Brian Keith
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1921-11-14 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- 1997-06-24
Known for
- Spider-Man (1994) — Uncle Ben (voice)
- Young Guns (1988) — Buckshot Roberts
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Mullibok
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Del Forman
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Caleb McCallum
- The Parent Trap (1961) — Mitch Evers
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Dave Rainey
- The Yakuza (1974) — George Tanner
- The Wind and the Lion (1975) — Theodore Roosevelt
- Nevada Smith (1966) — Jonas Cord
- Touched by an Angel (1994) — Leonard Pound
- Meteor (1979) — Dr. Dubov
- Hooper (1978) — Jocko Doyle
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) — Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
- The Untouchables (1959) — Jim Martinson
- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) — Police Chief Link Mattocks