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Brian Keith

1921 - 1997

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Robert Alba Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997), 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. On television, two of his best-known roles were those of bachelor-uncle-turned-reluctant-parent Bill Davis in the 1960s sitcom Family Affair, and a tough retired judge in the 1980s lighthearted crime drama Hardcastle and McCormick. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Keith has received more than 5,353,550 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Brian Keith is the 2,486th most popular actor (down from 2,255th in 2019), the 4,011th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,781st in 2019) and the 1,185th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Keith ranks 2,486 out of 9,996Before him are Jeffrey Jones, Glynis Johns, Sid Haig, Vilma Bánky, Riccardo Cucciolla, and Nina Foch. After him are Leonardo Favio, Ingrid Caven, Anne Francis, Michael Nouri, David Belle, and Ian Richardson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Brian Keith ranks 189Before him are Juan Zambudio Velasco, Giorgio Strehler, Augusto Monterroso, Willem Frederik Hermans, Blaže Koneski, and Nancy Kelly. After him are Grigory Chukhray, Amedeo Amadei, John Stott, Rashid Karami, Judy Holliday, and Gaston Rébuffat. Among people deceased in 1997, Brian Keith ranks 129Before him are Juzo Itami, Béla Barényi, James A. Michener, King Hu, Giorgio Strehler, and Ella Maillart. After him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Francisco Aramburu, William Martínez, Joan Coromines, Dick van Dijk, and Kang Song-san.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 4,011 out of 18,182Before him are Jeffrey Jones (1946), George David Birkhoff (1884), Berry Gordy (1929), Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824), Sid Haig (1939), and Carmine Appice (1946). After him are Mike Love (1941), David Graeber (1961), William Stanley Jr. (1858), Anne Francis (1930), Michael Nouri (1945), and Lenny Bruce (1925).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 1,185Before him are Anthony Franciosa (1928), Bruce McGill (1950), Tom Welling (1977), Jack Lord (1920), Jeffrey Jones (1946), and Sid Haig (1939). After him are Anne Francis (1930), Michael Nouri (1945), Bud Abbott (1897), Sarah Clarke (1972), Dana Reeve (1961), and Maureen Stapleton (1925).

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