Brian Keith

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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.

Appearances

Reflections in a Golden Eye
6.5
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
Nevada Smith
6.7
Nevada Smith
Jonas Cord
Picture Windows: Lightning
2.0
Picture Windows: Lightning
Tappan
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1
The Hallelujah Trail
Frank Wallingham
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
6.4
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Police Chief Link Mattocks
Young Guns
6.7
Young Guns
Buckshot Roberts
Nightfall
6.9
Nightfall
John
Meteor
5.2
Meteor
Dr. Dubov
Run of the Arrow
6.1
Run of the Arrow
Captain Clark
The Yakuza
7.2
The Yakuza
George Tanner
Sharky's Machine
6.2
Sharky's Machine
Papa
Those Calloways
6.4
Those Calloways
Cam Calloway
The Wind and the Lion
6.5
The Wind and the Lion
Theodore Roosevelt
The Young Philadelphians
7.4
The Young Philadelphians
Mike Flanagan
The Violent Men
6.4
The Violent Men
Cole Wilkison
Arrowhead
6.1
Arrowhead
Capt. Bill North
Appointment with a Shadow
5.7
Appointment with a Shadow
Lt. Spencer
Death Before Dishonor
4.8
Death Before Dishonor
Col. Halloran
5 Against the House
5.9
5 Against the House
Brick
Hooper
6.3
Hooper
Jocko Doyle
Storm Center
6.9
Storm Center
Paul Duncan
The McKenzie Break
5.9
The McKenzie Break
Captain Jack Connor
Chicago Confidential
5.0
Chicago Confidential
Jim Fremont
The Rare Breed
6.1
The Rare Breed
Alexander Bowen
Moon Pilot
5.5
Moon Pilot
Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
A Tiger Walks
5.8
A Tiger Walks
Sheriff Pete Williams
With Six You Get Eggroll
6.3
With Six You Get Eggroll
Jake Iverson
The Deadly Companions
5.6
The Deadly Companions
Yellowleg
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
5.1
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Police Chief Baxter
Savage Sam
5.2
Savage Sam
Uncle Beck Coates
The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
Mitch Evers
The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
Welcome Home
6.3
Welcome Home
Harry Robins
The Mountain Men
5.9
The Mountain Men
Henry Frapp
Tight Spot
6.5
Tight Spot
Vince Striker
Way... Way Out
5.9
Way... Way Out
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
Scandalous John
6.4
Scandalous John
John McCanless
Nickelodeon
6.1
Nickelodeon
H.H. Cobb
Violent Road
6.4
Violent Road
Mitch Barton
Fort Dobbs
6.8
Fort Dobbs
Clett
Jivaro
5.4
Jivaro
Tony
Cry for the Strangers
7.2
Cry for the Strangers
Chief Whalen
The Bull of the West
5.7
The Bull of the West
Johnny Wade
Alaska Seas
6.7
Alaska Seas
Jim Kimmerly
Gaily, Gaily
4.3
Gaily, Gaily
Francis Sullivan
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
5.8
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
General Newmeyer
The Loneliest Runner
7.1
The Loneliest Runner
Arnold Curtis
Dino
7.4
Dino
Larry Sheridan
Something Big
5.3
Something Big
Col. Morgan
The Bamboo Prison
6.4
The Bamboo Prison
Cpl. Brady
The Raiders
4.8
The Raiders
McElroy
Ten Who Dared
6.0
Ten Who Dared
William Dunn
Follow Your Heart
5.4
Follow Your Heart
Roddy Thompson
Second Chance
7.0
Second Chance
Geoff Smith
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
7.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Frank Wellman Sr.
Sierra Baron
5.0
Sierra Baron
Jack McCrackin
Krakatoa, East of Java
5.9
Krakatoa, East of Java
Connerly
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
5.5
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Officer Michael M. Nace
The Second Civil War
6.1
The Second Civil War
General Buford
The Pleasure Seekers
5.4
The Pleasure Seekers
Paul Barton
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
6.5
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Colonel Davy Crockett
After the Rain
10.0
After the Rain
Byron Monroe
The Silent Lovers
4.7
The Silent Lovers
Mauritz Stiller
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
2.0
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
Hell Canyon Outlaws
10.0
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Happy Waters
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
7.8
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Joe Quinlan
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Mike Hammer
Fourteen Hours
7.3
Fourteen Hours
Extra (uncredited)
Walking Thunder
6.5
Walking Thunder
Narrator
The Quest
8.5
The Quest
Tank Logan
Joe Panther
6.0
Joe Panther
Capt. Harper
Knute Rockne All American
6.2
Knute Rockne All American
Student at Train Station (uncredited)
Lady in a Corner
4.5
Lady in a Corner
David Henderson
Wind Dancer
7.0
Wind Dancer
Truman Richards
Johnny Shiloh
7.5
Johnny Shiloh
Sgt. Gabe Trotter
Desert Hell
9.0
Desert Hell
Capt. Robert Edwards
Boomerang!
7.1
Boomerang!
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Bristle Face
8.0
Bristle Face
Lue Swank
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
6.6
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
Pete Morgan
Villa!!
9.0
Villa!!
Bill Harmon
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
6.0
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
5.4
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Cardinal
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again
8.0
The Lion Roars Again
Self
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
5.1
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
'Noble Hart' / Self
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Westerner
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
6.0
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
The Great Adventure
10.0
The Great Adventure
Henry Bergh
Duckman
7.2
Duckman
Duckman's Father (voice)
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
Milton Hardcastle
Family Affair
6.7
Family Affair
Bill Davis
Spider-Man
8.3
Spider-Man
Uncle Ben (voice)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Andy Bastian
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Leonard Pound
Cybill
5.9
Cybill
Arthur Minnow
Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
Del Forman
The Commish
7.1
The Commish
The Westerner
7.0
The Westerner
Dave Blassingame
Centennial
7.7
Centennial
Sheriff Axel Dumire
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
Dan Crawford
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Prosecuting Attorney
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dave Rainey
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
Target: The Corruptors!
Outlaws
6.7
Outlaws
Rawhide
7.2
Rawhide
Tod Macauley
The Virginian
6.5
The Virginian
Johnny Wade
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
Lux Video Theatre
Happy
Climax!
3.8
Climax!
Sam Pryce
The Zoo Gang
7.8
The Zoo Gang
Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
Profiles in Courage
7.5
Profiles in Courage
Thomas Hart Benton
Laramie
6.7
Laramie
The Brian Keith Show
6.3
The Brian Keith Show
Dr. Sean Jamison
Suspense
5.1
Suspense
Johnny
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dave Blassingame
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
The Wonderful World of Disney
8.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Dr. Kildare
Alfred Freely
Pursuit of Happiness
6.0
Pursuit of Happiness
Heartland
6.8
Heartland
B.L. McCutcheon
Archer
7.7
Archer
Lew Archer
Walter & Emily
8.0
Walter & Emily
Walter Collins
77 Sunset Strip
7.1
77 Sunset Strip
Sgt. Patrick Cohan
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
Shadrach O'Reilly
Studio 57
8.0
Studio 57
The Quest
6.4
The Quest
Tank Logan
Crusader
6.7
Crusader
Matt Anders
World War III
6.5
World War III
Secretary General Gorny
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
Lux Video Theatre
Choya
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
Lux Video Theatre
David Sutton
Rough Riders
6.2
Rough Riders
President William McKinley
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sergeant Gabe Trotter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Arnold Shawn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Morrison
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vernon Wedge
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Caleb McCallum
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mullibok
Burke's Law
6.8
Burke's Law
Norman Hope
Suspense
5.1
Suspense
Lt. Jim Connor
Suspense
5.1
Suspense
Suspense
5.1
Suspense
Idaho
Suspense
5.1
Suspense
Kip Caley
The Untouchables
7.9
The Untouchables
Jim Martinson
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lue Swank
The Chisholms
7.0
The Chisholms
Andrew Blake
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
Gen. Newmeyer
The Fugitive
7.3
The Fugitive
Edward Welles
Pacific Blue
5.4
Pacific Blue
Mac McNamara
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jim Mallory
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
Mano
How the West Was Won
6.9
How the West Was Won
General Stonecipher
Studio 57
8.0
Studio 57
Dan
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
8.5
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Joe Kelly
Studio 57
8.0
Studio 57
Denis Burke
The Seekers
8.0
The Seekers
Elijah Weatherby
Power
7.0
Power
Charles Kandell
The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson

Crew

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