Portrait of Brian Keith

Acting

Brian Keith

Career

Active from 1953 to 1999, busiest in 1966 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Keith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Historical Adventure 3
  • Frontier Life 3
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Roddy Thompson

Rough Riders
Rough Riders (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as President William McKinley

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Mac McNamara

Picture Windows: Lightning
Picture Windows: Lightning (1995)

as Tappan

Cybill
Cybill (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Arthur Minnow

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (1994)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Uncle Ben (voice)

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Leonard Pound

Duckman
Duckman (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Duckman's Father (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mullibok

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Del Forman

Walter & Emily
Walter & Emily (1991)

TV show ยท as Walter Collins

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 59
Lady in a Corner
Lady in a Corner (1989)

as David Henderson

Heartland
Heartland (1989)

TV show ยท as B.L. McCutcheon

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Frank Wellman Sr.

The Passage
The Passage (1988)

as Byron Monroe

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

as Colonel Davy Crockett

Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of Happiness (1987)

TV show

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Caleb McCallum

Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Milton Hardcastle

Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Papa

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
GoodWatch score 35

as Police Chief Baxter

The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

as Henry Frapp

The Silent Lovers
The Silent Lovers (1980)

as Mauritz Stiller

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 58
Meteor
Meteor (1979)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dr. Dubov

Hooper
Hooper (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jocko Doyle

The Quest
The Quest (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Tank Logan

The Loneliest Runner
The Loneliest Runner (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

as Arnold Curtis

The Quest
The Quest (1976)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tank Logan

The Wind and the Lion
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Theodore Roosevelt

Archer
Archer (1975)

TV show ยท as Lew Archer

The Zoo Gang
The Zoo Gang (1974)

TV show ยท as Stephen "The Fox" Halliday

The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show (1972)

TV show ยท as Dr. Sean Jamison

Something Big
Something Big (1971)
GoodWatch score 33

as Col. Morgan

The McKenzie Break
The McKenzie Break (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain Jack Connor

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
GoodWatch score 47

as Officer Michael M. Nace

1960s

34 titles ยท average score 58
With Six You Get Eggroll
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jake Iverson

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lt. Col. Morris Langdon

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Bill Davis

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jonas Cord

The Rare Breed
The Rare Breed (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alexander Bowen

Those Calloways
Those Calloways (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cam Calloway

Savage Sam
Savage Sam (1963)
GoodWatch score 52

as Uncle Beck Coates

Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

as Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mitch Evers

The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yellowleg

The Westerner
The Westerner (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dave Blassingame

Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as William Dunn

1950s

38 titles ยท average score 63
Fort Dobbs
Fort Dobbs (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clett

Sierra Baron
Sierra Baron (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jack McCrackin

Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Captain Clark

Dino
Dino (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Larry Sheridan

Appointment with a Shadow
Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. Spencer

Nightfall
Nightfall (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

as John

Storm Center
Storm Center (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Paul Duncan

5 Against the House
5 Against the House (1955)
GoodWatch score 48

as Brick

Crusader
Crusader (1955)

TV show ยท as Matt Anders

Tight Spot
Tight Spot (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Vince Striker

Jivaro
Jivaro (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tony

The Bamboo Prison
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cpl. Brady

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Lt. Jim Connor / Kip Caley

Boomerang!
Boomerang! (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Student at Train Station (uncredited)