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Robert Keith was an American character actor who appeared in a number of prominent films and was the father of actor Brian Keith. A native of Indiana, Keith joined a stock company as a teenager and developed skills as a writer and actor. He appeared in dozens of plays around the country and on Broadway... See full bio »

Born:

Rolland Keith Richey
February 10, 1890 in Fowler, Indiana, USA

Died:

December 22, 1966 (age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Known For

Guys and Dolls (1955)

The Wild One (1953)

Written on the Wind (1956)

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

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Actor (49 titles)

1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Jason Foster

– The Masks (1964) … Jason Foster

1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Doc

– Final Escape (1964) … Doc

1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Dr. John Kimble

– Home Is the Hunted (1964) … Dr. John Kimble

1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Walter Sommers

– Beauty Playing a Mandolin Underneath a Willow Tree (1963) … Dr. Walter Sommers

1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
General Johanson

– The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) … General Johanson

1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Arthur 'The Professor' Duffy

– Ten O'Clock Tiger (1962) … Arthur 'The Professor' Duffy

1961 Duel of Champions
Tullio Hostilio - King of Rome

1961 Posse from Hell
Captain Jeremiah Brown

1960 Cimarron
Sam Pegler (owner, 'Oklahoma Wigwam')

1959 They Came to Cordura
Colonel Rogers

1958 Tempest
Capt. Miranov

1958 The Lineup
Julian

1957 My Man Godfrey
Alexander Bullock

1957 Men in War
The Colonel

1957 Fury (TV series)

– The Scientists (1957)

1956 Written on the Wind
Jasper Hadley

1956 Between Heaven and Hell
Col. Cousins

1956 Ransom!
Police Chief Jim Backett

1955 Guys and Dolls
Lt. Brannigan

1955 Love Me or Leave Me
Bernard V. Loomis

1955 Underwater!
Father Cannon

1954 Young at Heart
Gregory Tuttle

1954 Drum Beat
Bill Satterwhite

1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Dr. Garson Lee

– Atomic Attack (1954) … Dr. Garson Lee

1953 The Wild One
Sheriff Harry Bleeker

1949-1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Brutus

– Another Caesar (1953)

– Julius Caesar (1949) … Brutus

1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)

– Judgment (1953)

1953 Devil's Canyon
Warden Steve Morgan

1953 Small Town Girl
Judge Gordon Kimbell

1953 Battle Circus
Lt. Col. Hilary Walters

1952 Somebody Loves Me
Sam Doyle

1952 Just Across the Street
Walter Medford

1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)

– The Basket Weaver (1952)

1952 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)

– Robert E. Lee (1952)

1951 I Want You
Thomas Greer

1951 Here Comes the Groom
George Degnan

1951 Fourteen Hours
Paul E. Cosick

1950 Branded
T. Jefferson Leffingwell

1950 Woman on the Run
Inspector Martin Ferris

1950 Edge of Doom
Detect. Lieutenant Mandel

1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Tim Harveigh

1949 My Foolish Heart
Henry Winters

1947 Boomerang!
Mac McCreery

1933 The Shadow Laughs
George Hackett

1931 Bad Company
Crump ak Professor aka Prof (uncredited)

1931 White Shoulders
Bit Part (uncredited)

1930 Just Imagine
Chorus Man (uncredited)

1930 Abraham Lincoln
Union Courier (uncredited)

1924 The Other Kind of Love
George Benton

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Work Is for Horses (1937). Comedy. Directed by Anthony Brown. Windsor Theatre: 20 Nov 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/9 performances). Cast: Patricia Carroll, Connie Gilchrist, Eula Guy, Robert Keith (as "Cornelius Prentiss"), James Todd, Jack Warren, John Westley. Produced by Anthony Brown. See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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He married the highly regarded and successful Theater Guild actress 'Peg Entwistle'. They married on April 18, 1927 while she was the female lead in the Broadway hit, "Tommy". The marriage was a civil affair and took place in the New York City Municipal Building in Manhattan. Actor Frank Allworth and Robert Keith's mother, Mary D. Robinson, were the witnesses. See more »

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Aquarius

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