Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Acting
Born 1921-11-14 - Died 1997-06-24Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (88)

Young Guns
6.7

Young Guns

1988Movie6.7
The Parent Trap
7.0

The Parent Trap

1961Movie7.0
Meteor
5.2

Meteor

1979Movie5.2
The Yakuza
7.1

The Yakuza

1974Movie7.1
Hooper
6.3

Hooper

1978Movie6.3
Sharky's Machine
6.2

Sharky's Machine

1981Movie6.2
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
6.5

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966Movie6.5
Lady in a Corner
4.5

Lady in a Corner

1989Movie4.5
The Mountain Men
5.9

The Mountain Men

1980Movie5.9
Those Calloways
6.5

Those Calloways

1964Movie6.5
Knute Rockne All American
6.2

Knute Rockne All American

1940Movie6.2
Fourteen Hours
7.3

Fourteen Hours

1951Movie7.3
Violent Road
6.4

Violent Road

1958Movie6.4
Nevada Smith
6.7

Nevada Smith

1966Movie6.7
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

1965Movie6.1
Krakatoa, East of Java
5.8

Krakatoa, East of Java

1969Movie5.8
The Lion Roars Again
6.5

The Lion Roars Again

1975Movie6.5
The Violent Men
6.5

The Violent Men

1955Movie6.5
The Wind and the Lion
6.5

The Wind and the Lion

1975Movie6.5
Savage Sam
5.2

Savage Sam

1963Movie5.2
The Deadly Companions
5.6

The Deadly Companions

1961Movie5.6
The Raiders
4.8

The Raiders

1963Movie4.8
The Rare Breed
6.2

The Rare Breed

1966Movie6.2
Nightfall
6.9

Nightfall

1956Movie6.9
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
2.0

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977Movie2.0
Nickelodeon
6.1

Nickelodeon

1976Movie6.1
Reflections in a Golden Eye
6.5

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967Movie6.5
Dino
7.4

Dino

1957Movie7.4
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004Movie8.0
With Six You Get Eggroll
6.4

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968Movie6.4
Ten Who Dared
6.0

Ten Who Dared

1960Movie6.0
Run of the Arrow
6.1

Run of the Arrow

1957Movie6.1
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
5.4

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996Movie5.4
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
5.2

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981Movie5.2
Boomerang!
7.1

Boomerang!

1947Movie7.1
Death Before Dishonor
4.7

Death Before Dishonor

1987Movie4.7
The Pleasure Seekers
5.4

The Pleasure Seekers

1964Movie5.4
The Second Civil War
6.1

The Second Civil War

1997Movie6.1
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
6.1

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987Movie6.1
Arrowhead
6.1

Arrowhead

1953Movie6.1
Jivaro
5.2

Jivaro

1954Movie5.2
The Young Philadelphians
7.4

The Young Philadelphians

1959Movie7.4
Gaily, Gaily
4.3

Gaily, Gaily

1969Movie4.3
A Tiger Walks
5.8

A Tiger Walks

1964Movie5.8
Tight Spot
6.5

Tight Spot

1955Movie6.5
Something Big
5.4

Something Big

1971Movie5.4
Appointment with a Shadow
5.7

Appointment with a Shadow

1957Movie5.7
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
5.8

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

1986Movie5.8
Way... Way Out
5.9

Way... Way Out

1966Movie5.9
Scandalous John
6.4

Scandalous John

1971Movie6.4
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
5.1

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

1995Movie5.1
5 Against the House
5.9

5 Against the House

1955Movie5.9
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991Movie4.8
The Quest
8.5

The Quest

1976Movie8.5
Storm Center
6.9

Storm Center

1956Movie6.9
Fort Dobbs
6.8

Fort Dobbs

1958Movie6.8
After the Rain
10.0

After the Rain

1988Movie10.0
Moon Pilot
5.5

Moon Pilot

1962Movie5.5
Walking Thunder
6.5

Walking Thunder

1995Movie6.5
The McKenzie Break
5.9

The McKenzie Break

1970Movie5.9
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
5.5

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970Movie5.5
Follow Your Heart
5.4

Follow Your Heart

1999Movie5.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
7.0

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989Movie7.0
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
7.8

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977Movie7.8
The Bamboo Prison
6.4

The Bamboo Prison

1954Movie6.4
Picture Windows: Lightning
2.0

Picture Windows: Lightning

1995Movie2.0
The Loneliest Runner
7.1

The Loneliest Runner

1976Movie7.1
Welcome Home
6.6

Welcome Home

1989Movie6.6
Johnny Shiloh
7.5

Johnny Shiloh

1965Movie7.5
The Bull of the West
5.7

The Bull of the West

1972Movie5.7
Bristle Face
8.0

Bristle Face

1964Movie8.0
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
6.6

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

1995Movie6.6
Wind Dancer
7.0

Wind Dancer

1993Movie7.0
Hell Canyon Outlaws
10.0

Hell Canyon Outlaws

1957Movie10.0
Desert Hell
9.0

Desert Hell

1958Movie9.0
Chicago Confidential
5.0

Chicago Confidential

1957Movie5.0
The Silent Lovers
4.7

The Silent Lovers

1980Movie4.7
Second Chance
7.0

Second Chance

1972Movie7.0
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
6.0

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986Movie6.0
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
6.0

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981Movie6.0
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1966Movie
Alaska Seas
6.7

Alaska Seas

1954Movie6.7
Cry for the Strangers
7.2

Cry for the Strangers

1982Movie7.2
Joe Panther
6.0

Joe Panther

1976Movie6.0
Sierra Baron
5.0

Sierra Baron

1958Movie5.0
Villa!!
9.0

Villa!!

1958Movie9.0
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

1960Movie
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

1954Movie

TV Shows (57)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series7.9
Spider-Man
8.3

Spider-Man

1994Series8.3
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
The Untouchables
8.0

The Untouchables

1959Series8.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993Series7.0
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Duckman
7.2

Duckman

1994Series7.2
Cybill
5.9

Cybill

1995Series5.9
Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949Series5.1
Pacific Blue
5.3

Pacific Blue

1996Series5.3
Family Affair
6.7

Family Affair

1966Series6.7
The Commish
7.1

The Commish

1991Series7.1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983Series6.5
Laramie
6.7

Laramie

1959Series6.7
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4

Tales of Tomorrow

1951Series6.4
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
Outlaws
6.7

Outlaws

1960Series6.7
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1977Series7.0
Centennial
7.7

Centennial

1978Series7.7
Burke's Law
6.8

Burke's Law

1994Series6.8
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953Series8.5
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969Series6.8
The Quest
6.4

The Quest

1976Series6.4
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
The Great Adventure
10.0

The Great Adventure

1963Series10.0
Crusader
6.7

Crusader

1955Series6.7
The Wonderful World of Disney
8.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

1961Series8.0
Profiles in Courage
7.5

Profiles in Courage

1964Series7.5
The Westerner
7.0

The Westerner

1960Series7.0
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961Series5.7
The Brian Keith Show
6.3

The Brian Keith Show

1972Series6.3
Rough Riders
6.2

Rough Riders

1997Series6.2
The Seekers
8.0

The Seekers

1979Series8.0
World War III
6.4

World War III

1982Series6.4
Walter & Emily
8.0

Walter & Emily

1991Series8.0
The Chisholms
7.5

The Chisholms

1979Series7.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Power
7.0

Power

1980Series7.0
The Zoo Gang
7.8

The Zoo Gang

1974Series7.8
Archer
7.7

Archer

1975Series7.7
Heartland
6.8

Heartland

1989Series6.8
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

1964Series
Pursuit of Happiness
6.0

Pursuit of Happiness

1987Series6.0