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Brian Keith

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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 films

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The Parent Trap

As Mitch Evers

Nevada Smith

As Jonas Cord

Krakatoa, East of Java

As Connerly

Fourteen Hours

As Extra (uncredited)

Meteor

As Dr. Dubov

Those Calloways

As Cam Calloway

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

As Cardinal

Lady in a Corner

As David Henderson

Chains

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Acted

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996 · Cardinal

Lady in a Corner

1989 · David Henderson

Meteor

1979 · Dr. Dubov

Nickelodeon

1976 · H.H. Cobb

Krakatoa, East of Java

1969 · Connerly

Nevada Smith

1966 · Jonas Cord

Those Calloways

1964 · Cam Calloway

The Parent Trap

1961 · Mitch Evers

Appointment with a Shadow

1957 · Lt. Spencer

Fourteen Hours

1951 · Extra (uncredited)