Robert Keith

Acting

Robert Keith

Born February 9, 1898Fowler, Indiana, USA41 credits

Robert Keith (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor. He is noted for his performance as the weak-willed father in Fourteen Hours (1951), as a tough cop in Guys and Dolls (1955), and his performance in the 1953 film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, in which he played the ineffectual sheriff and father of Brando's love interest. Keith also had a starring role in Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind. He had roles on television, including a role as Richard Kimble's father in The Fugitive and lead roles on episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Ten O'Clock Tiger") and The Twilight Zone ("The Masks"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Keith (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Dr. John KimbleTV
Duel of Champions
1961Duel of Champions
as Tullio King of RomeMovie
Posse from Hell
1961Posse from Hell
as Captain Jeremiah BrownMovie
Cimarron
1960Cimarron
as Sam PeglerMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as Jason FosterTV
They Came to Cordura
1959They Came to Cordura
as Col. RogersMovie
Tempest
1958Tempest
as Capt. MiranovMovie
The Lineup
1958The Lineup
as JulianMovie
My Man Godfrey
1957My Man Godfrey
as Alexander BullockMovie
Men in War
1957Men in War
as The ColonelMovie
Between Heaven and Hell
1956Between Heaven and Hell
as Col. CousinsMovie
Written on the Wind
1956Written on the Wind
as Jasper HadleyMovie
Ransom!
1956Ransom!
as Police Chief Jim BackettMovie
Guys and Dolls
1955Guys and Dolls
as Lt. BranniganMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Arthur 'The Professor' DuffyTV
Love Me or Leave Me
1955Love Me or Leave Me
as Bernard V. LoomisMovie
Underwater!
1955Underwater!
as Father CannonMovie
Young at Heart
1954Young at Heart
as Gregory TuttleMovie
Drum Beat
1954Drum Beat
as Bill SatterwhiteMovie
Atomic Attack
1954Atomic Attack
as Dr. Garson LeeMovie
The Wild One
1953The Wild One
as Sheriff Harry BleekerMovie
Devil's Canyon
1953Devil's Canyon
as Steve MorganMovie
Small Town Girl
1953Small Town Girl
as Judge Gordon KimbellMovie
Battle Circus
1953Battle Circus
as Lieutenant Colonel Hillary WhaltersMovie
Somebody Loves Me
1952Somebody Loves Me
as Sam DoyleMovie
Just Across the Street
1952Just Across the Street
as Walter MedfordMovie
I Want You
1951I Want You
as Thomas GreerMovie
Here Comes the Groom
1951Here Comes the Groom
as George DegnanMovie
Fourteen Hours
1951Fourteen Hours
as Paul E. CosickMovie
Woman on the Run
1950Woman on the Run
as Inspector Martin FerrisMovie
Branded
1950Branded
as T. Jefferson LeffingwellMovie
Edge of Doom
1950Edge of Doom
as MandelMovie
My Foolish Heart
1950My Foolish Heart
as Henry WintersMovie
Studio One
1948Studio One
as BrutusTV
Boomerang!
1947Boomerang!
as 'Mac' McCreeryMovie
The Shadow Laughs
1933The Shadow Laughs
as George HackettMovie
Abraham Lincoln
1930Abraham Lincoln
as Union Courier (uncredited)Movie