Brian Keith
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
160
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-11-14 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Acting
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)1999
Follow Your Heart as Roddy Thompson1997
The Second Civil War as General Buford1997
Rough Riders as President William McKinley1997
Walking Thunder as Narrator1996
Pacific Blue as Mac McNamara1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story as Cardinal1995
Cybill as Not available1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. as Pete Morgan1995
Picture Windows: Lightning as Tappan1995
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as 'Noble Hart' / Self1994
Touched by an Angel as Leonard Pound1994
Spider-Man as Uncle Ben (voice)1994
Duckman as Duckman's Father (voice)1994
Burke's Law as Norman Hope1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Mullibok1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Del Forman1993
Wind Dancer as Truman Richards1991
The Commish as Not available1991
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw as The Westerner1991
Walter & Emily as Walter Collins1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson as Frank Wellman Sr.1989
Welcome Home as Harry Robins1989
Heartland as B.L. McCutcheon1989
Lady in a Corner as David Henderson1988
Young Guns as Buckshot Roberts1988
After the Rain as Byron Monroe1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Colonel Davy Crockett1987
Death Before Dishonor as Col. Halloran1987
Pursuit of Happiness as Not available1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self1986
The B.R.A.T. Patrol as General Newmeyer1984
Murder, She Wrote as Caleb McCallum1983
Hardcastle and McCormick as Milton Hardcastle1982
World War III as Secretary General Gorny1982
Cry for the Strangers as Chief Whalen1981
Sharky's Machine as Papa1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Police Chief Baxter1980
The Mountain Men as Henry Frapp1980
Power as Charles Kandell1980
The Silent Lovers as Mauritz Stiller1979
The Seekers as Elijah Weatherby1979
Meteor as Dr. Dubov1979
The Chisholms as Andrew Blake1978
Centennial as Sheriff Axel Dumire1978
Hooper as Jocko Doyle1977
How the West Was Won as General Stonecipher1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan as Joe Quinlan1976
The Loneliest Runner as Arnold Curtis1976
The Quest as Tank Logan1976
Joe Panther as Capt. Harper1976
Nickelodeon as H.H. Cobb1976
The Quest as Tank Logan1975
The Wind and the Lion as Theodore Roosevelt1975
Archer as Lew Archer1975
The Lion Roars Again as Self1974
The Yakuza as George Tanner1974
The Zoo Gang as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday1972
The Brian Keith Show as Dr. Sean Jamison1972
Second Chance as Geoff Smith1972
The Bull of the West as Johnny Wade1971
Something Big as Col. Morgan1971
Scandalous John as John McCanless1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? as Officer Michael M. Nace1970
The McKenzie Break as Captain Jack Connor1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self1969
Gaily, Gaily as Francis Sullivan1968
With Six You Get Eggroll as Jake Iverson1968
Krakatoa, East of Java as Connerly1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon1966
Family Affair as Bill Davis1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! as Police Chief Link Mattocks1966
The Rare Breed as Alexander Bowen1966
Nevada Smith as Jonas Cord1966
Way... Way Out as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby1965
The Hallelujah Trail as Frank Wallingham1965
Johnny Shiloh as Sgt. Gabe Trotter1964
The Pleasure Seekers as Paul Barton1964
Profiles in Courage as Thomas Hart Benton1964
Bristle Face as Lue Swank1964
The Tenderfoot as Mose Carson1964
A Tiger Walks as Sheriff Pete Williams1964
Those Calloways as Cam Calloway1963
The Fugitive as Edward Welles1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Andy Bastian1963
The Great Adventure as Henry Bergh1963
Savage Sam as Uncle Beck Coates1963
The Raiders as McElroy1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Virginian as Johnny Wade1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jim Mallory1962
Moon Pilot as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman1961
Dr. Kildare as Alfred Freely1961
The Deadly Companions as Yellowleg1961
Target: The Corruptors! as Not available1961
The Parent Trap as Mitch Evers1961
The Wonderful World of Disney as Not available1960
Outlaws as Not available1960
The Westerner as Dave Blassingame1960
Ten Who Dared as William Dunn1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country as Not available1959
Rawhide as Tod Macauley1959
The Untouchables as Jim Martinson1959
Laramie as Not available1959
The Young Philadelphians as Mike Flanagan1958
77 Sunset Strip as Sgt. Patrick Cohan1958
Villa!! as Bill Harmon1958
Fort Dobbs as Clett1958
Sierra Baron as Jack McCrackin1958
Violent Road as Mitch Barton1958
Desert Hell as Capt. Robert Edwards1957
Run of the Arrow as Captain Clark1957
Chicago Confidential as Jim Fremont1957
Appointment with a Shadow as Lt. Spencer1957
Dino as Larry Sheridan1957
Hell Canyon Outlaws as Happy Waters1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Dave Blassingame1956
Nightfall as John1956
Storm Center as Paul Duncan1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dave Rainey1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Arnold Shawn1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Herbert Morrison1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Vernon Wedge1955
The Violent Men as Cole Wilkison1955
5 Against the House as Brick1955
Tight Spot as Vince Striker1955
Crusader as Matt Anders1954
Climax! as Sam Pryce1954
Studio 57 as Not available1954
Studio 57 as Dan1954
Studio 57 as Denis Burke1954
Jivaro as Tony1954
Alaska Seas as Jim Kimmerly1954
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! as Mike Hammer1954
The Bamboo Prison as Cpl. Brady1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Shadrach O'Reilly1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Sergeant Gabe Trotter1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Lue Swank1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Gen. Newmeyer1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Joe Kelly1953
Arrowhead as Capt. Bill North1952
The Ford Television Theatre as Dan Crawford1952
The Ford Television Theatre as Mano1951
Tales of Tomorrow as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Prosecuting Attorney1951
Fourteen Hours as Extra (uncredited)1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Harry1950
Lux Video Theatre as Happy1950
Lux Video Theatre as Choya1950
Lux Video Theatre as David Sutton1949
Suspense as Johnny1949
Suspense as Lt. Jim Connor1949
Suspense as Kip Caley1949
Suspense as Idaho1949
Suspense as Not available1947
Boomerang! as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)1940
Knute Rockne All American as Student at Train Station (uncredited)Crew
1972
The Brian Keith Show Director