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.
TV Shows(57)
Rough Riders
President William McKinley
1997
Pacific Blue
Mac McNamara
1996
Cybill
Arthur Minnow
1995
Spider-Man
Uncle Ben (voice)
1994
Touched by an Angel
Leonard Pound
1994
Duckman
Duckman's Father (voice)
1994
Burke's Law
Norman Hope
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Del Forman
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mullibok
1993
Walter & Emily
Walter Collins
1991
The Commish
1991
Heartland
B.L. McCutcheon
1989
Pursuit of Happiness
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Caleb McCallum
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
Milton Hardcastle
1983
World War III
Secretary General Gorny
1982
Power
Charles Kandell
1980
The Seekers
Elijah Weatherby
1979
The Chisholms
Andrew Blake
1979
Centennial
Sheriff Axel Dumire
1978
How the West Was Won
General Stonecipher
1977
The Quest
Tank Logan
1976
Archer
Lew Archer
1975
The Zoo Gang
Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
1974
The Brian Keith Show
Dr. Sean Jamison
1972
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Family Affair
Bill Davis
1966
Profiles in Courage
Thomas Hart Benton
1964
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Andy Bastian
1963
The Great Adventure
Henry Bergh
1963
The Fugitive
Edward Welles
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jim Mallory
1962
The Virginian
Johnny Wade
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
Alfred Freely
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
The Westerner
Dave Blassingame
1960
Outlaws
1960
The Untouchables
Jim Martinson
1959
Laramie
1959
Rawhide
Tod Macauley
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Sgt. Patrick Cohan
1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dave Blassingame
1956
Crusader
Matt Anders
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dave Rainey
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Shadrach O'Reilly
1954
Climax!
Sam Pryce
1954
Studio 57
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Joe Kelly
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Dan Crawford
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Prosecuting Attorney
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Happy
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry
1950
Suspense
Johnny
1949
Movies(88)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Follow Your Heart
Roddy Thompson
1999
The Second Civil War
General Buford
1997
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Cardinal
1996
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
'Noble Hart' / Self
1995
Picture Windows: Lightning
Tappan
1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
Pete Morgan
1995
Walking Thunder
Narrator
1995
Wind Dancer
Truman Richards
1993
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Westerner
1991
Lady in a Corner
David Henderson
1989
Welcome Home
Harry Robins
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Frank Wellman Sr.
1989
After the Rain
Byron Monroe
1988
Young Guns
Buckshot Roberts
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Colonel Davy Crockett
1987
Death Before Dishonor
Col. Halloran
1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
General Newmeyer
1986
Cry for the Strangers
Chief Whalen
1982
Sharky's Machine
Papa
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Police Chief Baxter
1981
The Mountain Men
Henry Frapp
1980
The Silent Lovers
Mauritz Stiller
1980
Meteor
Dr. Dubov
1979
Hooper
Jocko Doyle
1978
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Joe Quinlan
1977
Nickelodeon
H.H. Cobb
1976
The Loneliest Runner
Arnold Curtis
1976
Joe Panther
Capt. Harper
1976
The Quest
Tank Logan
1976
The Wind and the Lion
Theodore Roosevelt
1975
The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
The Yakuza
George Tanner
1974
The Bull of the West
Johnny Wade
1972
Second Chance
Geoff Smith
1972
Something Big
Col. Morgan
1971
Scandalous John
John McCanless
1971
The McKenzie Break
Captain Jack Connor
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Officer Michael M. Nace
1970
Gaily, Gaily
Francis Sullivan
1969
Krakatoa, East of Java
Connerly
1969
With Six You Get Eggroll
Jake Iverson
1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
1967
Way... Way Out
Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
1966
Nevada Smith
Jonas Cord
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Police Chief Link Mattocks
1966
The Tenderfoot
Mose Carson
1966
The Rare Breed
Alexander Bowen
1966
Johnny Shiloh
Sgt. Gabe Trotter
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Frank Wallingham
1965
The Pleasure Seekers
Paul Barton
1964
Those Calloways
Cam Calloway
1964
A Tiger Walks
Sheriff Pete Williams
1964
Bristle Face
Lue Swank
1964
The Raiders
McElroy
1963
Savage Sam
Uncle Beck Coates
1963
Moon Pilot
Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
1962
The Deadly Companions
Yellowleg
1961
The Parent Trap
Mitch Evers
1961
Ten Who Dared
William Dunn
1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
The Young Philadelphians
Mike Flanagan
1959
Villa!!
Bill Harmon
1958
Sierra Baron
Jack McCrackin
1958
Desert Hell
Capt. Robert Edwards
1958
Violent Road
Mitch Barton
1958
Fort Dobbs
Clett
1958
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Happy Waters
1957
Run of the Arrow
Captain Clark
1957
Appointment with a Shadow
Lt. Spencer
1957
Chicago Confidential
Jim Fremont
1957
Dino
Larry Sheridan
1957
Nightfall
John
1956
Storm Center
Paul Duncan
1956
5 Against the House
Brick
1955
Tight Spot
Vince Striker
1955
The Violent Men
Cole Wilkison
1955
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Mike Hammer
1954
The Bamboo Prison
Cpl. Brady
1954
Jivaro
Tony
1954
Alaska Seas
Jim Kimmerly
1954
Arrowhead
Capt. Bill North
1953
Fourteen Hours
Extra (uncredited)
1951
Boomerang!
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
1947
Knute Rockne All American
Student at Train Station (uncredited)
1940