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Ian Keith

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Ian Keith

Born February 24, 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied March 26, 196087 films

Ian Keith (born Keith Ross; February 27, 1899 – March 26, 1960) was an American actor.

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The Ten Commandments posterFirst watchThe Ten Commandments19567.8as Rameses IEscaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Nightmare Alley poster7.2Nightmare Alley1947The Sea Hawk poster7.2The Sea Hawk1940Five Graves to Cairo poster7.0Five Graves to Cairo1943The Three Musketeers poster6.8The Three Musketeers1948Queen Christina poster6.9Queen Christina1934The Big Trail poster6.8The Big Trail1930All This, and Heaven Too poster7.2All This, and Heaven Too1940Cleopatra poster6.1Cleopatra1934

Filmography

87 films as actor
  1. 1956The Ten CommandmentsRameses I
  2. 1955Duel on the MississippiJacques Scarlet
  3. 1955It Came from Beneath the SeaAdm. Burns
  4. 1955New York ConfidentialWaluska
  5. 1955Prince of PlayersGhost of Hamlet's father in "Hamlet"
  6. 1954The Black Shield of FalworthKing Henry IV
  7. 1948The Three MusketeersRochefort
  8. 1947Forever Amber
  9. 1947Nightmare AlleyPete Krumbein
  10. 1947Dick Tracy's DilemmaVitamin Flintheart
  11. 1947Border FeudDoc Peters
  12. 1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballVitamin Flintheart
  13. 1946Mr. HexMr. Raymond, the Hypnotist
  14. 1946The Strange WomanLincoln Pittridge (uncredited)
  15. 1946Singing on the TrailJerry Easton
  16. 1946Valley of the ZombiesOrmond Murks
  17. 1945Northwest TrailInspector McGrath
  18. 1945Song of Old WyomingLee Landow
  19. 1945The Spanish MainCaptain Lussan
  20. 1945Phantom of the PlainsFancy Charlie
  21. 1945Identity UnknownMaj. Williams
  22. 1945Fog IslandDr. Lake
  23. 1945Under Western SkiesProfessor Moffett
  24. 1945She Gets Her ManOliver McQuestion
  25. 1944Cowboy from Lonesome RiverMatt Conway
  26. 1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatDr. Paul Recknik
  27. 1944Arizona WhirlwindPolini
  28. 1944Casanova in BurlesqueJ. Boggs-Robinson
  29. 1943Here Comes KellyL. Herbert Oakley
  30. 1943Nazty NuisanceChief Paj Mab
  31. 1943Bordertown Gun FightersCameo Shelby
  32. 1943The Man from Thunder RiverHenry Stevens
  33. 1943Five Graves to CairoCapt. St. Bride (uncredited)
  34. 1943I Escaped from the GestapoGerard
  35. 1943Wild Horse StampedeCarson
  36. 1943CorregidorCapt. Morris
  37. 1942The Sundown KidJ. Richard Spencer
  38. 1942Keep 'Em SailingFBI Director Sinclair
  39. 1942The PayoffInspector Thomas
  40. 1942Fall InArmy Doctor
  41. 1942Remember Pearl HarborCapt. Hudson
  42. 1940The Sea HawkPeralta
  43. 1940All This, and Heaven TooDeLangle
  44. 1938Comet Over BroadwayWilton Banks
  45. 1938The BuccaneerSenator Crawford
  46. 1936White LegionDr. Julian Murray
  47. 1936Mary of ScotlandMoray
  48. 1936The Preview Murder MysteryE. Gordon Smith
  49. 1936Don't Gamble with LoveJohn Crane
  50. 1935The Three MusketeersCount de Rochefort
  51. 1935The CrusadesSaladin
  52. 1934Dangerous CornerMartin Chatfield
  53. 1934CleopatraOctavian
  54. 1934Queen ChristinaMagnus
  55. 1932The Sign of the CrossTigellinus
  56. 1931The DeceiverReginald Thorpe
  57. 1931Susan LenoxRobert Lane
  58. 1931The Phantom of ParisMarquis Max Du Touchais
  59. 1931The Sin ShipSmiley Marsden
  60. 1931A Tailor-Made ManDr. Gustav von Sonntag
  61. 1930The Boudoir DiplomatBaron Belmar
  62. 1930Abraham LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth
  63. 1930The Big TrailBill Thorpe
  64. 1930Prince of DiamondsRupert Endon
  65. 1929The Great DivideSteven Ghent
  66. 1929Light FingersLight Fingers
  67. 1929PrisonersNicholas Cathy
  68. 1928The Divine LadyHonorable Charles Greville
  69. 1928The Look Out GirlDean Richardson
  70. 1928The Street of IllusionEdwin Booth Benton
  71. 1927A Man's PastDr. Fontaine
  72. 1927Two Arabian KnightsShevket
  73. 1927ConvoySmith
  74. 1927What Every Girl Should KnowArthur Graham
  75. 1927The Love of SunyaLouis Anthony
  76. 1926The Truthful SexTom Barnes
  77. 1926The Prince of TemptersMario Ambrosio, later Baron Humberto Giordano
  78. 1926The LilyGeorge Arnaud
  79. 1926The Greater GloryPauli Birbach
  80. 1925The Tower of LiesLars
  81. 1925The TalkerNed Hollister
  82. 1925My SonFelipe Vargas
  83. 1925EnticementRichard Valyran
  84. 1924Love's WildernessPaul L'Estrange
  85. 1924Christine of the Hungry HeartIvan Vianney
  86. 1924Her Love StoryCaptain Kavor
  87. 1924ManhandledRobert Brandt