Robert Alba Keith, known professionally as Brian Keith, was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film The Parent Trap (1961); Johnny Shiloh (1963); the comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966); and the adventure saga The Wind and the Lion (1975), in which he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt.
Robert Alba Keith was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on November 14, 1921, to actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman, a native of Aberdeen, Washington. Some sources also list his full name as Brian Robert Keith. He was Roman Catholic. In 1941 he graduated from East Rockaway High School in East Rockaway, New York.
He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942 completing his service in 1945. He served during World War II as a radioman/tail gunner in the rear cockpit of a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber in a U.S. Marine squadron. He was awarded a Combat Aircrew Insignia, Air Medal, Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars and World War II Victory Medal.
| Date of Birth | 14th November 1921 |
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| Date of Death | 24th June 1997 |
| Age at Death | 75 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Bayonne |
| Birth Place | Bayonne |
| Death Place | Malibu |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Spouses | Judy Landon Frances Helm |
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| Education |
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| East Rockaway High School |
| Occupation | actor, character actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, television director |
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