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
The Parent Trap
1961
as Mitch Evers
Young Guns
1988
as Buckshot Roberts
Hooper
1978
as Jocko Doyle
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Frank Wallingham
The Wind and the Lion
1975
as Theodore Roosevelt
Nickelodeon
1976
as H.H. Cobb
Nevada Smith
1966
as Jonas Cord
Sharky's Machine
1981
as Papa
The Rare Breed
1966
as Alexander Bowen
The Yakuza
1974
as George Tanner
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
The Second Civil War
1997
as General Buford
Meteor
1979
as Dr. Dubov
The Mountain Men
1980
as Henry Frapp
The Violent Men
1955
as Cole Wilkison
Something Big
1971
as Col. Morgan
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Extra (uncredited)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Police Chief Baxter
Krakatoa, East of Java
1969
as Connerly
Arrowhead
1953
as Capt. Bill North