Brian Keith

About

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

Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries • 1993Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The FugitiveSeries • 1963The VirginianSeries • 1962Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994Dr. KildareSeries • 1961Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Climax!Series • 1954Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Spider-ManSeries • 1994Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993RawhideSeries • 1959The UntouchablesSeries • 1959Pacific BlueSeries • 1996DuckmanSeries • 1994SuspenseSeries • 1949Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955CybillSeries • 199577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958Family AffairSeries • 1966LaramieSeries • 1959The CommishSeries • 1991