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.

Brian Keith

Acting Born November 14, 1921 – Died June 24, 1997 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Mullibok

Murder, She Wrote

Caleb McCallum

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Jim Mallory

The Fugitive

Edward Welles

Touched by an Angel

Leonard Pound

The Virginian

Johnny Wade

Dr. Kildare

Alfred Freely

Robert Montgomery Presents

Harry

Climax!

Sam Pryce

Walker, Texas Ranger

Del Forman

Spider-Man

Uncle Ben (voice)