1921-11-14 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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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-25 |
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Follow Your Heart | Roddy Thompson | 1999-01-26 |
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The Second Civil War | General Buford | 1997-12-04 |
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Cardinal | 1996-09-27 |
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The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. | Pete Morgan | 1995-03-06 |
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Picture Windows: Lightning | Tappan | 1995-10-01 |
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Walking Thunder | Narrator | 1995-02-05 |
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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | 'Noble Hart' / Self | 1995-11-12 |
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Wind Dancer | Truman Richards | 1993-01-01 |
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | The Westerner | 1991-11-03 |
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Lady in a Corner | David Henderson | 1989-12-11 |
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Welcome Home | Harry Robins | 1989-09-29 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Frank Wellman Sr. | 1989-02-12 |
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After the Rain | Byron Monroe | 1988-09-23 |
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Young Guns | Buckshot Roberts | 1988-08-12 |
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Death Before Dishonor | Col. Halloran | 1987-02-20 |
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | Colonel Davy Crockett | 1987-11-11 |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | 1986-11-30 |
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The B.R.A.T. Patrol | General Newmeyer | 1986-10-26 |
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Cry for the Strangers | Chief Whalen | 1982-02-11 |
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Police Chief Baxter | 1981-02-13 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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Sharky's Machine | Papa | 1981-12-18 |
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The Silent Lovers | Mauritz Stiller | 1980-05-20 |
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The Mountain Men | Henry Frapp | 1980-06-01 |
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Meteor | Dr. Dubov | 1979-10-19 |
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Hooper | Jocko Doyle | 1978-07-28 |
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In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Joe Quinlan | 1977-09-26 |
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The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer | Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney | 1977-12-01 |
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The Loneliest Runner | Arnold Curtis | 1976-12-20 |
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The Quest | Tank Logan | 1976-05-13 |
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Joe Panther | Capt. Harper | 1976-10-01 |
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Nickelodeon | H.H. Cobb | 1976-12-21 |
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The Wind and the Lion | Theodore Roosevelt | 1975-05-22 |
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The Lion Roars Again | Self | 1975-01-01 |
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The Yakuza | George Tanner | 1974-12-21 |
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The Bull of the West | Johnny Wade | 1972-05-04 |
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Second Chance | Geoff Smith | 1972-02-08 |
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Something Big | Col. Morgan | 1971-11-19 |
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Scandalous John | John McCanless | 1971-06-22 |
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | Officer Michael M. Nace | 1970-09-11 |
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The McKenzie Break | Captain Jack Connor | 1970-10-28 |
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Krakatoa, East of Java | Connerly | 1969-03-17 |
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Gaily, Gaily | Francis Sullivan | 1969-12-16 |
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With Six You Get Eggroll | Jake Iverson | 1968-08-07 |
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Reflections in a Golden Eye | Lt. Col. Morris Langdon | 1967-10-13 |
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The Rare Breed | Alexander Bowen | 1966-02-02 |
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The Tenderfoot | Mose Carson | 1966-04-07 |
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! | Police Chief Link Mattocks | 1966-05-25 |
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Nevada Smith | Jonas Cord | 1966-06-10 |
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Way... Way Out | Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby | 1966-10-26 |
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Johnny Shiloh | Sgt. Gabe Trotter | 1965-12-21 |
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The Hallelujah Trail | Frank Wallingham | 1965-06-23 |
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Bristle Face | Lue Swank | 1964-01-26 |
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A Tiger Walks | Sheriff Pete Williams | 1964-04-12 |
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Those Calloways | Cam Calloway | 1964-11-10 |
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The Pleasure Seekers | Paul Barton | 1964-12-25 |
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Savage Sam | Uncle Beck Coates | 1963-06-01 |
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The Raiders | McElroy | 1963-12-01 |
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Moon Pilot | Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman | 1962-04-05 |
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The Parent Trap | Mitch Evers | 1961-05-13 |
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The Deadly Companions | Yellowleg | 1961-06-06 |
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Ten Who Dared | William Dunn | 1960-11-01 |
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Rapids Ahead/Bear Country | 1960-10-16 | |
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The Young Philadelphians | Mike Flanagan | 1959-05-21 |
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Desert Hell | Capt. Robert Edwards | 1958-06-25 |
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Villa!! | Bill Harmon | 1958-10-01 |
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Fort Dobbs | Clett | 1958-04-18 |
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Violent Road | Mitch Barton | 1958-05-10 |
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Sierra Baron | Jack McCrackin | 1958-07-01 |
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Appointment with a Shadow | Lt. Spencer | 1957-09-01 |
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Run of the Arrow | Captain Clark | 1957-09-05 |
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Hell Canyon Outlaws | Happy Waters | 1957-10-05 |
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Chicago Confidential | Jim Fremont | 1957-08-30 |
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Dino | Larry Sheridan | 1957-07-21 |
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Storm Center | Paul Duncan | 1956-07-31 |
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Nightfall | John | 1956-11-09 |
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Tight Spot | Vince Striker | 1955-03-19 |
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5 Against the House | Brick | 1955-06-10 |
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The Violent Men | Cole Wilkison | 1955-01-26 |
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Alaska Seas | Jim Kimmerly | 1954-01-27 |
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Jivaro | Tony | 1954-02-12 |
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The Bamboo Prison | Cpl. Brady | 1954-06-15 |
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! | Mike Hammer | 1954-12-31 |
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Arrowhead | Capt. Bill North | 1953-08-03 |
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Fourteen Hours | Extra (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
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Boomerang! | Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) | 1947-02-28 |
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Knute Rockne All American | Student at Train Station (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
