Brian Keith

Acting

Brian Keith

Born November 14, 1921Bayonne, New Jersey, USA145 credits

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

Filmography

Follow Your Heart
1999Follow Your Heart
as Roddy ThompsonMovie
The Second Civil War
1997The Second Civil War
as General BufordMovie
Rough Riders
1997Rough Riders
as President William McKinleyTV
Pacific Blue
1996Pacific Blue
as Mac McNamaraTV
Walking Thunder
1995Walking Thunder
as NarratorMovie
Cybill
1995Cybill
as Arthur MinnowTV
Spider-Man
1994Spider-Man
as Uncle Ben (voice)TV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Leonard PoundTV
Duckman
1994Duckman
as Duckman's Father (voice)TV
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Law
as Norman HopeTV
Wind Dancer
1993Wind Dancer
as Truman RichardsMovie
Walter & Emily
1991Walter & Emily
as Walter CollinsTV
Lady in a Corner
1989Lady in a Corner
as David HendersonMovie
Welcome Home
1989Welcome Home
as Harry RobinsMovie
Heartland
1989Heartland
as B.L. McCutcheonTV
After the Rain
1988After the Rain
as Byron MonroeMovie
Young Guns
1988Young Guns
as Buckshot RobertsMovie
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Colonel Davy CrockettMovie
Death Before Dishonor
1987Death Before Dishonor
as Col. HalloranMovie
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986The B.R.A.T. Patrol
as General NewmeyerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Caleb McCallumTV
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormick
as Milton HardcastleTV
Cry for the Strangers
1982Cry for the Strangers
as Chief WhalenMovie
World War III
1982World War III
as Secretary General GornyTV
The Mountain Men
1980The Mountain Men
as Henry FrappMovie
The Silent Lovers
1980The Silent Lovers
as Mauritz StillerMovie
Power
1980Power
as Charles KandellTV
Meteor
1979Meteor
as Dr. DubovMovie
The Seekers
1979The Seekers
as Elijah WeatherbyTV
The Chisholms
1979The Chisholms
as Andrew BlakeTV
Centennial
1978Centennial
as Sheriff Axel DumireTV
Hooper
1978Hooper
as Jocko DoyleMovie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Allan Jacobson - Defense AttorneyMovie
How the West Was Won
1977How the West Was Won
as General StonecipherTV
Nickelodeon
1976Nickelodeon
as H.H. CobbMovie
The Loneliest Runner
1976The Loneliest Runner
as Arnold CurtisMovie
J
1976Joe Panther
as Capt. HarperMovie
The Quest
1976The Quest
as Tank LoganMovie
The Quest
1976The Quest
as Tank LoganTV
The Wind and the Lion
1975The Wind and the Lion
as Theodore RooseveltMovie
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1975Archer
as Lew ArcherTV
The Yakuza
1974The Yakuza
as George TannerMovie
The Zoo Gang
1974The Zoo Gang
as Stephen "The Fox" HallidayTV
The Brian Keith Show
1972The Brian Keith Show
as Dr. Sean JamisonTV
The Bull of the West
1972The Bull of the West
as Johnny WadeMovie
Second Chance
1972Second Chance
as Geoff SmithMovie
Something Big
1971Something Big
as Col. MorganMovie
Scandalous John
1971Scandalous John
as John McCanlessMovie
The McKenzie Break
1970The McKenzie Break
as Captain Jack ConnorMovie
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Officer Michael M. NaceMovie
Gaily, Gaily
1969Gaily, Gaily
as Francis SullivanMovie
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968With Six You Get Eggroll
as Jake IversonMovie
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Lt. Col. Morris LangdonMovie
Way... Way Out
1966Way... Way Out
as Gen. 'Howling Bull' HallenbyMovie
Family Affair
1966Family Affair
as Bill DavisTV
Nevada Smith
1966Nevada Smith
as Jonas CordMovie
The Tenderfoot
1966The Tenderfoot
as Mose CarsonMovie
The Rare Breed
1966The Rare Breed
as Alexander BowenMovie
Johnny Shiloh
1965Johnny Shiloh
as Sgt. Gabe TrotterMovie
The Hallelujah Trail
1965The Hallelujah Trail
as Frank WallinghamMovie
The Pleasure Seekers
1964The Pleasure Seekers
as Paul BartonMovie
Those Calloways
1964Those Calloways
as Cam CallowayMovie
P
1964Profiles in Courage
as Thomas Hart BentonTV
The Tenderfoot
1964The Tenderfoot
as Mose CarsonTV
A Tiger Walks
1964A Tiger Walks
as Sheriff Pete WilliamsMovie
Bristle Face
1964Bristle Face
as Lue SwankMovie
The Raiders
1963The Raiders
as McElroyMovie
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventure
as Henry BerghTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Edward WellesTV
Savage Sam
1963Savage Sam
as Uncle Beck CoatesMovie
The Virginian
1962The Virginian
as Johnny WadeTV
Moon Pilot
1962Moon Pilot
as Maj. Gen. John M. VannemanMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Alfred FreelyTV
The Deadly Companions
1961The Deadly Companions
as YellowlegMovie
The Parent Trap
1961The Parent Trap
as Mitch EversMovie
Ten Who Dared
1960Ten Who Dared
as William DunnMovie
The Westerner
1960The Westerner
as Dave BlassingameTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchables
as Jim MartinsonTV
The Young Philadelphians
1959The Young Philadelphians
as Mike FlanaganMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Tod MacauleyTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Strip
as Sgt. Patrick CohanTV
Villa!!
1958Villa!!
as Bill HarmonMovie
Sierra Baron
1958Sierra Baron
as Jack McCrackinMovie
Desert Hell
1958Desert Hell
as Capt. Robert EdwardsMovie
Violent Road
1958Violent Road
as Mitch BartonMovie
Fort Dobbs
1958Fort Dobbs
as ClettMovie
Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957Hell Canyon Outlaws
as Happy WatersMovie
Run of the Arrow
1957Run of the Arrow
as Captain ClarkMovie
Chicago Confidential
1957Chicago Confidential
as Jim FremontMovie
Dino
1957Dino
as Larry SheridanMovie
Nightfall
1956Nightfall
as JohnMovie
Storm Center
1956Storm Center
as Paul DuncanMovie
C
1955Crusader
as Matt AndersTV
Tight Spot
1955Tight Spot
as Vince StrikerMovie
The Violent Men
1955The Violent Men
as Cole WilkisonMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
as Shadrach O'ReillyTV
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Sam PryceTV
The Bamboo Prison
1954The Bamboo Prison
as Cpl. BradyMovie
Jivaro
1954Jivaro
as TonyMovie
Alaska Seas
1954Alaska Seas
as Jim KimmerlyMovie
Arrowhead
1953Arrowhead
as Capt. Bill NorthMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Prosecuting AttorneyTV
Fourteen Hours
1951Fourteen Hours
as Extra (uncredited)Movie
Suspense
1949Suspense
as JohnnyTV
Boomerang!
1947Boomerang!
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)Movie
Knute Rockne All American
1940Knute Rockne All American
as Student at Train Station (uncredited)Movie