Brian Keith
Acting
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.
Born: November 14, 1921
Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Known For
The Quest
Eight years ago, Cheyenne Indians attacked the Baudine Family wagon and captured Morgan, whom they renamed Two Persons. Now Two Persons, raised in the ways of the Indians, has been reunited with his brother Quentin, a doctor and a stranger to frontier ways. Together the brothers set out in search of their sister Patricia, who was also captured and who Two Persons believes is still alive.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Spider-Man
Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Based on a true case, this tells the story of two parents in New Jersey whose daughter has lapsed into a coma from which doctors say she will never recover. The parents must decide whether to keep her alive on life support systems, or to disconnect them and let her die with some dignity left.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
The Untouchables
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Roddy Thompson
as General Buford
as President William McKinley
as Cardinal
as Mac McNamara
as 'Noble Hart' / Self
as Tappan
as Pete Morgan
as Narrator
as Arthur Minnow
as Uncle Ben (voice)
as Leonard Pound
as Duckman's Father (voice)
as Norman Hope
as Del Forman
as Mullibok
as Truman Richards
as The Westerner
as David Henderson
as Harry Robins
as B.L. McCutcheon
as Frank Wellman Sr.
as Byron Monroe
as Buckshot Roberts
as Colonel Davy Crockett
as Col. Halloran
as General Newmeyer
as Caleb McCallum
as Milton Hardcastle
as Chief Whalen
as Secretary General Gorny
as Papa
as Police Chief Baxter
as Henry Frapp
as Mauritz Stiller
as Charles Kandell
as Elijah Weatherby
as Dr. Dubov
as Elijah Weatherby
as Andrew Blake
as Sheriff Axel Dumire
as Jocko Doyle
as Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
as Joe Quinlan
as General Stonecipher
as H.H. Cobb
as Arnold Curtis
as Tank Logan
as Tank Logan
as Theodore Roosevelt
as George Tanner
as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday
as Dr. Sean Jamison
as Johnny Wade
as Geoff Smith
as Col. Morgan
as John McCanless
as Captain Jack Connor
as Officer Michael M. Nace
as Francis Sullivan
as Connerly
as Jake Iverson
as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon
as Gen. 'Howling Bull' Hallenby
as Bill Davis
as Jonas Cord
as Police Chief Link Mattocks
as Mose Carson
as Alexander Bowen
as Sgt. Gabe Trotter
as Frank Wallingham
as Paul Barton
as Cam Calloway
as Sheriff Pete Williams
as Lue Swank
as McElroy
as Andy Bastian
as Henry Bergh
as Edward Welles
as Uncle Beck Coates
as Jim Mallory
as Johnny Wade
as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman
as Alfred Freely
as Yellowleg
as Mitch Evers
as William Dunn
as Dave Blassingame
as Jim Martinson
as Mike Flanagan
as Tod Macauley
as Sgt. Patrick Cohan
as Bill Harmon
as Jack McCrackin
as Capt. Robert Edwards
as Mitch Barton
as Clett
as Happy Waters
as Captain Clark
as Lt. Spencer
as Jim Fremont
as Larry Sheridan
as John
as Dave Blassingame
as Paul Duncan
as Dave Rainey
as Arnold Shawn
as Herbert Morrison
as Vernon Wedge
as Brick
as Vince Striker
as Cole Wilkison
as Mike Hammer
as Shadrach O'Reilly
as Sergeant Gabe Trotter
as Lue Swank
as Gen. Newmeyer
as Sam Pryce
as Dan
as Denis Burke
as Cpl. Brady
as Tony
as Jim Kimmerly
as Capt. Bill North
as Dan Crawford
as Mano
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Extra (uncredited)
as Harry
as Johnny
as Lt. Jim Connor
as Idaho
as Kip Caley
as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
as Student at Train Station (uncredited)