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Brian Keith

1921 - 1997

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Brian Keith is the 3,089th most popular actor (down from 2,938th in 2024), the 5,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,504th in 2019) and the 1,475th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Brian Keith ranks 3,089 out of 13,578. Before him are Christian Marin, Kate Mulgrew, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Jan Decleir, David Hedison, and Roy Rogers. After him are Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Charlie Hunnam, Pierre Étaix, Catherine Schell, Paula Kelly, and Jeffrey Katzenberg.

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Among people born in 1921, Brian Keith ranks 226. Before him are Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Gunnar Eriksson, Wadih El Safi, Augusto Monterroso, Walter Laqueur, and Milorad Pavić. After him are Imre Kovács, Willem Frederik Hermans, Sune Andersson, Ursula Franklin, Jean Robic, and Carmen Laforet. Among people deceased in 1997, Brian Keith ranks 154. Before him are Afonsinho, Heikki Savolainen, Eugene Stoner, Heikki A. Alikoski, Misael Pastrana Borrero, and Robert H. Dicke. After him are Adriana Caselotti, James A. Michener, Edmond Leburton, Georges Marchal, Ziya Bunyadov, and Mikel Koliqi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 5,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Caroline Harrison (1832), Kate Mulgrew (1955), Benny Carter (1907), David Hedison (1927), Roy Rogers (1911), and Tiffany Darwish (1971). After him are Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Bugs Moran (1893), Wendell Ford (1924), Joe Ruddy (1878), Roy Haynes (1925), and The Boogeyman (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 1,475. Before him are Madeline Kahn (1942), Estelle Harris (1928), Tab Hunter (1931), Kate Mulgrew (1955), David Hedison (1927), and Roy Rogers (1911). After him are Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Paula Kelly (1942), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), Todd Armstrong (1937), Tony Randall (1920), and Sylvia Miles (1924).

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