Brian Keith

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.

Known For

Pacific Blue 1996 ★ 5.3
Cybill 1995 ★ 5.9
Spider-Man 1994 ★ 8.3
Touched by an Angel 1994 ★ 7.2
Duckman 1994 ★ 7.2
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993 ★ 7.9
Walker, Texas Ranger 1993 ★ 7.0
The Commish 1991 ★ 7.1
Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5
Family Affair 1966 ★ 6.7
The Fugitive 1963 ★ 7.4
Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 ★ 6.5
The Virginian 1962 ★ 6.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 ★ 7.9
Dr. Kildare 1961 ★ 5.7
Rawhide 1959 ★ 7.2
The Untouchables 1959 ★ 8.0
Laramie 1959 ★ 6.7
77 Sunset Strip 1958 ★ 7.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 ★ 6.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 ★ 7.8
Climax! 1954 ★ 3.8
Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 ★ 6.0
Suspense 1949 ★ 5.1