Brian Keith

Brian Keith, born Robert Alba Keith on November 14, 1921, in Bayonne, New Jersey, was an American film, television, and stage actor. Over his six-decade career, he gained recognition for his roles in various films such as The Parent Trap (1961), Johnny Shiloh (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and The Wind and the Lion (1975) where he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt. On television, he was best known for his roles as Bill Davis in the sitcom Family Affair (1966-1971) and as a tough retired judge in the crime drama Hardcastle and McCormick (1983-1986). Keith also starred in The Brian Keith Show (1972-1974) and Heartland (1989-1990).