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Brian Keith

Actor

Brian Keith

Born November 14, 1921 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USADied June 24, 199782 films

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.

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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.

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The Yakuza posterFirst watchThe Yakuza19747.1as George TannerWhen George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Young Guns poster6.7Young Guns1988The Parent Trap poster7.0The Parent Trap1961Nevada Smith poster6.7Nevada Smith1966The Wind and the Lion poster6.5The Wind and the Lion1975Reflections in a Golden Eye poster6.5Reflections in a Golden Eye1967Nightfall poster6.9Nightfall1956The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! poster6.5The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!1966Boomerang! poster7.0Boomerang!1947

Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. 1999Follow Your HeartRoddy Thompson
  2. 1997The Second Civil WarGeneral Buford
  3. 1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryCardinal
  4. 1995Picture Windows: LightningTappan
  5. 1995The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.Pete Morgan
  6. 1995Walking ThunderNarrator
  7. 1993Wind DancerTruman Richards
  8. 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe Westerner
  9. 1989Lady in a CornerDavid Henderson
  10. 1989Welcome HomeHarry Robins
  11. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonFrank Wellman Sr.
  12. 1988The PassageByron Monroe
  13. 1988Young GunsBuckshot Roberts
  14. 1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryColonel Davy Crockett
  15. 1987Death Before DishonorCol. Halloran
  16. 1986The B.R.A.T. PatrolGeneral Newmeyer
  17. 1982Cry for the StrangersChief Whalen
  18. 1981Sharky's MachinePapa
  19. 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenPolice Chief Baxter
  20. 1980The Mountain MenHenry Frapp
  21. 1980The Silent LoversMauritz Stiller
  22. 1979MeteorDr. Dubov
  23. 1978HooperJocko Doyle
  24. 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterAllan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
  25. 1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJoe Quinlan
  26. 1976NickelodeonH.H. Cobb
  27. 1976The Loneliest RunnerArnold Curtis
  28. 1976Joe PantherCapt. Harper
  29. 1976The QuestTank Logan
  30. 1975The Wind and the LionTheodore Roosevelt
  31. 1974The YakuzaGeorge Tanner
  32. 1972The Bull of the WestJohnny Wade
  33. 1972Second ChanceGeoff Smith
  34. 1971Something BigCol. Morgan
  35. 1971Scandalous JohnJohn McCanless
  36. 1970The McKenzie BreakCaptain Jack Connor
  37. 1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Officer Michael M. Nace
  38. 1969Gaily, GailyFrancis Sullivan
  39. 1969Krakatoa, East of JavaConnerly
  40. 1968With Six You Get EggrollJake Iverson
  41. 1967Reflections in a Golden EyeLt. Col. Morris Langdon
  42. 1966Way... Way OutGen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
  43. 1966Nevada SmithJonas Cord
  44. 1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Police Chief Link Mattocks
  45. 1966The TenderfootMose Carson
  46. 1966The Rare BreedAlexander Bowen
  47. 1965Johnny ShilohSgt. Gabe Trotter
  48. 1965The Hallelujah TrailFrank Wallingham
  49. 1964The Pleasure SeekersPaul Barton
  50. 1964Those CallowaysCam Calloway
  51. 1964A Tiger WalksSheriff Pete Williams
  52. 1964Bristle FaceLue Swank
  53. 1963The RaidersMcElroy
  54. 1963Savage SamUncle Beck Coates
  55. 1962Moon PilotMaj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
  56. 1961The Deadly CompanionsYellowleg
  57. 1961The Parent TrapMitch Evers
  58. 1960Ten Who DaredWilliam Dunn
  59. 1959The Young PhiladelphiansMike Flanagan
  60. 1958Villa!!Bill Harmon
  61. 1958Sierra BaronJack McCrackin
  62. 1958Desert HellCapt. Robert Edwards
  63. 1958Violent RoadMitch Barton
  64. 1958Fort DobbsClett
  65. 1957Hell Canyon OutlawsHappy Waters
  66. 1957Run of the ArrowCaptain Clark
  67. 1957Appointment with a ShadowLt. Spencer
  68. 1957Chicago ConfidentialJim Fremont
  69. 1957DinoLarry Sheridan
  70. 1956NightfallJohn
  71. 1956Storm CenterPaul Duncan
  72. 19555 Against the HouseBrick
  73. 1955Tight SpotVince Striker
  74. 1955The Violent MenCole Wilkison
  75. 1954Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!Mike Hammer
  76. 1954The Bamboo PrisonCpl. Brady
  77. 1954JivaroTony
  78. 1954Alaska SeasJim Kimmerly
  79. 1953ArrowheadCapt. Bill North
  80. 1951Fourteen HoursExtra (uncredited)
  81. 1947Boomerang!Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
  82. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanStudent at Train Station (uncredited)