The Fugitive
1963
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Jun 25, 1997 · Brian Keith, the burly, gruff film and TV performer who gained his greatest fame in the 1960s sitcom classic “Family Affair,” shot and killed himself Tuesday in the wake of a series of medical...
The 75-year old actor had placed a gun to his head and pulled the trigger, ending his downward spiral of failing health, financial troubles and depression caused by the loss of his daughter. Brian Keith is survived by his wife since 1970, Victoria Young, who played Nurse Puni on The Brian Keith Show.
Keith's friend Maureen O'Hara did not believe Keith died as a result of suicide. She stated that he had a large gun collection and he might have been cleaning the gun, or looking at it, when it went off accidentally.
Jun 25, 1997 · Actor Brian Keith, best known as the bachelor guardian Uncle Bill on the television series “Family Affair,” was found dead Tuesday morning in his Malibu home, an apparent suicide. Officers...
Jun 24, 1997 · MALIBU, California: Died: Brian Keith, TV sitcom’s single parent of the 1960’s, of an apparent suicide in his Malibu home. Keith was known to a generation of children as the bachelor...
At the time of his death, Keith was suffering from emphysema and terminal lung cancer. He had been a heavy smoker until 1986, quitting a decade before his diagnoses. He was also mourning the death of his 27-year-old daughter, Daisy Keith , who had committed suicide 10 weeks earlier.
Jun 25, 1997 · Actor Brian Keith, best known as the bachelor guardian Uncle Bill on the television series “Family Affair,” was found dead Tuesday morning in his Malibu home, an apparent suicide. Officers...
