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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Keith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Bayonne, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921-11-14 |
| Died | 1997-06-24 |
Movies
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Follow Your Heart
as Roddy Thompson
1999
The Second Civil War
as Maj. Gen. Charles Buford
1997
Walking Thunder
as Narrator
1997
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Cardinal
1996
Lightning
as Tappan
1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
as Pete Morgan
1995
Wind Dancer
as Truman Richards
1993
Lady in a Corner
as David Henderson
1989
Welcome Home
as Harry Robins
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Frank Wellman Sr.
1989
After the Rain
as Byron Monroe
1988
Young Guns
as Buckshot Roberts
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Colonel Davy Crockett
1987
Death Before Dishonor
as Col. Halloran
1987
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
as General Newmeyer
1986
Cry for the Strangers
as Chief Whalen
1982
Sharky's Machine
as Papa
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Police Chief Baxter
1981
The Mountain Men
as Henry Frapp
1980
The Silent Lovers
as Mauritz Stiller
1980
Power
as Charles Kandell
1980
The Seekers
as Elijah Weatherby
1979
Meteor
as Dr. Dubov
1979
Hooper
as Jocko Doyle
1978
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Joe Quinlan
1977
Nickelodeon
as H.H. Cobb
1976
The Loneliest Runner
as Arnold Curtis
1976
Joe Panther
as Capt. Harper
1976
The Quest
as Tank Logan
1976
The Wind and the Lion
as Theodore Roosevelt
1975
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
1975
The Yakuza
as George Tanner
1974
The Bull of the West
as Johnny Wade
1972
Second Chance
as Geoff Smith
1972
Something Big
as Col. Morgan
1971
Scandalous John
as John McCanless
1971
The McKenzie Break
as Captain Jack Connor
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Officer Michael M. Nace
1970
Gaily, Gaily
as Francis Sullivan
1969
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Connerly
1968
With Six You Get Eggroll
as Jake Iverson
1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
1967
Way... Way Out
as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
1966
Nevada Smith
as Jonas Cord
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Police Chief Link Mattocks
1966
The Rare Breed
as Alexander Bowen
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
as Frank Wallingham
1965
Those Calloways
as Cam Calloway
1965
The Pleasure Seekers
as Paul Barton
1964
The Tenderfoot
as Mose Carson
1964
A Tiger Walks
as Sheriff Pete Williams
1964
Bristle Face
as Lue Swank
1964
The Raiders
as McElroy
1963
Savage Sam
as Uncle Beck Coates
1963
Johnny Shiloh
as Sergeant Gabe Trotter
1963
Moon Pilot
as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
1962
The Deadly Companions
as Yellowleg
1961
The Parent Trap
as Mitch Evers
1961
Ten Who Dared
as William Dunn
1960
The Young Philadelphians
as Mike Flanagan
1959
Villa!!
as Bill Harmon
1958
Sierra Baron
as Jack McCrackin
1958
Desert Hell
as Capt. Robert Edwards
1958
Violent Road
as Mitch Barton
1958
Fort Dobbs
as Clett
1958
Hell Canyon Outlaws
as Happy Waters
1957
Run of the Arrow
as Captain Clark
1957
Appointment with a Shadow
as Lt. Spencer
1957
Chicago Confidential
as Jim Fremont
1957
Dino
as Larry Sheridan
1957
Nightfall
as John
1956
Storm Center
as Paul Duncan
1956
5 Against the House
as Brick
1955
Tight Spot
as Vince Striker
1955
The Violent Men
as Cole Wilkison
1955
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
as Mike Hammer
1954
The Bamboo Prison
as Cpl. Brady
1954
Jivaro
as Tony
1954
Alaska Seas
as Jim Kimmerly
1954
Arrowhead
as Capt. Bill North
1953
Fourteen Hours
as Extra (uncredited)
1951
Boomerang!
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse
1947
Knute Rockne All American
as Student at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
