This page will contain news stories about Brian Keith, as they become available.Brian KeithBrian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. Biographical InformationBrian Keith was born Robert Keith Richey, Jr. in Bayonne, New Jersey to actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman (born in Aberdeen, Washington). He made his acting debut in a silent film, Pied Piper Malone (1924). After high school, he joined the U.S. Marines (1942-1945) where he served during World War II as an aerial gunner and received an Air Medal. After the war, he became a stage actor, branching into television and films in the late 1940s. During the later part of his life he suffered from emphysema and lung cancer. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 24, 1997, just two months after his daughter had committed suicide. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California. CareerKeith was a strong and capable actor who spent many years playing second leads and gruff sidekicks, He may be best known for his role as "Uncle Bill" on the television series Family Affair (1966-1971). [1] On the Stage (Partial List)
On TelevisionKeith worked steadily in television from the 1950s until the end of his life and made numerous guest appearances. Series in which he had a starring role are listed here.
In Film
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Series in which he had a starring role are listed here. Notable films in MacMurray's career:. Keith worked steadily in television from the 1950s until the end of his life and made numerous guest appearances. On his passing in 1991, Fred MacMurray was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, and was survived by his wife, June Haver. [1]. In 1960, he played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in Wilder's Oscar-winning comedy The Apartment. Keith was a strong and capable actor who spent many years playing second leads and gruff sidekicks, He may be best known for his role as "Uncle Bill" on the television series Family Affair (1966-1971). He played the role of Walter Neff, an insurance salesman who plots with a wealthy heiress to murder her husband in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944). He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California. In spite of his "nice guy" image, MacMurray often stated that the best film roles he ever played were ones where he was cast against type in two films for Billy Wilder. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 24, 1997, just two months after his daughter had committed suicide. He was typecast for decades as a lovable, friendly fellow, and he capitalized on this by starring in a number of live-action comedies for Walt Disney during the later part of his career, with his biggest hits being The Shaggy Dog and The Absent-Minded Professor. During the later part of his life he suffered from emphysema and lung cancer. His most famous role was that of the father on the 1960s TV series My Three Sons. After the war, he became a stage actor, branching into television and films in the late 1940s. Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 - November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s. Marines (1942-1945) where he served during World War II as an aerial gunner and received an Air Medal. The Happiest Millionaire (1967). After high school, he joined the U.S. Follow Me, Boys! (1966). He made his acting debut in a silent film, Pied Piper Malone (1924). Son of Flubber (1963). in Bayonne, New Jersey to actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman (born in Aberdeen, Washington). The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). Brian Keith was born Robert Keith Richey, Jr. The Apartment (1960). Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. The Shaggy Dog (1959). Pied Piper Malone (1924). The Caine Mutiny (1954). The Other Kind of Love (1924). The Egg and I (1947). Arrowhead (1953). Double Indemnity (1944). Alaska Seas (1954). Jivaro (1954). The Bamboo Prison (1954). The Violent Men (1955). Tight Spot (1955). 5 Against the House (1955). Storm Center (1956). Nightfall (1957). Dino (1957). Run of the Arrow (1957). Chicago Confidential (1957). Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957). Fort Dobbs (1958). Desert Hell (1958). Sierra Baron (1958). Violent Road (1958). Villa! (1958). Appointment with a Shadow (1959). The Young Philadelphians (1959). Ten Who Dared (1960). The Parent Trap (1961). The Deadly Companions (1961). Moon Pilot (1962). Savage Sam (1963). A Tiger Walks (1964). The Raiders (1964). The Pleasure Seekers (1964). Those Calloways (1965). The Hallelujah Trail (1965). The Rare Breed (1966). The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). Nevada Smith (1966). Way… Way Out (1966). Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967). With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). Krakatoa, East of Java (1969). Gaily, Gaily (1969). Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970). The MacKenzie Break (1970). Something Big (1971). Scandalous John (1971). The Yakuza (1975). The Wind and the Lion (1975). Joe Panther (1976). Nickelodeon (1976). Hooper (1978). Meteor (1979). The Mountain Men (1980). Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981). Sharkey's Machine (1981). Death Before Dishonor (1987). Young Guns (1988). Welcome Home (1989). After the Rain (1990). Wind Dancer (1993). Under a Killing Moon (1994). Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996). FollowYour Heart (1998). The Crusader (CBS, 1955-1956). The Westerner (NBC, 1960). Family Affair (CBS, 1966-1971). The Brian Keith Show (NBC, 1972-1974). Archer (NBC, 1975). Hardcastle and McCormick (ABC, 1983-1986). Pursuit of Happiness (ABC, 1987). Heartland (CBS, 1989). Walter and Emily (NBC, 1991-1992). Heyday (1946). Mister Roberts (1948). Darkness at Noon (1951). Da (199?). |