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Robert Alba "Brian" Keith was an American film, television, and stage actor, whose Disney roles included William "Bill" Dunn in Ten Who Dared, Mitch Evers in The Parent Trap, Major General John M. Vanneman in Moon Pilot, Beck Coates in Savage Sam, Sheriff Pete Williams in A Tiger Walks, Cam Calloway in Those Calloways, John McCanless in Scandalous John, Shadrach O'Reilly in the Walt Disney ...
Jun 25, 1997 · June 25, 1997. Sick with cancer and emphysema, actor Brian Keith shot himself June 24 in his Los Angeles home. According to the NY Daily News, the 75-year-old actor died of the self-inflicted ...
Brian Keith was born Robert Alba Keith in Bayonne, NJ to parents well acquainted with the entertainment industry. Father Robert Keith was a veteran character actor recognizable from films like "The Wild One" (1954) and "Written on the Wind" (1956), while his mother, Helena Shipman, was a veteran of the stage who also worked on radio.
In his last film, Rough Riders, in1997, Mr. Keith played President William McKinley. Director John Milius dedicated Rough Riders to "Brian Keith, Actor, Marine, Raconteur." He was a man of courage and honor, a hard-working professional, and, to his many fans, a beloved entertainer over a long and diverse career. He is remembered fondly.
(In Memory of Brian Keith: Actor, Marine, Raconteur 1921-1997".) Hide Show Self (24 credits) 1994 The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV Series documentary) (voice)
The Official Brian Keith Web Site. Brian was born Robert Alba Keith on Nov. 14, 1921 in Bayonne, New Jersey to actors Robert Keith and Helena Shipman . Both worked and toured with the John Golden Theatre Group. They divorced and his father went to Hollywood and started his television and movie career. Helena continued to do stage and radio and ...
Robert Keith. Actor: Guys and Dolls. Robert Keith was an American character actor who appeared in a number of prominent films and was the father of actor Brian Keith. A native of Indiana, Keith joined a stock company as a teenager and developed skills as a writer and actor. He appeared in dozens of plays around the country and on Broadway. He came to the attention of Hollywood as a writer...
