Born 1921 (age 75) · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Appears in 145 titles

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

Young Guns
6.7
Young Guns
1988
as Buckshot Roberts
The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961
as Mitch Evers
The Yakuza
7.2
The Yakuza
1974
as George Tanner
The Wind and the Lion
6.5
The Wind and the Lion
1975
as Theodore Roosevelt
Nevada Smith
6.7
Nevada Smith
1966
as Jonas Cord
Meteor
5.2
Meteor
1979
as Dr. Dubov
Hooper
6.3
Hooper
1978
as Jocko Doyle
Reflections in a Golden Eye
6.5
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
6.4
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Police Chief Link Mattocks
Sharky's Machine
6.2
Sharky's Machine
1981
as Papa
Nightfall
6.9
Nightfall
1956
as John
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Frank Wallingham
Boomerang!
7.1
Boomerang!
1947
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
The Rare Breed
6.1
The Rare Breed
1966
as Alexander Bowen
The Deadly Companions
5.6
The Deadly Companions
1961
as Yellowleg
The Mountain Men
5.9
The Mountain Men
1980
as Henry Frapp
The Violent Men
6.4
The Violent Men
1955
as Cole Wilkison
The Young Philadelphians
7.4
The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mike Flanagan
Run of the Arrow
6.1
Run of the Arrow
1957
as Captain Clark
Fourteen Hours
7.3
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Extra (uncredited)