Editing Brian Keith (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1921–1997)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Brian Keith
| image         = Brian Keith - still.jpg
| caption       = Keith in ''[[Dino (film)|Dino]]'', 1957
| birth_name    = Robert Alba Keith
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1921|11|14|mf=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Bayonne, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1997|6|24|1921|11|14|mf=yes}}
| death_place   = [[Malibu, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1924-1997
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
*{{marriage|[[Frances Helm]]|1948|1954|reason=divorced}}
*{{marriage|[[Judy Landon]]|1954|1969|reason=divorced}} 
*{{marriage|Victoria Young-Keith|1970}}
 }}
| children      = 7
| father        = [[Robert Keith (actor)|Robert Keith]]
| website       = {{URL|briankeith.com}}
| module        = {{Infobox military person
| embed         = yes
| allegiance    = United States
|branch         = {{tree list}}
* [[United States Marine Corps]]
** {{nowrap|[[VMSB-243]]}}
{{tree list/end}}
| serviceyears = 1942–1945
| battles      = {{tree list}}
* [[World War II]]
** [[Asia-Pacific War|Pacific Theater of Operations]], [[United States Marine Corps]]
{{tree list/end}}
| rank        = Sergeant E-5
}}
}}

'''Robert Alba Keith'''<ref name="keith">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.briankeith.com/aboutus.html|author=Keith, Victoria Y.|date=2014|website=BrianKeith.com|access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref> (November 14, 1921 &ndash; 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 film)|The Parent Trap]]'' (1961); ''[[Johnny Shiloh (film)|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 (1989 TV series)|Heartland]]''.