Brian Keith
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.
Known for
Acting145
movieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieFollow Your Heart
1999
Roddy Thompson
movieThe Second Civil War
1997
General Buford
tvRough Riders
1997
President William McKinley
tvPacific Blue
1996
Mac McNamara
movieNational Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
'Noble Hart' / Self
movieWalking Thunder
1995
Narrator
tvCybill
1995
Arthur Minnow
tvSpider-Man
1994
Uncle Ben (voice)
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Leonard Pound
tvDuckman
1994
Duckman's Father (voice)
tvBurke's Law
1994
Norman Hope
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Del Forman
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Mullibok
movieWind Dancer
1993
Truman Richards
tvWalter & Emily
1991
Walter Collins
movieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
The Westerner
movieLady in a Corner
1989
David Henderson
movieWelcome Home
1989
Harry Robins
tvHeartland
1989
B.L. McCutcheon
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989
Frank Wellman Sr.
movieAfter the Rain
1988
Byron Monroe
movieYoung Guns
1988
Buckshot Roberts
movieThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
Colonel Davy Crockett
movieDeath Before Dishonor
1987
Col. Halloran
movieThe B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
General Newmeyer
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Caleb McCallum
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
Milton Hardcastle
movieCry for the Strangers
1982
Chief Whalen
tvWorld War III
1982
Secretary General Gorny
movieCharlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Police Chief Baxter
movieThe Mountain Men
1980
Henry Frapp
movieThe Silent Lovers
1980
Mauritz Stiller
tvPower
1980
Charles Kandell
movieMeteor
1979
Dr. Dubov
tvThe Seekers
1979
Elijah Weatherby
tvThe Chisholms
1979
Andrew Blake
tvCentennial
1978
Sheriff Axel Dumire
movieHooper
1978
Jocko Doyle
movieThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
movieIn the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
Joe Quinlan
tvHow the West Was Won
1977
General Stonecipher
movieNickelodeon
1976
H.H. Cobb
movieThe Loneliest Runner
1976
Arnold Curtis
Joe Panther
1976
Capt. Harper
movieThe Quest
1976
Tank Logan
tvThe Quest
1976
Tank Logan
movieThe Wind and the Lion
1975
Theodore Roosevelt
tvArcher
1975
Lew Archer
movieThe Yakuza
1974
George Tanner
tvThe Zoo Gang
1974
Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
tvThe Brian Keith Show
1972
Dr. Sean Jamison
movieThe Bull of the West
1972
Johnny Wade
movieSecond Chance
1972
Geoff Smith
movieSomething Big
1971
Col. Morgan
movieScandalous John
1971
John McCanless
movieThe McKenzie Break
1970
Captain Jack Connor
movieSuppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
Officer Michael M. Nace
movieGaily, Gaily
1969
Francis Sullivan
movieKrakatoa, East of Java
1969
Connerly
movieWith Six You Get Eggroll
1968
Jake Iverson
movieReflections in a Golden Eye
1967
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
movieWay... Way Out
1966
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
tvFamily Affair
1966
Bill Davis
movieNevada Smith
1966
Jonas Cord
movieThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
Police Chief Link Mattocks
movieThe Tenderfoot
1966
Mose Carson
movieThe Rare Breed
1966
Alexander Bowen
movieJohnny Shiloh
1965
Sgt. Gabe Trotter
movieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965
Frank Wallingham
movieThe Pleasure Seekers
1964
Paul Barton
movieThose Calloways
1964
Cam Calloway
Profiles in Courage
1964
Thomas Hart Benton
tvThe Tenderfoot
1964
Mose Carson
movieA Tiger Walks
1964
Sheriff Pete Williams
movieBristle Face
1964
Lue Swank
movieThe Raiders
1963
McElroy
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Andy Bastian
tvThe Great Adventure
1963
Henry Bergh
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Edward Welles
movieSavage Sam
1963
Uncle Beck Coates
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Jim Mallory
tvThe Virginian
1962
Johnny Wade
movieMoon Pilot
1962
Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Alfred Freely
movieThe Deadly Companions
1961
Yellowleg
movieThe Parent Trap
1961
Mitch Evers
movieTen Who Dared
1960
William Dunn
tvThe Westerner
1960
Dave Blassingame
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Jim Martinson
movieThe Young Philadelphians
1959
Mike Flanagan
tvRawhide
1959
Tod Macauley
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Sgt. Patrick Cohan
movieVilla!!
1958
Bill Harmon
movieSierra Baron
1958
Jack McCrackin
movieDesert Hell
1958
Capt. Robert Edwards
movieViolent Road
1958
Mitch Barton
movieFort Dobbs
1958
Clett
movieHell Canyon Outlaws
1957
Happy Waters
movieRun of the Arrow
1957
Captain Clark
movieAppointment with a Shadow
1957
Lt. Spencer
movieChicago Confidential
1957
Jim Fremont
movieDino
1957
Larry Sheridan
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dave Blassingame
movieStorm Center
1956
Paul Duncan
Crusader
1955
Matt Anders
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Dave Rainey / Arnold Shawn / Herbert Morrison / Vernon Wedge
movieTight Spot
1955
Vince Striker
movieThe Violent Men
1955
Cole Wilkison
movieMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
1954
Mike Hammer
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Shadrach O'Reilly / Sergeant Gabe Trotter / Lue Swank / Gen. Newmeyer
tvClimax!
1954
Sam Pryce
tvStudio 57
1954
Dan / Denis Burke
movieThe Bamboo Prison
1954
Cpl. Brady
movieJivaro
1954
Tony
movieAlaska Seas
1954
Jim Kimmerly
movieArrowhead
1953
Capt. Bill North
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Dan Crawford / Mano
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Prosecuting Attorney
movieFourteen Hours
1951
Extra (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Happy / Choya / David Sutton
tvSuspense
1949
Johnny / Lt. Jim Connor / Idaho / Kip Caley
movieBoomerang!
1947
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940
Student at Train Station (uncredited)
Directing1
tvThe Brian Keith Show
1972
Director