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Brian Keith(1921-1997)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
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Brian Keith c. 1966 / CBS
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Wind Dancer (1993)
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Son of character actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman. He grew up on the road with his parents while they toured in plays. First appeared at age 3 in film Pied Piper Malone (1924) with his father. Began acting in radio programs and on stage before World War II. Joined the Marines and served as a machine gunner. Returned to Broadway stage after the war and branched out into television and film. Worked as an extra in several films before achieving speaking roles and subsequent stardom.
BornNovember 14, 1921
DiedJune 24, 1997(75)
BornNovember 14, 1921
DiedJune 24, 1997(75)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

Photos90

Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, and Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in The Parent Trap (1961)
Brian Keith and Joseph Buloff in Suspense (1949)
Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, and Ginger Rogers in Tight Spot (1955)
Brian Keith, Paul Ford, Guy Raymond, and Richard Schaal in The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
Brian Keith and Melina Mercouri in Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Brian Keith in Studio One (1948)
Brian Keith in Wagon Train (1957)
Brian Keith in Wagon Train (1957)
Brian Keith and Ginger Rogers in Tight Spot (1955)

Known for

Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap
7.2
  • Mitch Evers
  • 1961
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)
Young Guns
6.8
  • Buckshot Roberts
  • 1988
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
The Wind and the Lion
6.8
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • 1975
Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor in Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
6.7
  • Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Brenda Epperson, Ted McGinley, and Jack Scalia in Follow Your Heart (1999)
    Follow Your Heart
  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)
    Spider-Man: The Animated Series
    • (voice)
  • Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Gary Busey in Rough Riders (1997)
    Rough Riders
  • Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994)
    Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
    • (voice)
  • The Second Civil War (1997)
    The Second Civil War
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
  • Martin Sheen and Moira Kelly in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
    Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
  • Mario Lopez in Pacific Blue (1996)
    Pacific Blue
  • Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Christine Baranski, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Alan Rosenberg in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
  • Astérix: Caesar's Challenge (1995)
    Astérix: Caesar's Challenge
    • (voice)
  • Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)
    Favorite Deadly Sins
  • The Monroes (1995)
    The Monroes
  • Picture Windows (1994)
    Picture Windows
  • The Marshal (1995)
    The Marshal

Director

  • The Little People (1972)
    The Little People
  • Crusader (1955)
    Crusader

Soundtrack

  • Brian Keith in The Westerner (1960)
    The Westerner
    • (uncredited)
  • The Young Philadelphians (1959)
    The Young Philadelphians
    • (uncredited)

Videos26

A Tiger Walks
Clip 1:30
A Tiger Walks
Moon Pilot
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Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot
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Moon Pilot
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Trailer 3:25
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Trailer 1:36
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Hardcastle and McCormick Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 0:32
Hardcastle and McCormick Trailer - Season 1
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Trailer 2:49
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 3:00
Official Trailer
Hooper Official Trailer
Trailer 2:02
Hooper Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:01
Official Trailer
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Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • November 14, 1921
    • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
    • June 24, 1997
    • Malibu, California, USA(self-inflicted gunshot suicide)
    • Victoria YoungJanuary 9, 1970 - June 24, 1997 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Subaru automobiles
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    At the time of his death, Keith was suffering from emphysema and terminal lung cancer. He had been a heavy smoker until 1986, quitting a decade before his diagnoses. He was also mourning the death of his 27-year-old daughter, Daisy Keith, who had committed suicide 10 weeks earlier. He also had financial problems. All of these were contributing factors to Keith's own suicide on June 24, 1997. His last work appeared after his death: voice-over work in the final episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994), and an on-screen appearance in Follow Your Heart (1999). He is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.
  • Quotes
    In other words...you can't be a misogynist and expect women to appreciate you.
    • His gruff voice

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