Robert Keith

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").

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Robert Keith is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Duel of Champions (1961), Tempest (1958), Men in War (1957), Between Heaven and Hell (1956), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), Here Comes the Groom (1951), The Fugitive (1963), The Twilight Zone (1959). The recorded credits span 1933 to 1963, including 23 movies and 7 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.