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Brian Keith (1921-1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor. His roles went from westerns in the 1950s to Disney movies in the 1960s to good-hearted curmudgeon roles in the 1970s and 1980s. His IMDb page shows 162 acting credits from 1924-1999. This page will rank 47 Brian Keith movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His many television appearances, and some of his 1950s B westerns were not were not included in the rankings.
Drivel Part 1: Growing up, Brian Keith, was one of the tv dads I watched all the time in re-runs. I imagine I watched each episode of Family Affair at least three times. He has always reminded me of John Wayne….anybody else see the resemblance? Drivel Part 2: Last night the Cogerson family was visiting new neighbors. Amazingly the talk turned to movies (I wonder how that happened?). WoC was showing off UMR.com and asking…”Who is your favorite actor? I bet we have a page on them.” Well the first 4 or 5 answers, did in fact have UMR pages. Then Rebecca (the mom of the family) asked if we had a Brian Keith page. Well…last night the answer was no….but today the answer is yes!
Brian Keith Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
The Parent Trap (1961)
1978
Hooper (1978)
1981
Sharky's Machine (1981)
1959
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
1955
The Violent Men (1955)
1966
Nevada Smith (1966)
Uncredited Role
1962
Moon Pilot (1962)
1965
Those Calloways (1965)
1968
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
1975
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
1988
Young Guns (1988)
1956
Nightfall (1956)
1957
Run of the Arrow (1957)
1974
The Yakuza (1974)
1964
A Tiger Walks (1964)
1963
Savage Sam (1963)
1961
The Deadly Companions (1961)
1958
Fort Dobbs (1958)
1955
Tight Spot (1955)
1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
1965
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
1964
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
1966
Way... Way Out (1966)
1969
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
1954
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
1954
Jivaro (1954)
1966
The Rare Breed (1966)
1957
Dino (1957)
1955
5 Against the House (1955)
1958
Sierra Baron (1958)
1976
Nickelodeon (1976)
1971
Scandalous John (1971)
1980
The Mountain Men (1980)
1971
Something Big (1971)
1970
The McKenzie Break (1970)
1953
Arrowhead (1953)
1989
Welcome Home (1989)
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
1960
Ten Who Dared (1960)
1963
The Raiders (1963)
1956
Storm Center (1956)
1987
Death Before Dishonor (1987)
1957
Chicago Confidential (1957)
1968
Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
1979
Meteor (1979)
Brian Keith Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort Brian Keith movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alan Arkin | 24.40 | 239.0 | 239.00 | 7 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 2 | The Parent Trap (1961) | Hayley Mills & Maureen O'Hara |
29.90 | 435.2 | 435.20 | 5 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 3 | Hooper (1978) | Burt Reynolds | 78.00 | 359.3 | 359.30 | 6 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 4 | Sharky's Machine (1981) | Burt Reynolds | 35.60 | 138.1 | 138.10 | 17 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 5 | The Young Philadelphians (1959) | Paul Newman | 7.70 | 138.6 | 138.60 | 31 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 6 | The Violent Men (1955) | Barbara Stanwyck & Edward G. Robinson |
5.60 | 115.5 | 115.50 | 60 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 7 | Nevada Smith (1966) Uncredited Role |
Steve McQueen | 13.80 | 134.8 | 134.80 | 23 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 8 | Moon Pilot (1962) | Tom Tyron | 10.10 | 145.8 | 145.80 | 21 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 9 | Those Calloways (1965) | Vera Miles | 9.20 | 97.1 | 97.10 | 30 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 11 | With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) | Doris Day | 14.30 | 117.6 | 117.60 | 26 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 10 | The Wind and the Lion (1975) | Sean Connery | 15.20 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 45 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 13 | Young Guns (1988) | Emilio Estevez & Charlie Sheen |
45.70 | 119.8 | 119.80 | 22 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 12 | Nightfall (1956) | Anne Bancroft | 2.30 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 130 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 14 | Run of the Arrow (1957) | Rod Steiger & Charles Bronson |
2.50 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 98 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 16 | The Yakuza (1974) | Robert Mitchum | 10.90 | 62.9 | 91.30 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 15 | A Tiger Walks (1964) | Vera Miles | 4.40 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 68 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 19 | Savage Sam (1963) | Tommy Kirk | 7.10 | 89.5 | 89.50 | 38 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 17 | The Deadly Companions (1961) | Maureen O'Hara & Directed by Sam Peckinpah |
1.80 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 99 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 18 | Fort Dobbs (1958) | Clint Walker & Virginia Mayo |
2.70 | 49.4 | 86.60 | 85 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 20 | Tight Spot (1955) | Ginger Rogers & Edward G. Robinson |
1.90 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 21 | Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) | Marlon Brando & Elizabeth Taylor |
4.60 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 54 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 22 | The Hallelujah Trail (1965) | Burt Lancaster | 3.20 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 78 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.4 | |
| 23 | The Pleasure Seekers (1964) | Ann-Margret | 5.70 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 50 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 25 | Way... Way Out (1966) | Jerry Lewis | 5.00 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 57 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 24 | Gaily, Gaily (1969) | Beau Bridges | 2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 73 | 61 | 03 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 26 | The Bamboo Prison (1954) | Robert Francis | 1.80 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 129 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 27 | Jivaro (1954) | Rhonda Fleming | 1.60 | 37.1 | 37.10 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 29 | The Rare Breed (1966) | James Stewart & Maureen O'Hara |
5.00 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 56 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 28 | Dino (1957) | Sal Mineo | 0.60 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 183 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 31 | 5 Against the House (1955) | Kim Novak | 2.10 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 138 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 30 | Sierra Baron (1958) | Rick Jason | 0.90 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 142 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 33 | Nickelodeon (1976) | Burt Reynolds & Ryan O'Neal |
18.20 | 92.0 | 92.00 | 37 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 32 | Scandalous John (1971) | Harry Morgan | 4.50 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 64 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 34 | The Mountain Men (1980) | Charlton Heston | 7.60 | 31.7 | 31.70 | 84 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 33 | Something Big (1971) | Dean Martin | 2.90 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 94 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 35 | The McKenzie Break (1970) | Helmut Griem | 1.30 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 136 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 37 | Arrowhead (1953) | Charlton Heston & Jack Palance |
3.60 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 104 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 38 | Welcome Home (1989) | Kris Kristofferson | 1.00 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 164 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 39 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) | Ernest Borgnine & Tony Curtis |
1.90 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 108 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 40 | Ten Who Dared (1960) | Ben Johnson | 2.30 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 41 | The Raiders (1963) | Robert Culp | 2.10 | 26.6 | 26.60 | 88 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 42 | Storm Center (1956) | Bette Davis | 1.50 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 156 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 43 | Death Before Dishonor (1987) | Fred Dryer | 4.50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 108 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 44 | Chicago Confidential (1957) | Beverly Garland | 0.90 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 166 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 45 | Krakatoa: East of Java (1968) | Maximilian Schell & Sal Mineo |
1.80 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 135 | 42 | 01 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 46 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) | Peter Ustinov | 3.20 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 102 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 47 | Meteor (1979) | Sean Connery | 8.40 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 71 | 24 | 01 / 00 | 2.2 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Brian Keith
1. Robert Alba Keith was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1921. He was the son of character actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman.
2. Brian Keith made his movie debut when he was 3 years old. He appeared in the silent movie Pied Piper Malone in 1924. He would not return to movies until he was in his 30s.
3. Brian Keith served in the United States Marines during World War II. He was a radio-gunner in the rear cockpit of a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. He received an Air Medal for his service.
4. Brian Keith spent seven years on the New York stage in summer stock and live television before moving to California to find work films.
5. Brian Keith and Michael Landon were best friends. They became friends on the set of tv series Crusader in 1955. They lived near each other and remained close until Landon’s death in 1991.
6. Brian Keith was married 3 times and had 7 children.
7. Brian Keith was offered the Robert Ryan role in 1969’s The Wild Bunch. He had to turn it down due scheduling conflicts with his tv show Family Affair.
8. Brian Keith and his dad Robert Keith both made movies with Marlon Brando. Robert appeared in Brando’s The Wild Ones and Guys and Dolls. While Brian appeared in Brando’s Reflections in a Golden Eye.
9. Brian Keith and suicide. Normally avoid negative stuff here…but sharing this fact. Keith’s step mother killed herself by jumping off the H in the legendary Hollywood sign in Los Angles in 1929. His daughter Daisy killed herself in 1997, just 10 weeks before Brian Keith killed himself. He had been diagnosed with emphysema and lung cancer. He also had financial problems and was depressed by the suicide of his daughter.
10. Check out Brian Keith’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time
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Believe it or not I have seen any of the TV series Brian Keith has starred in, not even Family Affair. I did go to With Six You Get Eggroll back in 1968 (my mother too me to that) along with the similar Yours, Mine and Ours (also 68). Brian is no longer on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. However, he was # 205 back on the first list in 2000. Here are the people on the 2016 list who have worked with Brian in a film (yes I straightened out my database).
5 HARVEY KEITEL Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
11 MARTIN SHEEN Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL The Mountain Men (1980)
69 MARTIN LANDAU Meteor (1979)
69 MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
69 MARTIN LANDAU The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
72 ROBERT FORSTER Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
96 BURT REYNOLDS Hooper (1978)
96 BURT REYNOLDS Nickelodeon (1976)
96 BURT REYNOLDS Sharky’s Machine (1981)
97 CHARLES DURNING Sharky’s Machine (1981)
99 ALAN ARKIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
112 ROD STEIGER Run of the Arrow (1957)
113 TRACEY WALTER Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
115 M. EMMET WALSH Nickelodeon (1976)
126 TERENCE STAMP Young Guns (1988)
136 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Welcome Home (1989)
142 ERNEST BORGNINE Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
225 NED BEATTY After the Rain (1988)
229 BOB PEPPER Follow Your Heart (1999)
247 CHARLTON HESTON Arrowhead (1953)
247 CHARLTON HESTON The Mountain Men (1980)
263 HEATHER GRAHAM Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
269 BRION JAMES Nickelodeon (1976)
289 SEAN CONNERY Meteor (1979)
289 SEAN CONNERY The Wind and the Lion (1975)
313 GEORGE KENNEDY Gaily, Gaily (1969)
315 GEOFFREY LEWIS The Wind and the Lion (1975)
323 DONALD PLEASENCE The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
325 JAMES BROLIN Way… Way Out (1966)
347 CLYDE KUSATSU Meteor (1979)
348 CHARLIE SHEEN Young Guns (1988)
359 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Young Guns (1988)
364 ROBERT VAUGHN The Young Philadelphians (1959)
369 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
445 DERMOT MULRONEY YOUNG GUNS (1988)
548 HENRY SILVA Sharky’s Machine (1981)
622 RALPH MORATZ ENTERTAINING ANGELS: THE DOROTHY DAY STORY (1996)
635 JOHN CAPODICE Follow Your Heart (1999)
655 TOM SKERRITT Those Calloways (1965)
660 ANN-MARGRET The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
677 BEAU BRIDGES Gaily, Gaily (1969)
704 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
725 BARBARA HERSHEY With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
751 NICHOLAS GUEST WIND DANCER (1993)
794 HENRY KINGI CHARLIE CHAN AND THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN (1981)
809 ROBERT MITCHUM The Yakuza (1974)
828 MICHAEL J. POLLARD The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
897 TONY CURTIS Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
907 JOANNA PACULA Death Before Dishonor (1987)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Chicago Confidential (1957)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Dino (1957)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Meteor (1979)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY The Young Philadelphians (1959)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Way… Way Out (1966)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Moon Pilot (1962)
922 LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS YOUNG GUNS (1988)
933 MARGOT KIDDER Gaily, Gaily (1969)
973 SYBIL DANNING Meteor (1979)
992 BERT REMSEN Moon Pilot (1962)
1000 TED MARKLAND The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Impressed 6 films with thee Arthur Tovey, sadly gone in 2017. Arthur wasn’t even on the list in 2000!!! Here are the actors on the original list who worked with Brian and are no longer on the list.
26 JACK PALANCE Young Guns (1988)
27 MARC LAWRENCE Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
45 BURT LANCASTER The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
50 JEFF COREY Fourteen Hours (1951)
53 CHARLES BRONSON Run of the Arrow (1957)
56 HENRY FONDA Meteor (1979)
61 TREVOR HOWARD Meteor (1979)
67 PAUL NEWMAN The Young Philadelphians (1959)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Nickelodeon (1976)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Something Big (1971)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. The Raiders (1963)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. The Rare Breed (1966)
94 ROBERT MORLEY Way… Way Out (1966)
108 DUB TAYLOR The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
122 JOHN MILLS The Parent Trap (1961)
131 VITTORIO GASSMAN Sharky’s Machine (1981)
132 GLENN FORD The Violent Men (1955)
139 E.G. MARSHALL The Bamboo Prison (1954)
141 ANNE BANCROFT Nightfall (1957)
142 JOHN HUSTON The Wind and the Lion (1975)
144 PETER USTINOV Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
151 CESAR ROMERO Villa!! (1958)
155 ROYAL DANO Savage Sam (1963)
158 JOSEPH COTTEN Portrait of Jennie (1948)
160 ROBERT RYAN Alaska Seas (1954)
165 R.G. ARMSTRONG Ten Who Dared (1960)
169 JOHN DEHNER The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
188 MARLON BRANDO Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
189 VAL AVERY Nevada Smith (1966)
189 VAL AVERY Sharky’s Machine (1981)
189 VAL AVERY The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
195 MICHAEL GREENE The Mountain Men (1980)
205 BRIAN KEITH Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
213 BEN JOHNSON Something Big (1971)
213 BEN JOHNSON Ten Who Dared (1960)
213 BEN JOHNSON The Rare Breed (1966)
219 ELISHA COOK JR. Chicago Confidential (1957)
220 RAF VALLONE Nevada Smith (1966)
222 BESS FLOWERS Nightfall (1957)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Young Philadelphians (1959)
232 ROY JENSON The Wind and the Lion (1975)
236 LEE MARVIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
245 SLIM PICKENS Savage Sam (1963)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY Boomerang! (1947)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY Nevada Smith (1966)
249 PAT HINGLE Nevada Smith (1966)
271 PETER BROCCO Gaily, Gaily (1969)
271 PETER BROCCO The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
272 VITO SCOTTI The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
278 KEYE LUKE The Bamboo Prison (1954)
281 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
287 RICHARD FARNSWORTH Arrowhead (1953)
291 LEE GRANT Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
299 FRITZ FELD Way… Way Out (1966)
301 LEE J. COBB Boomerang! (1947)
332 ANGIE DICKINSON Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
332 ANGIE DICKINSON Run of the Arrow (1957)
344 JAMES STEWART The Rare Breed (1966)
350 L.Q. JONES Nevada Smith (1966)
350 L.Q. JONES Ten Who Dared (1960)
359 KARL MALDEN Boomerang! (1947)
359 KARL MALDEN Meteor (1979)
359 KARL MALDEN Nevada Smith (1966)
376 STELLA STEVENS Nickelodeon (1976)
379 ANN DORAN Violent Road (1958)
394 ALDO RAY Nightfall (1957)
396 RICHARD JAECKEL The Violent Men (1955)
404 JACK ELAM The Rare Breed (1966)
406 EDMOND O’BRIEN Moon Pilot (1962)
412 SAM WATERSTON Welcome Home (1989)
420 MAURICE MARSAC The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
428 JOHN PHILLIP LAW The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
434 PAUL KOSLO Scandalous John (1971)
451 DANA ANDREWS Boomerang! (1947)
454 LUIS BARBOO The Wind and the Lion (1975)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON The Violent Men (1955)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Tight Spot (1955)
465 RICHARD LIBERTINI Sharky’s Machine (1981)
476 ROSSANO BRAZZI Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
486 JOHN GLOVER The Mountain Men (1980)
501 ALDO SAMBRELL The Wind and the Lion (1975)
513 RICHARD JORDAN The Yakuza (1974)
517 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Gaily, Gaily (1969)
539 RYAN O’NEAL Nickelodeon (1976)
542 PAUL FIX Nevada Smith (1966)
542 PAUL FIX Something Big (1971)
544 LEO GORDON The Bamboo Prison (1954)
546 REED MORGAN Meteor (1979)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Nevada Smith (1966)
549 STROTHER MARTIN The Deadly Companions (1961)
555 HUME CRONYN Gaily, Gaily (1969)
559 THEODORE BIKEL The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
577 OSSIE DAVIS Fourteen Hours (1951)
585 HAMILTON CAMP Nickelodeon (1976)
591 JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT Hooper (1978)
597 CANDICE BERGEN The Wind and the Lion (1975)
598 DON CALFA Nickelodeon (1976)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE Nevada Smith (1966)
604 BERNIE CASEY Sharky’s Machine (1981)
609 JOHN MARLEY Hooper (1978)
611 DON ‘RED’ BARRY Hooper (1978)
612 JEFFREY HUNTER Fourteen Hours (1951)
626 BILLY BECK Nickelodeon (1976)
648 HARRY MORGAN Scandalous John (1971)
678 PAUL WINFIELD Death Before Dishonor (1987)
680 TONY FRANCIOSA The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
681 BRADFORD DILLMAN Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
690 PARLEY BAER Those Calloways (1965)
723 MICKEY KNOX Boomerang! (1947)
727 DIANE BAKER Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Joe Panther (1976)
745 RICHARD BASEHART Fourteen Hours (1951)
750 SALLY FIELD Hooper (1978)
750 SALLY FIELD Moon Pilot (1962)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Knute Rockne All American (1940)
789 ANITA EKBERG Way… Way Out (1966)
796 JOHN FINEGAN Nickelodeon (1976)
811 ROBERT NICHOLS Tight Spot (1955)
816 CARLETON YOUNG A Tiger Walks (1964)
816 CARLETON YOUNG Run of the Arrow (1957)
872 ROBERT CULP The Raiders (1963)
877 JERRY LEWIS Way… Way Out (1966)
878 DENVER PYLE Something Big (1971)
881 ROBERT DOQUI Walking Thunder (1997)
882 DEAN MARTIN Something Big (1971)
897 PETER DONAT Meteor (1979)
907 JULIE HARRIS Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
917 ROBERT J. WILKE Arrowhead (1953)
917 ROBERT J. WILKE The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
918 BETTE DAVIS Storm Center (1956)
922 JOHN CASSAVETES Fourteen Hours (1951)
923 GEORGE FURTH Hooper (1978)
930 BING RUSSELL The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
936 JOSE NIETO Scandalous John (1971)
938 ALBERT SALMI Something Big (1971)
943 SELMA ARCHERD Meteor (1979)
945 GEORGE GAYNES Nickelodeon (1976)
963 FRANK FERGUSON The Violent Men (1955)
963 FRANK FERGUSON Those Calloways (1965)
969 BYRON FOULGER Dino (1957)
975 MAUREEN O’HARA The Deadly Companions (1961)
975 MAUREEN O’HARA The Parent Trap (1961)
975 MAUREEN O’HARA The Rare Breed (1966)
978 JOHN DAVIS CHANDLER Those Calloways (1965)
982 BILLY BENEDICT The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
985 NIALL MACGINNIS Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
987 CONSTANTINE GREGORY The McKenzie Break (1970)
Did you ever notice Brian doesn’t look anything like his father?
I count 35 Oscar winners Brian worked with.
ALAN ARKIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
ANNE BANCROFT Nightfall (1957)
BEN JOHNSON Something Big (1971)
BEN JOHNSON Ten Who Dared (1960)
BEN JOHNSON The Rare Breed (1966)
BETTE DAVIS Storm Center (1956)
BURT LANCASTER The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
CHARLTON HESTON Arrowhead (1953)
CHARLTON HESTON The Mountain Men (1980)
DON AMECHE Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
DONALD CRISP KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN (1940)
EDMOND O’BRIEN Moon Pilot (1962)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
ERNEST BORGNINE Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
ETHEL BARRYMORE Portrait of Jennie (1948)
EVA MARIE SAINT The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
GEORGE KENNEDY Gaily, Gaily (1969)
GINGER ROGERS Tight Spot (1955)
GRACE KELLY Fourteen Hours (1951)
HENRY FONDA Meteor (1979)
JACK PALANCE Arrowhead (1953)
JACK PALANCE Young Guns (1988)
JAMES STEWART The Rare Breed (1966)
JENNIFER JONES Portrait of Jennie (1948)
JOHN MILLS The Parent Trap (1961)
KARL MALDEN Boomerang! (1947)
KARL MALDEN Meteor (1979)
KARL MALDEN Nevada Smith (1966)
KATY JURADO Arrowhead (1953)
KIM HUNTER Storm Center (1956)
LEE MARVIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
MARLON BRANDO Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
MARTIN LANDAU Meteor (1979)
MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
MARTIN LANDAU The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
PAUL NEWMAN The Young Philadelphians (1959)
PETER USTINOV Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
RITA MORENO Jivaro (1954)
ROD STEIGER Run of the Arrow (1957)
SALLY FIELD Hooper (1978)
SALLY FIELD Moon Pilot (1962)
SEAN CONNERY Meteor (1979)
SEAN CONNERY The Wind and the Lion (1975)
WALTER BRENNAN Those Calloways (1965)
Hey Dan
1. Wow…you never saw a single episode of Family Affair… I find that amazing….but I am the same way with friends…other than the Bruce Willis episodes….I did not watch that show at all.
2. From #205 to off the list….time is still undeafeted….lol.
3. Now that is a massive list from the 2000 Oracle.
4. Glad you have your database back up and running.
5. 35 Oscar winners is pretty impressive….and probably more than the average for all of these stars….granted Meteor got him almost half of them….lol. Talk about a bad movie with a great cast!
6. I agree….Mr. Tovey strikes again.
As always…thanks for sharing this information.
Hello Bruce,
I dont know the name ,i Kwow some films but i recognize his face.
I saw him in films like Nevada and Golden eye.
About the facts number 9, i read this story from early Hollywood where a young actress jump from the H of the legendary Signs.
I think i read this story in a Book about all the bad facts at the beginning of the legendary Hollywood with stories about Fatty and Mabel Normand, Rudolp Valentino, Pola Négri..etc
In that Time it Was HOLLYWOODLAND for the signs if my memory Is not in vacations.
But it Is very Sad family story.
Good and interresting page.
So long
Pierre
Hey Pierre
1. Not surprised you are not too aware of him….he became a household name in the States because of his television show Family Affair.
2. Even his biggest hit, The Parent Trap, saw him get overshadowed by Hayley Mills.
3. Lots of people killed themselves near the Hollywood signs back then….today you can not get that close to the sign….you are 100% correct….it used to say Hollywoodland back then
4. I think Nevada Smith is one of his best roles…his supporting character is a very likable role and he really shines in that one.
Thanks as always for stopping by and commenting.
1 I wonder what the new Cogerson neighbours think of “The Boy Next Door”.
2 Anyway we owe them a debt for being the inspiration of this Brian Keith page. Brian was always a solid dependable actor and I fondly remember him from two run-of-the mill movies in which he played the bad guy/unsympathetic character The 1954 The Violent Men [aka Rough Company] with Glenn Ford and The Rare Breed with Jimmy Stewart.
3 As the Work Horse says he was in Reflections in a Golden Eye with Brando and Taylor and his character had the reward of Liz fancying him in the movie over Hollywood supposed sex symbol Brando even though she was married to ole Mumbles in the film.
4 I think there is no harm in mentioning negative things on this site provided it is done tastefully and where appropriate sympathetically as it has been done on this page. For me as a film buff crucial facts about movie stars are important to know and if we are to acquire meaningful knowledge everything can’t be sanitised like that sewer in Guys and Dolls which was made to look like an ice cream parlour in the movie and which Brian’s Keith’s father Robert as the police Lt was forever trying to find because the gamblers were practising illegal gambling int it.l
5 I didn’t know about Brian’s suicide until I read it here and am grateful for being informed of the matter but there has long been speculation that Laddie’s death was not from an accidental drugs and alcohol overdose as officially recorded but was in fact suicide, and of course Monroe’s death has forever been the subject of conspiracy theories with a new one coming out every now and again.
HI BRUCE:
1 There are of course no prizes for guessing who brought up the subject of movies with your new neighbours! You should by the way tell them that your regulars on this site wish them well [and of course pity them too!!!]
2 I’ve mentioned how I belong to a small amateur film buffs group and when we meet naturally movies take centre stage. However my wider circle are not predominately movie fans but sports followers of golf, tennis and English football so sport is usually top of the agenda at social gatherings and the likes of Peck, the Duke, Mumbles or even the current villain of the piece Boris Bela Hirschhorn are rarely mentioned
3 W o Bob is a great Rafa Nadal fan and sees the muscular Spaniard as a composite of Willis, Sly and Arnie whereas I like Federer and see the great Swiss as a sporting composite of The Duke, Laddie, Cary Grant and Mr M so again no prizes for guessing who is usually first to bring up Fed’s name in our gatherings. Come to think of it such an actual composite in the cinema would be some box office powerhouse beating maybe even Myrna!
I actually it was WoC that brought up movies. Me and the other husband were talking about the Star Wars movies….and it was really confusing his sons….we had to keep saying….we are old…and Star Wars will always be the first one to us….and not the 4th one.
I know deep down you were upset that Joel had not included Brian Keith in his book…so there was no Hirschhorn comment on the new page….hopefully W o Bob keeps tissue around your computer, lap top or smart phone…lol.
Myrna has no Oscar love…and was not billed top too much….but she does have one title…Biggest Bo……lol.
Hey Bob….our new neighbors are pretty cool….they like movies and have a big family. They have 7 children to our 6 children…. only difference is they still have 7 kids leaving at their house while we are down to 2. Our little girls get along great…..their current ages 11 (them) 10 (us), 9 (them) and 8 (us). That quartet had become inseparable since they arrived.
As for Keith…good to know the ones you remember fondly are not the missing Keith movies…I completely whiffed on numerous of his movies between 1955 and 1959.
I figured you would have some Brando thoughts….I did nit realize that was his dad until doing this page. As for his suicide…I am amazed that you, Flora and Steve were unaware of that…sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Good feedback as always.
I didn’t know Brian Keith committed suicide. As Steve said, that’s tragic.
I’ve seen only 10 of Keith’s movies. The lowest ranked film I have seen is The Pleasure Seekers.
My favourites are The Parent Trap, The Young Philidelphians and The Deadly Companions.
Hey Flora….I have noticed that everybody that has commented…nobody knew he killed himself…I am now wishing I had not included that fact…as it might change how you look at him the next time you see one of his movies.
I have seen 14 of his movies….with you and Steve being tied at 10……rarely do I top both of you when it comes to a classic actor like this…then again…I guess he was somebody in the “middle” of classic Hollywood and current Hollywood.
Wow…I am impressed that you have seen and like The Deadly Companions….that was Sam Peckinpah’s first ever directed movie. I just saw The Young Philadelphians and thought Keith was very good in that movie. Like Steve…I am not sure I have seen The Parent Trap….but I knew it was a monster hit.
Good stuff as always.
Looking at the trivia I didn’t know Brian Keith committed suicide, that’s tragic. I’ve only seen a few of his films but I liked him as an actor.
I’ve seen 10 of the 47 films listed. Favorites include- The Wind and the Lion (probably my favorite Brian Keith role as President Theodore Roosevelt), Sharky’s Machine, Hooper and that all time classic – Meteor.
I saw Meteor and Hooper at the cinema back in the 70s, the latter is one of my favorite Burt Reynolds movies, watched it many times on VHS back in the 80s.
The Wind and the Lion is another big favorite, both Sean Connery and Brian Keith are superb in this movie, the music by Jerry Goldsmith is magnificent. Btw I’m a huge Goldsmith fan and have about 60 of his scores on LP and CD.
The Parent Trap is no.1 on all the charts, I don’t think I’ve seen it, maybe when I was a child but I can’t remember it.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for checking out my Brian Keith page.
2. I am shocked that every person that commented was not aware that he killed himself….I remember when that news came out…I was shocked.
3. I have seen 14 of the movies. I like you saw Meteor and Hooper in theaters. I think actually saw Hooper twice in theaters. I am sure back then I would have claimed that Hooper was one of the best movies ever made.
4. I agree he is excellent in The Wind and the Lion. He made a very believable U.S. President.
5. One day I will get a Goldsmith UMR page….just for you my friend.
Thanks for the feedback.