
Brian Keith
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1921-11-14
- Died
- 1997-06-24
- Place of birth
- Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Keith Richey Jr. · برایان کیت
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
TV Shows (57)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Caleb McCallum

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Mullibok

The Fugitive
1963
as Edward Welles

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jim Mallory

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Leonard Pound

The Virginian
1962
as Johnny Wade

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Harry

Climax!
1954
as Sam Pryce

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Alfred Freely

The Untouchables
1959
as Jim Martinson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dave Blassingame

Pacific Blue
1996
as Mac McNamara

Rawhide
1959
as Tod Macauley

Spider-Man
1994
as Uncle Ben (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Del Forman

Duckman
1994
as Duckman's Father (voice)

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Sgt. Patrick Cohan

The Commish
1991

Cybill
1995
as Arthur Minnow

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Dave Rainey / Arnold Shawn / Herbert Morrison / Vernon Wedge

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Milton Hardcastle

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Dan Crawford / Mano

Family Affair
1966
as Bill Davis

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Andy Bastian

Laramie
1959

Suspense
1949
as Johnny / Lt. Jim Connor / Idaho / Kip Caley

Studio 57
1954
as Dan / Denis Burke

Burke's Law
1994
as Norman Hope

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Outlaws
1960
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Happy / Choya / David Sutton

How the West Was Won
1977
as General Stonecipher

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

The Great Adventure
1963
as Henry Bergh

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Shadrach O'Reilly / Sergeant Gabe Trotter / Lue Swank / Gen. Newmeyer
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Joe Kelly

Centennial
1978
as Sheriff Axel Dumire
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Thomas Hart Benton

The Wonderful World of Disney
1961

The Westerner
1960
as Dave Blassingame

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Prosecuting Attorney

The Brian Keith Show
1972
as Dr. Sean Jamison

The Quest
1976
as Tank Logan

The Chisholms
1979
as Andrew Blake
Crusader
1955
as Matt Anders

Rough Riders
1997
as President William McKinley

The Zoo Gang
1974
as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday

Archer
1975
as Lew Archer

Walter & Emily
1991
as Walter Collins

World War III
1982
as Secretary General Gorny

Heartland
1989
as B.L. McCutcheon

The Seekers
1979
as Elijah Weatherby
Pursuit of Happiness
1987

The Tenderfoot
1964
as Mose Carson

Power
1980
as Charles Kandell
Movies (88)

The Parent Trap
1961
as Mitch Evers

Young Guns
1988
as Buckshot Roberts

Nevada Smith
1966
as Jonas Cord

The Rare Breed
1966
as Alexander Bowen

Something Big
1971
as Col. Morgan

Hooper
1978
as Jocko Doyle

Meteor
1979
as Dr. Dubov

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)

The Yakuza
1974
as George Tanner

The Wind and the Lion
1975
as Theodore Roosevelt

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Police Chief Link Mattocks

The Second Civil War
1997
as General Buford

Sharky's Machine
1981
as Papa

Sierra Baron
1958
as Jack McCrackin

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as The Westerner

Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon

The Violent Men
1955
as Cole Wilkison

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
1995
as Pete Morgan

Moon Pilot
1962
as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Police Chief Baxter

Krakatoa, East of Java
1969
as Connerly

Dino
1957
as Larry Sheridan

Boomerang!
1947
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Arrowhead
1953
as Capt. Bill North

The Mountain Men
1980
as Henry Frapp

Fort Dobbs
1958
as Clett

Nickelodeon
1976
as H.H. Cobb

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney

The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mike Flanagan

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989
as Frank Wellman Sr.

The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Frank Wallingham

Tight Spot
1955
as Vince Striker

Those Calloways
1964
as Cam Calloway

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
as Officer Michael M. Nace

Fourteen Hours
1951
as Extra (uncredited)

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
as Colonel Davy Crockett

Jivaro
1954
as Tony

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
as Cardinal

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
as 'Noble Hart' / Self

The Pleasure Seekers
1964
as Paul Barton

Nightfall
1956
as John

Walking Thunder
1995
as Narrator

Chicago Confidential
1957
as Jim Fremont

Lady in a Corner
1989
as David Henderson

Storm Center
1956
as Paul Duncan

With Six You Get Eggroll
1968
as Jake Iverson

The Deadly Companions
1961
as Yellowleg

Run of the Arrow
1957
as Captain Clark

Death Before Dishonor
1987
as Col. Halloran

The Bamboo Prison
1954
as Cpl. Brady

Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Francis Sullivan

The Bull of the West
1972
as Johnny Wade
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Joe Panther
1976
as Capt. Harper

The Quest
1976
as Tank Logan

Violent Road
1958
as Mitch Barton

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
as Joe Quinlan

Follow Your Heart
1999
as Roddy Thompson

The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
as General Newmeyer

Way... Way Out
1966
as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby

Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Student at Train Station (uncredited)

Ten Who Dared
1960
as William Dunn

The Raiders
1963
as McElroy

Scandalous John
1971
as John McCanless

Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957
as Happy Waters

A Tiger Walks
1964
as Sheriff Pete Williams

5 Against the House
1955
as Brick

Appointment with a Shadow
1957
as Lt. Spencer

Second Chance
1972
as Geoff Smith

Savage Sam
1963
as Uncle Beck Coates

Welcome Home
1989
as Harry Robins

Alaska Seas
1954
as Jim Kimmerly

Johnny Shiloh
1965
as Sgt. Gabe Trotter
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self

Bristle Face
1964
as Lue Swank

The McKenzie Break
1970
as Captain Jack Connor

Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Tappan

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
1954
as Mike Hammer

Desert Hell
1958
as Capt. Robert Edwards

The Silent Lovers
1980
as Mauritz Stiller

Wind Dancer
1993
as Truman Richards

The Tenderfoot
1966
as Mose Carson

Villa!!
1958
as Bill Harmon

The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Arnold Curtis

Cry for the Strangers
1982
as Chief Whalen
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self (uncredited)

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960

After the Rain
1988
as Byron Monroe
About Brian Keith
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 1… With 145 credits spanning from 1940 to 2004, Brian Keith has appeared in 88 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian Keith Movies
- The Parent Trap (1961) — as Mitch Evers
- Young Guns (1988) — as Buckshot Roberts
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Jonas Cord
- The Rare Breed (1966) — as Alexander Bowen
- Something Big (1971) — as Col. Morgan
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