Robert Keith Overview:

Character actor, Robert Keith, was born Rolland Keith Richey on Feb 10, 1890 in Fowler, IN. Keith died at the age of 76 on Dec 22, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA .

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American supporting actor who began his career as a singer, then took up straight acting roles; but his main occupation in pre-war years was writing, penning the occasional play in between working as a dialogue writer for Universal and Columbia Studios. In post-war years, he made quick strides towards the top of cast lists, often in tense, nervous roles. Father of film star Brian Keith.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).

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Robert Keith Quotes:

Sheriff Singer: I don't get you. I don't get your act at all, and I don't think you do either. I don't think you know what you're trying to do or how to go about it. I think you're stupid. Real stupid and real lucky. Last night you scraped by, just barely; but a man's dead on account of something you let get started even though you didn't start it.


Blaine Crackel: Modoc Jim says he just wants to see how thick your door is, Bill.
Bill Satterwhite: What business is that of his?
Blaine Crackel: Well, he says the last time he fired at you, the arrow didn't go through it. He says the next time, he's going to use a heavier bow.
Bill Satterwhite: Take your stinking fingers off that door!


Tim Harveigh: Don't worry, Red, we'll get you out of it. All we have to do is dig up some legal talent.
Kathleen 'Kathy' Maguire: Say, haven't you got a nephew who's a lawyer?
Tim Harveigh: Yeah, but we want to get you out of it.


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Robert Keith Facts
Twice played a policeman pitted against a bad boy played by Marlon Brando: in The Wild One (1953) and Guys and Dolls (1955/I).

Father of the actor Brian Keith.

He married the highly regarded and successful Theater Guild actress 'Peg Entwistle'. They married on April 18, 1927 while she was the female lead in the Broadway hit, "Tommy". The marriage was a civil affair and took place in the New York City Municipal Building in Manhattan. Actor Frank Allworth and Robert Keith's mother, Mary D. Robinson, were the witnesses.

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