Brian Keith
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-11-14 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Died
1997-06-24
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Mullibok
Murder, She Wrote
as Caleb McCallum
The Fugitive
as Edward Welles
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Jim Mallory
Spider-Man
as Uncle Ben (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Del Forman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Dave Blassingame
Touched by an Angel
as Leonard Pound
The Virginian
as Johnny Wade
Dr. Kildare
as Alfred Freely
The Untouchables
as Jim Martinson
Climax!
as Sam Pryce
Rawhide
as Tod Macauley
77 Sunset Strip
as Sgt. Patrick Cohan
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Harry
Pacific Blue
as Mac McNamara
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dave Rainey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Arnold Shawn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Herbert Morrison