
Robert Keith
- Date of Birth: 1898-02-09
- Date of Death: 1966-12-22
- Place of Birth: Fowler, Indiana, USA
Biography
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 performa... 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.

Woman on the Run
Thriller, Crime, Mystery • 1950 November

My Foolish Heart
Drama, Romance • 1950 January

Love Me or Leave Me
Music, Drama, Romance • 1955 May

Men in War
War, Drama • 1957 May

Guys and Dolls
Comedy, Crime, Romance • 1955 December

The Wild One
Drama • 1953 December

They Came to Cordura
Western • 1959 June

My Man Godfrey
Comedy • 1957 October

The Reformer and the Redhead
Comedy, Romance • 1950 May

The Philco Television Playhouse
Drama • 1948 October