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| 3 | Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television and stage actor who in his six-decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the Disney family film ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1961}}'' (1961), the comedy ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'' (1966), and the adventure saga ''Film/TheWindAndTheLion'' (1975), in which he portrayed President UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt. |
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| 5 | On television two of his best-known roles were those of bachelor-uncle-turned-reluctant-parent Bill Davis in the 1960s sitcom ''Series/FamilyAffair'', and tough retired judge Milton C. Hardcastle in the 1980s lighthearted crime drama ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick''. He also starred in ''Series/TheBrianKeithShow'', which aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, where he portrayed a pediatrician who operated a free clinic on Oahu, and in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''Heartland'' in 1989. |
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| 8 | !!Brian Keith on TV Tropes: |
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| 10 | [[folder:Film Roles]] |
| 11 | * ''Film/KnuteRockneAllAmerican'' (1940): Student at Train Station (uncredited) |
| 12 | * ''Film/PortraitOfJennie'' (1948): Ice-Skating Extra (uncredited) |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1961}}'' (1961): Mitch Evers |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheHallelujahTrail'' (1965): Frank Wallingham |
| 15 | * ''Film/NevadaSmith'' (1966): Jonas Cord |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'' (1966): Police Chief Link Mattocks |
| 17 | * ''Film/WithSixYouGetEggroll'' (1968): Jake Iverson |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheBullOfTheWest'' (1972): Johnny Wade |
| 19 | * ''Film/TheYakuza'' (1974): George Tanner |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheWindAndTheLion'' (1975): President UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Nickelodeon|1976}}'' (1976): Bailiff |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Hooper}}'' (1978): Jocko Doyle |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Meteor}}'' (1979): Dr. Dubov |
| 24 | * ''Film/CharlieChan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen'' (1981): Police Chief |
| 25 | * ''Film/SharkysMachine'' (1981): Papa |
| 26 | * ''Film/YoungGuns'' (1988): Buckshot Roberts |
| 27 | * ''Series/TheRoughRiders'' (1997): President UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley (final film role) |
| 28 | [[/folder]] |
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| 30 | [[folder:Television Roles]] |
| 31 | * ''Series/TheWesterner'' (1960): Dave Blassingame |
| 32 | * ''Series/FamilyAffair'' (1966–71): Uncle Bill Davis |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{Centennial}}'' (1978–79): Sheriff Axel Dumire |
| 34 | * ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick'' (1983–86): Judge Milton C. Hardcastle |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (1995): Uncle Ben (voice) |
| 36 | [[/folder]] |
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| 38 | [[folder:Video Game Roles]] |
| 39 | * ''VideoGame/UnderAKillingMoon'' (1994): The Colonel |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
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