Robert Keith

Robert Keith

2/9/1898 – 12/22/1966Fowler, Indiana, USA

Robert Keith (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor. He is noted for his performance as the weak-willed father in Fourteen Hours (1951), as a tough cop in Guys and Dolls (1955), and his performance in the 1953 film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, in which he played the ineffectual sheriff and father of Brando's love interest. Keith also had a starring role in Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind. He had roles on television, including a role as Richard Kimble's father in The Fugitive and lead roles on episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Ten O'Clock Tiger") and The Twilight Zone ("The Masks"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Keith (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (41 titles)

The Fugitive7.3Show

The Fugitive

Dr. John Kimble · 1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour7.8Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Doc · 1962

Duel of Champions5.6Movie

Duel of Champions

Tullio King of Rome · 1961

Posse from Hell6.2Movie

Posse from Hell

Captain Jeremiah Brown · 1961

Cimarron6.2Movie

Cimarron

Sam Pegler · 1960

The Twilight Zone8.5Show

The Twilight Zone

Jason Foster · 1959

They Came to Cordura6.6Movie

They Came to Cordura

Col. Rogers · 1959

Tempest6.5Movie

Tempest

Capt. Miranov · 1958

The Lineup7.1Movie

The Lineup

Julian · 1958

My Man Godfrey6.5Movie

My Man Godfrey

Alexander Bullock · 1957

Men in War6.7Movie

Men in War

The Colonel · 1957

Between Heaven and Hell6.2Movie

Between Heaven and Hell

Col. Cousins · 1956

Written on the Wind7.0Movie

Written on the Wind

Jasper Hadley · 1956

Ransom!7.2Movie

Ransom!

Police Chief Jim Backett · 1956

Guys and Dolls6.6Movie

Guys and Dolls

Lt. Brannigan · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents7.8Show

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Arthur 'The Professor' Duffy · 1955

MGM Parade7.5Show

MGM Parade

Self · 1955

Love Me or Leave Me6.9Movie

Love Me or Leave Me

Bernard V. Loomis · 1955

Underwater!5.5Movie

Underwater!

Father Cannon · 1955

Young at Heart6.0Movie

Young at Heart

Gregory Tuttle · 1954

Drum Beat6.1Movie

Drum Beat

Bill Satterwhite · 1954

Atomic Attack7.5Movie

Atomic Attack

Dr. Garson Lee · 1954

The Wild One6.6Movie

The Wild One

Sheriff Harry Bleeker · 1953

Devil's Canyon5.0Movie

Devil's Canyon

Steve Morgan · 1953

Small Town Girl5.6Movie

Small Town Girl

Judge Gordon Kimbell · 1953

Battle Circus6.0Movie

Battle Circus

Lieutenant Colonel Hillary Whalters · 1953

Somebody Loves Me8.8Movie

Somebody Loves Me

Sam Doyle · 1952

Just Across the Street4.5Movie

Just Across the Street

Walter Medford · 1952

I Want You5.3Movie

I Want You

Thomas Greer · 1951

Here Comes the Groom5.4Movie

Here Comes the Groom

George Degnan · 1951