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In 1997, Brian Keith was suffering from emphysema and lung cancer. Ten weeks after his daughter Daisy shot and killed herself, Keith also committed [[suicide]] on June 24th at the age of 75. One of his last acting appearances was in the 1997 made-for-TV movie ''The Second Civil War'', which also featured ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' actor [[Robert Picardo]], [[Ron Perlman]] from ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' guest actress [[Joanna Cassidy]], and [[TOS]]/[[TNG]]/[[DS9]] guest actors [[Dick Miller]] and [[William Schallert]]. |
In 1997, Brian Keith was suffering from emphysema and lung cancer. Ten weeks after his daughter Daisy shot and killed herself, Keith also committed [[suicide]] on June 24th at the age of 75. One of his last acting appearances was in the 1997 made-for-TV movie ''The Second Civil War'', which also featured ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' actor [[Robert Picardo]], [[Ron Perlman]] from ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' guest actress [[Joanna Cassidy]], and [[TOS]]/[[TNG]]/[[DS9]] guest actors [[Dick Miller]] and [[William Schallert]]. |
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* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0001417}} |
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* {{Wikipedia|Brian Keith}} |
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| Name: | Brian Keith |
| Series: | DS9 |
| Episode: | "Progress" |
| Character: | Mullibok |
| Born: | 14 November 1921 |
| Birthplace: | Bayonne, New Jersey, USA |
| Died: | 24 June 1997 |
| Place of Death: | Malibu, California, USA |
Actor Brian Keith (14 November 1921 – 24 June 1997; age 75) played the role of Mullibok in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Progress".
Keith had a long and distinguished career, spanning seven decades and over 100 films. However, he is probably best known for his role as Uncle Bill Davis in the original TV sitcom Family Affair.
Keith began his acting career when he was three years old, appearing in a 1924 film called Pied Piper Malone (released by Paramount Pictures). He returned to films in the 1940s as an extra, but began playing bigger roles in the 1950s. His first major role was in 1953's Arrowhead, also released by Paramount.
Since then, Keith has starred or co-starred in numerous well-known films, including The Young Philadelphians (1959), The Parent Trap (1961), The Hallelujah Trail (1965, with John Anderson and Whit Bissell), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966, with Theodore Bikel, Andrea Dromm, Guy Raymond, Don Keefer, and Michael J. Pollard), The McKenzie Break (1970, with Gregg Palmer), The Wind and the Lion (1975, with Roy Jenson), Sharkey's Machine (1981, with Bernie Casey, Richard Libertini, John Fiedler, and Robert Duncan McNeill), and Young Guns (1988, with Terry O'Quinn).
Keith was also active in television. Aside from his role on Family Affair, he also starred the TV series The Westerner and later went on to star in the private detective drama Archer. He even had his own sitcom, The Brian Keith Show, which aired from 1972 through 1974. He also appeared in two popular western TV mini-series, Centennial (also featuring Trek guest-stars Sally Kellerman, Michael Ansara, Morgan Woodward, James Sloyan, and Star Trek: Insurrection's Anthony Zerbe) and How the West Was Won (also starring TOS actors William Shatner and Ricardo Montalban). And from 1983 through 1986, he co-starred with Daniel Hugh Kelly in the TV series Hardcastle and McCormick.
In 1997, Brian Keith was suffering from emphysema and lung cancer. Ten weeks after his daughter Daisy shot and killed herself, Keith also committed suicide on June 24th at the age of 75. One of his last acting appearances was in the 1997 made-for-TV movie The Second Civil War, which also featured Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Picardo, Ron Perlman from Star Trek: Nemesis, Enterprise guest actress Joanna Cassidy, and TOS/TNG/DS9 guest actors Dick Miller and William Schallert.
Other Trek connections
Additional projects in which Keith co-starred with other Star Trek performers include:
- Nevada Smith (1966 film, with Paul Fix and Stanley Adams)
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970 film, with John Fiedler, William Bramley, Vince Howard, and Paul Sorenson)
- Something Big (1971 film, with Dean Martin, Paul Fix, and David Huddleston)
- Joe Panther (1976 film, with Ricardo Montalban)
- Nickelodeon (1976 film, with Hamilton Camp)
- The Mountain Men (1980 film, with Stephen Macht, Seymour Cassel, John Glover, and William Lucking)
- Rough Riders (1997 TV movie, with Mark Moses, Titus Welliver, and Marshall Teague)
External links
- Template:IMDb-link
- Brian Keith at Wikipedia