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Also known as Robert Alba Keith

American actor (1921–1997)

Person · Open Library

Born
1934
Died
,
Works
28

Top works

  • German expressionism in the United Kingdom and Ireland
  • Martin Luther 500
  • German Men of Letters Literary Essays, Vol 3
  • German Men of Letters Literary Essays, Vol 1
  • Monika Molander

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1941

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13,287
Total plays
90,931

Tags

United Kingdom

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Quotes

  • In other words...you can't be a misogynist and expect women to appreciate you.
  • If I live to be a hundred--and I hope I do--I won't have time to read all the books I want to read, or talk to the people I want to know. Not party talk. That's a waste of time. Real talk.
  • What for? I don't go to the Daisy or any of that. We don't give parties under a striped awning out over the lawn for two hundred people, four of whom we like.
  • This is the type of show I love, because it reminds me of what happiness I have with my wife and our children.
  • I don't pay any attention. The stunt people take care of all that. All I do is get in and out of the Coyote [the car Skid drove, which required anyone riding in it to enter and exit through the window], which is no mean trick. You can't get into the S.O.B. without bending yourself into a pretzel. Me, I'd rather drive a pickup.
  • I never heard of these guys. Of course, I can be talking to 40 Academy Award winners and never know the difference. People in Muncie, Indiana, probably know more about them than I do. But I figure what the hell, if they're smart enough to hire me, they must have something.

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Key facts

Born
Robert Alba Keith , ( 1921-11-14 ) November 14, 1921, Bayonne, New Jersey , U.S.
Died
June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) (aged 75), Malibu, California , U.S.
Resting place
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1924–1997
Spouses
Frances Helm ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1954 ) ​ Judy Landon ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) ​ Victoria Young-Keith ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ) ​
Father
Robert Keith
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Marine Corps VMSB-243
Service years
1942–1945
Rank
Sergeant E-5
Conflicts
World War II Pacific Theater of Operations , United States Marine Corps
Website
briankeith .com

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Official website

The Official Brian Keith Web Site

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.briankeith.com
Image
Brian Keith - still.jpg
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date of birth
1921-11-14
date of death
1997-06-24
Commons category
Brian Keith
start of work period
1924-00-00
end of work period
1997-00-00
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Article

Robert Alba Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997), known professionally as Brian Keith, was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film The Parent Trap (1961); Johnny Shiloh (1963); the comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966); and the adventure saga The Wind and the Lion (1975), in which he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt.

On television, two of his best-known roles were those of bachelor-uncle-turned-reluctant-parent Bill Davis in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough retired judge in the lighthearted 1980s crime drama Hardcastle and McCormick. He also starred in The Brian Keith Show, which aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, where he portrayed a pediatrician who operated a free clinic on Oahu, and in the CBS comedy series Heartland.

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