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Brian Keith

Known for: Acting

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.

Filmography 58

Centennial 1978TV show as Sheriff Axel Dumire
Young Guns 1988Movie Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel as Buckshot Roberts
The Westerner 1960TV show Plex as Dave Blassingame
Hooper 1978Movie as Jocko Doyle
Reflections in a Golden Eye 1967Movie as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
The Rare Breed 1966Movie as Alexander Bowen
Moon Pilot 1962Movie as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
The McKenzie Break 1970Movie PlexApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies +1 as Captain Jack Connor
Arrowhead 1953Movie Apple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesAmazon Video as Capt. Bill North
Tight Spot 1955Movie as Vince Striker
Το Μεγάλο Κατηγορώ 1947Movie as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Lady in a Corner 1989Movie as David Henderson
Way... Way Out 1966Movie as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
The Quest 1976Movie as Tank Logan
Scandalous John 1971Movie as John McCanless
Wind Dancer 1993Movie as Truman Richards
Sierra Baron 1958Movie as Jack McCrackin