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Brian Keith
1921–1997 · 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.
Notable Noir Roles
A crooked salmon fisherman tries to steal his best friend's fiancée and put him out of business.
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin…
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
