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===Television and films=== Keith made his film debut at age 3 in ''[[Pied Piper Malone]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowles |first=Jennifer |title=Brian Keith, 'Family Affair' star, dead of apparent suicide |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/1997/06/25/brian-keith-family-affair-star/50609100007/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=New Bedford Standard-Times |language=en-US}}</ref> He began to guest star on shows such as ''[[Hands of Mystery]]'', ''[[Shadow of the Cloak]]'', and an adaptation of ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]]'' in ''[[Tales of Tomorrow]]''. He was in ''[[Police Story (1952 TV series)|Police Story]]'', ''[[Suspense (American TV series)|Suspense]]'', ''[[Eye Witness (TV series)|Eye Witness]]'', ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'', ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'', and ''[[The Motorola Television Hour]]''.<ref name="ind">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Brian Keith|author=Vosburgh, Dick|work=The Independent|date=June 26, 1997|page=18}}</ref> Keith's feature film debut was in a Western for Paramount, ''[[Arrowhead (1953 film)|Arrowhead]]'' (1953). He stayed at that studio for ''[[Alaska Seas]]'' (1954), replacing [[Van Heflin]], and ''[[Jivaro (film)|Jivaro]]'' (1954).<ref>{{cite news|title=DISNEY IS TESTING FOX' CINEMASCOPE: ' Pleased' With Film Process, but Isn't Sure He Will Use It on Dog Cartoon Feature|author= THOMAS M. PRYOR|work=THE NEW YORK TIMES|date=June 27, 1953|page=7}}</ref> Keith guest starred on ''[[Campbell Summer Soundstage]]'', ''[[The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]]'', ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'', and ''The Mask'' and also played [[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]] in a [[television pilot]] directed by [[Blake Edwards]], but the series was not picked up. He went to Columbia for ''[[The Bamboo Prison]]'' (1954), ''[[The Violent Men]]'' (1955), ''[[Tight Spot]]'' (1955), and ''[[5 Against the House]]'' (1955), the last two directed by [[Phil Karlson]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brian Keith Set for 'Five Against House'|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=October 14, 1954|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A13}}</ref> He was meant to support Joan Crawford in ''[[Queen Bee (1955 film)|Queen Bee]]'', but did not appear in the final film.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brian Keith to Star With Joan Crawford|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=February 5, 1955|work=Los Angeles Times|page=14}}</ref> He guest starred on ''[[The Elgin Hour]]'', ''[[Mystery Is My Business]]'', ''[[Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre]]'', ''[[The Box Brothers]]'', ''[[The Ford Television Theatre]]'', ''[[Climax!]]'', ''[[Wire Service]]'' and ''[[Studio 57]]''. In 1955, Keith starred in his own series, ''[[Crusader (TV series)|Crusader]]'', as fictional journalist Matt Anders. He continued to appear in films for Columbia, such as ''[[Storm Center]]'' (1956) co-starring with [[Bette Davis]] and ''[[Nightfall (1956 film)|Nightfall]]'' (1956) with [[Aldo Ray]]. In June 1956, he announced he had formed his own company, Michael Productions, and had optioned a story by Robert Blees called ''Cairo''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Drama: John Wayne Revives Batjac; Heston to Tour Straw Hat Show Circuit|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=June 4, 1956|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A9}}</ref>
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