Brian Keith
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Way... Way Out
1966
as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
Young Guns
1988
as Buckshot Roberts
The Parent Trap
1961
as Mitch Evers
Hooper
1978
as Jocko Doyle
Meteor
1979
as Dr. Dubov
Savage Sam
1963
as Uncle Beck Coates
Boomerang!
1947
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
The Wind and the Lion
1975
as Theodore Roosevelt
Dino
1957
as Larry Sheridan
Nightfall
1956
as John
The Rare Breed
1966
as Alexander Bowen
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
as General Newmeyer
A Tiger Walks
1964
as Sheriff Pete Williams
Nevada Smith
1966
as Jonas Cord
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Frank Wallingham
The Quest
1976
as Tank Logan
Ten Who Dared
1960
as William Dunn
The Mountain Men
1980
as Henry Frapp
Sharky's Machine
1981
as Papa
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Police Chief Link Mattocks