Brian Keith
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Parent Trap
as Mitch Evers 1961
The Yakuza
as George Tanner 1974
The Wind and the Lion
as Theodore Roosevelt 1975
Nevada Smith
as Jonas Cord 1966
Meteor
as Dr. Dubov 1979
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon 1967
Hooper
as Jocko Doyle 1978
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Police Chief Link Mattocks 1966
Sharky's Machine
as Papa 1981
Nightfall
as John 1956
The Hallelujah Trail
as Frank Wallingham 1965
Boomerang!
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) 1947
The Rare Breed
as Alexander Bowen 1966
The Deadly Companions
as Yellowleg 1961
The Mountain Men
as Henry Frapp 1980
The Violent Men
as Cole Wilkison 1955