Brian Keith
Known for acting · Born 14 November 1921 · Died 24 June 1997 · aged 75 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
146 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
Family Affair
1966
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The Parent Trap
1961
The Wind and the Lion
1975
Nevada Smith
1966
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
Nightfall
1956
Crusader
Crusader
1955
The Brian Keith Show
1972
The Rare Breed
1966
The Deadly Companions
1961
The Mountain Men
1980
Acting (145)
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Film
1999Follow Your HeartRoddy ThompsonFilm
1997The Second Civil WarGeneral BufordFilm
1997Rough RidersPresident William McKinley · 2 episodesSeries
1996Pacific BlueMac McNamaraSeries
1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryCardinalFilm
1995CybillArthur MinnowSeries
1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins'Noble Hart' / SelfFilm
1995Walking ThunderNarratorFilm
1995The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.Pete MorganFilm
1995Picture Windows: LightningTappanFilm
1994Spider-ManUncle Ben (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1994Touched by an AngelLeonard PoundSeries
1994DuckmanDuckman's Father (voice)Series
1994Burke's LawNorman HopeSeries
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineMullibokSeries
1993Walker, Texas RangerDel FormanSeries
1993Wind DancerTruman RichardsFilm
1991The CommishSeries
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe WesternerFilm
1991Walter & EmilyWalter Collins · 13 episodesSeries
1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonFrank Wellman Sr.Film
1989Welcome HomeHarry RobinsFilm
1989Lady in a CornerDavid HendersonFilm
1989HeartlandB.L. McCutcheon · 10 episodesSeries
1988Young GunsBuckshot RobertsFilm
1988The PassageByron MonroeFilm
1987Death Before DishonorCol. HalloranFilm
1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryColonel Davy CrockettFilm
1987Pursuit of Happiness · 10 episodesSeries
1986The B.R.A.T. PatrolGeneral NewmeyerFilm
1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf (uncredited)Film
1984Murder, She WroteCaleb McCallumSeries
1983Hardcastle and McCormickMilton Hardcastle · 67 episodesSeries
1982World War IIISecretary General Gorny · 2 episodesSeries
1982Cry for the StrangersChief WhalenFilm
1981Sharky's MachinePapaFilm
1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenPolice Chief BaxterFilm
1981All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsSelfFilm
1980The Mountain MenHenry FrappFilm
1980The Silent LoversMauritz StillerFilm
1980PowerCharles Kandell · 2 episodesSeries
1979MeteorDr. DubovFilm
1979The ChisholmsAndrew BlakeSeries
1979The SeekersElijah Weatherby · 2 episodesSeries
1978HooperJocko DoyleFilm
1978CentennialSheriff Axel Dumire · 12 episodesSeries
1977How the West Was WonGeneral Stonecipher · 2 episodesSeries
1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJoe QuinlanFilm
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterAllan Jacobson - Defense AttorneyFilm
1976NickelodeonH.H. CobbFilm
1976The Loneliest RunnerArnold CurtisFilm
1976The QuestTank Logan · 16 episodesSeries
1976Joe PantherCapt. HarperFilm
1976The QuestTank LoganFilm
1975The Wind and the LionTheodore RooseveltFilm
1975ArcherLew Archer · 6 episodesSeries
1975The Lion Roars AgainSelfFilm
1974The YakuzaGeorge TannerFilm
1974The Zoo GangStephen "The Fox" Halliday · 6 episodesSeries
1972The Bull of the WestJohnny WadeFilm
1972The Brian Keith ShowDr. Sean Jamison · 48 episodesSeries
1972Second ChanceGeoff SmithFilm
1971Something BigCol. MorganFilm
1971Scandalous JohnJohn McCanlessFilm
1970The McKenzie BreakCaptain Jack ConnorFilm
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Officer Michael M. NaceFilm
1969Krakatoa, East of JavaConnerlyFilm
1969Gaily, GailyFrancis SullivanFilm
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelfSeries
1968With Six You Get EggrollJake IversonFilm
1967Reflections in a Golden EyeLt. Col. Morris LangdonFilm
1966Nevada SmithJonas CordFilm
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Police Chief Link MattocksFilm
1966The Rare BreedAlexander BowenFilm
1966Family AffairBill Davis · 138 episodesSeries
1966Way... Way OutGen. 'Howling Bull' HallenbyFilm
1966The TenderfootMose CarsonFilm
1965The Hallelujah TrailFrank WallinghamFilm
1965Johnny ShilohSgt. Gabe TrotterFilm
1964Those CallowaysCam CallowayFilm
1964A Tiger WalksSheriff Pete WilliamsFilm
1964The Pleasure SeekersPaul BartonFilm
1964Profiles in CourageThomas Hart BentonSeries
1964Bristle FaceLue SwankFilm
1964The TenderfootMose Carson · 3 episodesSeries
1963The FugitiveEdward WellesSeries
1963Savage SamUncle Beck CoatesFilm
1963The RaidersMcElroyFilm
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreAndy BastianSeries
1963The Great AdventureHenry BerghSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourJim MallorySeries
1962The VirginianJohnny WadeSeries
1962Moon PilotMaj. Gen. John M. VannemanFilm
1961The Parent TrapMitch EversFilm
1961The Deadly CompanionsYellowlegFilm
1961Dr. KildareAlfred FreelySeries
1961Target: The Corruptors! · 2 episodesSeries
1961The Wonderful World of Disney · 3 episodesSeries
1960The WesternerDave Blassingame · 13 episodesSeries
1960Ten Who DaredWilliam DunnFilm
1960Outlaws · 2 episodesSeries
1960Rapids Ahead/Bear CountryFilm
1959The UntouchablesJim MartinsonSeries
1959The Young PhiladelphiansMike FlanaganFilm
1959RawhideTod MacauleySeries
1959LaramieSeries
195877 Sunset StripSgt. Patrick CohanSeries
1958Fort DobbsClettFilm
1958Sierra BaronJack McCrackinFilm
1958Violent RoadMitch BartonFilm
1958Desert HellCapt. Robert EdwardsFilm
1958Villa!!Bill HarmonFilm
1957Run of the ArrowCaptain ClarkFilm
1957Chicago ConfidentialJim FremontFilm
1957Appointment with a ShadowLt. SpencerFilm
1957DinoLarry SheridanFilm
1957Hell Canyon OutlawsHappy WatersFilm
1956NightfallJohnFilm
1956Storm CenterPaul DuncanFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDave BlassingameSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDave Rainey, Arnold Shawn, Herbert Morrison, Vernon WedgeSeries
1955The Violent MenCole WilkisonFilm
19555 Against the HouseBrickFilm
1955Tight SpotVince StrikerFilm
1955CrusaderMatt Anders · 53 episodesSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyShadrach O'Reilly, Sergeant Gabe Trotter · 2 episodes, Lue Swank · 2 episodes, Gen. NewmeyerSeries
1954JivaroTonyFilm
1954Climax!Sam PryceSeries
1954The Bamboo PrisonCpl. BradyFilm
1954Alaska SeasJim KimmerlyFilm
1954Studio 57, Dan, Denis BurkeSeries
1954Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!Mike HammerFilm
1953ArrowheadCapt. Bill NorthFilm
1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseJoe KellySeries
1952The Ford Television TheatreDan Crawford, ManoSeries
1951Fourteen HoursExtra (uncredited)Film
1951Hallmark Hall of FameProsecuting AttorneySeries
1951Tales of Tomorrow · 4 episodesSeries
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsHarrySeries
1950Lux Video TheatreHappy, Choya, David SuttonSeries
1949SuspenseJohnny, Lt. Jim Connor, Kip Caley, Idaho, · 2 episodesSeries
1947Boomerang!Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)Film
1940Knute Rockne All AmericanStudent at Train Station (uncredited)Film
Directing (1)
1972The Brian Keith ShowDirectorSeries