Brian Keith

Brian Keith
Keith in Dino, 1957
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
Other names	Robert Keith Jr.
Education	East Rockaway High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924-1997
Spouses	Frances Helm ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1954)​ Judy Landon ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1969)​ Victoria Young-Keith ​ ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	7
Parent	Robert Keith (father)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps VMSB-243
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Sergeant E-5
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific Theater of Operations, United States Marine Corps
Website	briankeith.com

Robert Alba Keith^[1] (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.