon Pilot (1962) as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Alfred Freely
- The Parent Trap (1961) as Mitch Evers
- Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1961)
- The Deadly Companions (1961) as Yellowleg
- Outlaws (1960)
- The Westerner (1960) as Dave Blassingame
- Ten Who Dared (1960) as William Dunn
- Rapids Ahead/Bear Country (1960)
- Rawhide (1959) as Tod Macauley
- The Untouchables (1959) as Jim Martinson
- Laramie (1959)
- The Young Philadelphians (1959) as Mike Flanagan
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Sgt. Patrick Cohan
- Fort Dobbs (1958) as Clett
- Violent Road (1958) as Mitch Barton
- Desert Hell (1958) as Capt. Robert Edwards
- Sierra Baron (1958) as Jack McCrackin
- Villa!! (1958) as Bill Harmon
- Dino (1957) as Larry Sheridan
- Run of the Arrow (1957) as Captain Clark
- Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957) as Happy Waters
- Chicago Confidential (1957) as Jim Fremont
- Appointment with a Shadow (1957) as Lt. Spencer
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Dave Blassingame
- Nightfall (1956) as John
- Storm Center (1956) as Paul Duncan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Dave Rainey
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Arnold Shawn
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Herbert Morrison
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Vernon Wedge
- Crusader (1955) as Matt Anders
- The Violent Men (1955) as Cole Wilkison
- Tight Spot (1955) as Vince Striker
- 5 Against the House (1955) as Brick
- Climax! (1954) as Sam Pryce
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Studio 57 (1954) as Dan
- Studio 57 (1954) as Denis Burke
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Shadrach O'Reilly
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Sergeant Gabe Trotter
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Lue Swank
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Gen. Newmeyer
- Alaska Seas (1954) as Jim Kimmerly
- The Bamboo Prison (1954) as Cpl. Brady
- Jivaro (1954) as Tony
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954) as Mike Hammer
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Joe Kelly
- Arrowhead (1953) as Capt. Bill North
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Dan Crawford
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mano
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Extra (uncredited)
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Prosecuting Attorney
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Harry
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Happy
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Choya
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as David Sutton
- Suspense (1949) as Johnny
- Suspense (1949) as Lt. Jim Connor
- Suspense (1949) as Kip Caley
- Suspense (1949) as Idaho
- Suspense (1949)
- Boomerang! (1947) as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Student at Train Station (uncredited)