Brian Keith
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mullibok
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Caleb McCallum
1984
Series
The Fugitive
Edward Welles
1963
Series
Touched by an Angel
Leonard Pound
1994
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jim Mallory
1962
Series
Climax!
Sam Pryce
1954
Series
Dr. Kildare
Alfred Freely
1961
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry
1950
Series
The Virginian
Johnny Wade
1962
Series
The Untouchables
Jim Martinson
1959
Series
Spider-Man
Uncle Ben (voice)
1994
Series
Rawhide
Tod Macauley
1959
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Del Forman
1993
Series
Pacific Blue
Mac McNamara
1996
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dave Blassingame
1956
Series
Duckman
Duckman's Father (voice)
1994
Series
Cybill
Arthur Minnow
1995
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Sgt. Patrick Cohan
1958
Series
The Commish
1991
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Andy Bastian
1963
Series
Laramie
1959
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Dan Crawford
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Mano
1952
Series
Family Affair
Bill Davis
1966
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
Milton Hardcastle
1983
Series
Suspense
Johnny
1949
Series
Suspense
Lt. Jim Connor
1949
Series
Suspense
Idaho
1949
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
Suspense
Kip Caley
1949
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dave Rainey
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Arnold Shawn
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Morrison
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vernon Wedge
1955
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Studio 57
Dan
1954
Series
Studio 57
Denis Burke
1954
Series
Outlaws
1960
Lux Video Theatre
Happy
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Choya
1950
Lux Video Theatre
David Sutton
1950
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
How the West Was Won
General Stonecipher
1977
Series
Burke's Law
Norman Hope
1994
Series
The Great Adventure
Henry Bergh
1963
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Joe Kelly
1953
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Shadrach O'Reilly
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sergeant Gabe Trotter
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lue Swank
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Gen. Newmeyer
1954
Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Film
Young Guns
Buckshot Roberts
1988
Series
Centennial
Sheriff Axel Dumire
1978
Profiles in Courage
Thomas Hart Benton
1964
Series
The Quest
Tank Logan
1976
Film
The Parent Trap
Mitch Evers
1961
Series
The Brian Keith Show
Dr. Sean Jamison
1972
Series
Rough Riders
President William McKinley
1997
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Series
The Westerner
Dave Blassingame
1960
Series
The Chisholms
Andrew Blake
1979
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Prosecuting Attorney
1951
Film
The Young Philadelphians
Mike Flanagan
1959
Film
The Yakuza
George Tanner
1974
Series
The Zoo Gang
Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
1974
Film
The Mountain Men
Henry Frapp
1980
Series
The Seekers
Elijah Weatherby
1979
Film
Sharky's Machine
Papa
1981
Series
Power
Charles Kandell
1980
Film
Fourteen Hours
Extra (uncredited)
1951
Crusader
Matt Anders
1955
Series
World War III
Secretary General Gorny
1982
Film
The Wind and the Lion
Theodore Roosevelt
1975
Film
Hooper
Jocko Doyle
1978
Film
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Police Chief Baxter
1981
Film
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Police Chief Link Mattocks
1966
Series
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
1964
Film
Meteor
Dr. Dubov
1979
Series
Archer
Lew Archer
1975
Film
Run of the Arrow
Captain Clark
1957
Film
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
1967
Film
Nevada Smith
Jonas Cord
1966
Film
The Rare Breed
Alexander Bowen
1966
Series
Walter & Emily
Walter Collins
1991
Film
The Hallelujah Trail
Frank Wallingham
1965
Film
Krakatoa, East of Java
Connerly
1969
Film
5 Against the House
Brick
1955
Film
The Passage
Byron Monroe
1988
Pursuit of Happiness
1987
Film
With Six You Get Eggroll
Jake Iverson
1968
Film
Something Big
Col. Morgan
1971
Film
Savage Sam
Uncle Beck Coates
1963
Film
Nickelodeon
H.H. Cobb
1976
Film
Nightfall
John
1956
Film
Lady in a Corner
David Henderson
1989
Film
The Second Civil War
General Buford
1997
Film
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Colonel Davy Crockett
1987
Film
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
General Newmeyer
1986
Film
The Deadly Companions
Yellowleg
1961
Film
Those Calloways
Cam Calloway
1964
Series
Heartland
B.L. McCutcheon
1989
Film
The Bull of the West
Johnny Wade
1972
Film
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Westerner
1991
Film
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Cardinal
1996
Film
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
Pete Morgan
1995
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Knute Rockne All American
Student at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
Film
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
'Noble Hart' / Self
1995
Film
The Violent Men
Cole Wilkison
1955
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Frank Wellman Sr.
1989
Film
Arrowhead
Capt. Bill North
1953
Film
Ten Who Dared
William Dunn
1960
Film
Way... Way Out
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
1966
Film
The Raiders
McElroy
1963
The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
Film
Dino
Larry Sheridan
1957
Film
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Officer Michael M. Nace
1970
Film
Walking Thunder
Narrator
1995
Film
Moon Pilot
Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
1962
Film
Appointment with a Shadow
Lt. Spencer
1957
Film
Scandalous John
John McCanless
1971
Film
Tight Spot
Vince Striker
1955
Film
Boomerang!
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
1947
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited)
1986
Film
The McKenzie Break
Captain Jack Connor
1970
Film
Storm Center
Paul Duncan
1956
Film
Fort Dobbs
Clett
1958
Film
Picture Windows: Lightning
Tappan
1995
Film
A Tiger Walks
Sheriff Pete Williams
1964
Film
Death Before Dishonor
Col. Halloran
1987
Film
Welcome Home
Harry Robins
1989
Film
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Joe Quinlan
1977
Film
Follow Your Heart
Roddy Thompson
1999
Film
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
1966
Film
Gaily, Gaily
Francis Sullivan
1969
Film
Second Chance
Geoff Smith
1972
Film
Cry for the Strangers
Chief Whalen
1982
Film
The Loneliest Runner
Arnold Curtis
1976
Film
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
1977
Film
The Pleasure Seekers
Paul Barton
1964
Film
Violent Road
Mitch Barton
1958
Film
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
Film
Johnny Shiloh
Sgt. Gabe Trotter
1965
Film
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Mike Hammer
1954
Film
Alaska Seas
Jim Kimmerly
1954
Film
Jivaro
Tony
1954
Film
The Quest
Tank Logan
1976
Film
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Happy Waters
1957
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
Film
Chicago Confidential
Jim Fremont
1957
Film
The Bamboo Prison
Cpl. Brady
1954
Film
Bristle Face
Lue Swank
1964
Film
Wind Dancer
Truman Richards
1993
Film
Villa!!
Bill Harmon
1958
Film
Sierra Baron
Jack McCrackin
1958
Film
Desert Hell
Capt. Robert Edwards
1958
Joe Panther
Capt. Harper
1976
Film
The Silent Lovers
Mauritz Stiller
1980