Brian Keith
Born
November 14, 1921
Died
June 24, 1997 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Follow Your Heart
Roddy Thompson
1999
The Second Civil War
General Buford
1997
Rough Riders
President William McKinley · (2 episodes)
1997
Walking Thunder
Narrator
1997
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Cardinal
1996
Pacific Blue
Mac McNamara · (1 episode)
1996
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
'Noble Hart' / Self
1995
Lightning
Tappan
1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
Pete Morgan
1995
Cybill
(1 episode)
1995
Spider-Man
Uncle Ben (voice) · (2 episodes)
1994
Touched by an Angel
Leonard Pound · (1 episode)
1994
Duckman
Duckman's Father (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Burke's Law
Norman Hope · (1 episode)
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Del Forman · (1 episode)
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mullibok · (1 episode)
1993
Wind Dancer
Truman Richards
1993
Walter & Emily
Walter Collins · (13 episodes)
1991
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw
The Westerner
1991
The Commish
(1 episode)
1991
Lady in a Corner
David Henderson
1989
Welcome Home
Harry Robins
1989
Heartland
B.L. McCutcheon · (10 episodes)
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Frank Wellman Sr.
1989
After the Rain
Byron Monroe
1988
Young Guns
Buckshot Roberts
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Colonel Davy Crockett
1987
Pursuit of Happiness
(10 episodes)
1987
Death Before Dishonor
Col. Halloran
1987
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
General Newmeyer
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Caleb McCallum · (1 episode)
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
Milton Hardcastle · (67 episodes)
1983
Cry for the Strangers
Chief Whalen
1982
World War III
Secretary General Gorny · (2 episodes)
1982
Sharky's Machine
Papa
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Police Chief Baxter
1981
The Mountain Men
Henry Frapp
1980
The Silent Lovers
Mauritz Stiller
1980
Power
Charles Kandell
1980
The Seekers
Elijah Weatherby
1979
Meteor
Dr. Dubov
1979
The Chisholms
Andrew Blake · (1 episode)
1979
Centennial
Sheriff Axel Dumire · (12 episodes)
1978
Hooper
Jocko Doyle
1978
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Joe Quinlan
1977
How the West Was Won
General Stonecipher · (2 episodes)
1977
Nickelodeon
H.H. Cobb
1976
The Loneliest Runner
Arnold Curtis
1976
Joe Panther
Capt. Harper
1976
The Quest
Tank Logan
1976
The Quest
Tank Logan · (16 episodes)
1976
The Wind and the Lion
Theodore Roosevelt
1975
Archer
Lew Archer · (6 episodes)
1975
The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
The Yakuza
George Tanner
1974
The Zoo Gang
Stephen "The Fox" Halliday · (6 episodes)
1974
The Brian Keith Show
Dr. Sean Jamison · (48 episodes)
1972
The Bull of the West
Johnny Wade
1972
Second Chance
Geoff Smith
1972
Something Big
Col. Morgan
1971
Scandalous John
John McCanless
1971
The McKenzie Break
Captain Jack Connor
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Officer Michael M. Nace
1970
Gaily, Gaily
Francis Sullivan
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Krakatoa, East of Java
Connerly
1968
With Six You Get Eggroll
Jake Iverson
1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
1967
Way... Way Out
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
1966
Family Affair
Bill Davis · (138 episodes)
1966
Nevada Smith
Jonas Cord
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Police Chief Link Mattocks
1966
The Rare Breed
Alexander Bowen
1966
Johnny Shiloh
Sgt. Gabe Trotter
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Frank Wallingham
1965
The Pleasure Seekers
Paul Barton
1964
Those Calloways
Cam Calloway
1964
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
1964
Profiles in Courage
Thomas Hart Benton · (1 episode)
1964
A Tiger Walks
Sheriff Pete Williams
1964
Bristle Face
Lue Swank
1964
The Raiders
McElroy
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Andy Bastian · (1 episode)
1963
The Great Adventure
Henry Bergh · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Edward Welles · (1 episode)
1963
Savage Sam
Uncle Beck Coates
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jim Mallory · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Johnny Wade · (1 episode)
1962
Sam Benedict
(1 episode)
1962
Moon Pilot
Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
(2 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Alfred Freely · (1 episode)
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
(3 episodes)
1961
The Deadly Companions
Yellowleg
1961
The Parent Trap
Mitch Evers
1961
Ten Who Dared
William Dunn
1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
The Westerner
Dave Blassingame · (13 episodes)
1960
Outlaws
(2 episodes)
1960
The Untouchables
Jim Martinson · (1 episode)
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
1959
The Young Philadelphians
Mike Flanagan
1959
Rawhide
Tod Macauley · (1 episode)
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Sgt. Patrick Cohan · (1 episode)
1958
Villa!!
Bill Harmon
1958
Sierra Baron
Jack McCrackin
1958
Desert Hell
Capt. Robert Edwards
1958
Violent Road
Mitch Barton
1958
Fort Dobbs
Clett
1958
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Happy Waters
1957
Run of the Arrow
Captain Clark
1957
Appointment with a Shadow
Lt. Spencer
1957
Chicago Confidential
Jim Fremont
1957
Dino
Larry Sheridan
1957
Nightfall
John
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dave Blassingame · (1 episode)
1956
Storm Center
Paul Duncan
1956
Crusader
Matt Anders · (53 episodes)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dave Rainey · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Arnold Shawn · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Morrison · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vernon Wedge · (1 episode)
1955
5 Against the House
Brick
1955
Tight Spot
Vince Striker
1955
The Violent Men
Cole Wilkison
1955
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Mike Hammer
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Shadrach O'Reilly · (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sergeant Gabe Trotter · (2 episodes)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lue Swank · (2 episodes)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Gen. Newmeyer · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Sam Pryce · (1 episode)
1954
Studio 57
(1 episode)
1954
Studio 57
Dan · (1 episode)
1954
Studio 57
Denis Burke · (1 episode)
1954
The Bamboo Prison
Cpl. Brady
1954
Jivaro
Tony
1954
Alaska Seas
Jim Kimmerly
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Joe Kelly · (1 episode)
1953
Arrowhead
Capt. Bill North
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Dan Crawford · (1 episode)
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Mano · (1 episode)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Prosecuting Attorney · (1 episode)
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(4 episodes)
1951
Fourteen Hours
Extra (uncredited)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Happy · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Choya · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
David Sutton · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry · (1 episode)
1950
Suspense
Johnny · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Lt. Jim Connor · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Idaho · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
(2 episodes)
1949
Suspense
Kip Caley · (1 episode)
1949
Boomerang!
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
1947
Knute Rockne All American
Student at Train Station (uncredited)
1940