Brian Keith

Brian Keith

🎂 14th November 1921 (104 yrs) 📍 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Young Guns

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.

Brian Keith

Movies Featuring Brian Keith

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart (1999)

as Roddy Thompson
The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War (1997)

as General Buford
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)

as Cardinal
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)

as 'Noble Hart' / Self
Picture Windows: Lightning

Picture Windows: Lightning (1995)

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

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. (1995)

as Pete Morgan
Walking Thunder

Walking Thunder (1995)

as Narrator
Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer (1993)

as Truman Richards
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)

as The Westerner
Lady in a Corner

Lady in a Corner (1989)

as David Henderson
Welcome Home

Welcome Home (1989)

as Harry Robins
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)

as Frank Wellman Sr.
After the Rain

After the Rain (1988)

as Byron Monroe
Young Guns

Young Guns (1988)

as Buckshot Roberts
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)

as Colonel Davy Crockett
Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor (1987)

as Col. Halloran
No Image

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)

as Self
The B.R.A.T. Patrol

The B.R.A.T. Patrol (1986)

as General Newmeyer
Cry for the Strangers

Cry for the Strangers (1982)

as Chief Whalen
Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine (1981)

as Papa
No Image

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)

as Self
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

as Police Chief Baxter
The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men (1980)

as Henry Frapp
The Silent Lovers

The Silent Lovers (1980)

as Mauritz Stiller
Meteor

Meteor (1979)

as Dr. Dubov
Hooper

Hooper (1978)

as Jocko Doyle
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)

as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977)

as Joe Quinlan
Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (1976)

as H.H. Cobb
The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner (1976)

as Arnold Curtis
No Image

Joe Panther (1976)

as Capt. Harper
The Quest

The Quest (1976)

as Tank Logan
The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion (1975)

as Theodore Roosevelt
No Image

The Lion Roars Again (1975)

as Self
The Yakuza

The Yakuza (1974)

as George Tanner
The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West (1972)

as Johnny Wade
Second Chance

Second Chance (1972)

as Geoff Smith
Something Big

Something Big (1971)

as Col. Morgan
Scandalous John

Scandalous John (1971)

as John McCanless
The McKenzie Break

The McKenzie Break (1970)

as Captain Jack Connor
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)

as Officer Michael M. Nace
Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily (1969)

as Francis Sullivan
Krakatoa, East of Java

Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)

as Connerly
With Six You Get Eggroll

With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)

as Jake Iverson
Reflections in a Golden Eye

Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)

as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out (1966)

as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith (1966)

as Jonas Cord
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

as Police Chief Link Mattocks
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot (1966)

as Mose Carson
The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed (1966)

as Alexander Bowen
Johnny Shiloh

Johnny Shiloh (1965)

as Sgt. Gabe Trotter
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

as Frank Wallingham
The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

as Paul Barton
Those Calloways

Those Calloways (1964)

as Cam Calloway
A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks (1964)

as Sheriff Pete Williams
Bristle Face

Bristle Face (1964)

as Lue Swank
The Raiders

The Raiders (1963)

as McElroy
Savage Sam

Savage Sam (1963)

as Uncle Beck Coates
Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot (1962)

as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions (1961)

as Yellowleg
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap (1961)

as Mitch Evers
Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared (1960)

as William Dunn
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country (1960)

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

as Mike Flanagan
Villa!!

Villa!! (1958)

as Bill Harmon
Sierra Baron

Sierra Baron (1958)

as Jack McCrackin
Desert Hell

Desert Hell (1958)

as Capt. Robert Edwards
Violent Road

Violent Road (1958)

as Mitch Barton
Fort Dobbs

Fort Dobbs (1958)

as Clett
Hell Canyon Outlaws

Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957)

as Happy Waters
Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow (1957)

as Captain Clark
Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow (1957)

as Lt. Spencer
Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential (1957)

as Jim Fremont
Dino

Dino (1957)

as Larry Sheridan
Nightfall

Nightfall (1956)

as John
Storm Center

Storm Center (1956)

as Paul Duncan
5 Against the House

5 Against the House (1955)

as Brick
Tight Spot

Tight Spot (1955)

as Vince Striker
The Violent Men

The Violent Men (1955)

as Cole Wilkison
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954)

as Mike Hammer
The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison (1954)

as Cpl. Brady
Jivaro

Jivaro (1954)

as Tony
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas (1954)

as Jim Kimmerly
Arrowhead

Arrowhead (1953)

as Capt. Bill North
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours (1951)

as Extra (uncredited)
Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

as Student at Train Station (uncredited)