Brian Keith
Actor, Film actor
1921 – 1997
Who was Brian Keith?
Brian Keith was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six 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 bachelor-uncle-turned-reluctant-parent Bill Davis in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough judge in the 1980s drama Hardcastle and McCormick. He also starred in the The Brian Keith Show that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974 where he portrayed a pediatrician who operated a free clinic on Oahu as well as in the CBS comedy series Heartland.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1921
Bayonne - Also known as
- Robert Keith Richey Jr.
- Robert Keith Jr.
- Robert Alba Keith
- Robert Keith, Jr.
- Brian Robert Keith
- Parents
- Spouses
- Victoria Young
(1970/01 - 1997/06/24) - Judy Landon
(1954/06/23 - 1969/05/02) - Frances Helm
(1948/01/03 - 1954/06/23)
- Victoria Young
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- East Rockaway High School
- Lived in
- Bayonne
- Died
- Jun 24, 1997
Malibu - Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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