1921 - 1997
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.
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Among actors, Brian Keith ranks 2,486 out of 9,996. Before 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.
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,480
1923 - 2024
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,481
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,482
1901 - 1991
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,483
1924 - 1999
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,484
1924 - 2008
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,485
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,486
1938 - 2012
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,487
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,488
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,489
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,490
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,491
1934 - 2007
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,492
Among people born in 1921, Brian Keith ranks 189. Before 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 129. Before 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.
1921 - 2004
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 183
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 184
1921 - 2003
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 185
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 186
1921 - 1993
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 187
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 188
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 189
1921 - 2001
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 190
1921 - 2013
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 191
1921 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 192
1921 - 1987
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 193
1921 - 1965
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 194
1921 - 1985
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 195
1933 - 1997
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 123
1907 - 1997
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 124
1907 - 1997
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 125
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 126
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 127
1903 - 1997
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 128
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 129
1946 - 1997
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 130
1922 - 1997
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 131
1928 - 1997
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 132
1905 - 1997
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 133
1946 - 1997
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 134
1931 - 1997
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 135
Among people born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 4,011 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 4,005
1884 - 1944
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 4,006
1929 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 4,007
1824 - 1896
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 4,008
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 4,009
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 4,010
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 4,011
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 4,012
1961 - 2020
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 4,013
1858 - 1916
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4,014
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4,015
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4,016
1925 - 1966
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4,017
Among actors born in United States, Brian Keith ranks 1,185. Before 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).
1928 - 2006
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 1,179
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 1,180
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,181
1920 - 1998
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,182
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,183
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 1,184
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 1,185
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,186
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,187
1897 - 1974
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 1,188
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 1,189
1961 - 2006
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 1,190
1925 - 2006
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 1,191