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Robert Keith (
February 10,
1896/
8 –
December 22,
1966) was an
actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the
1950s as a
character actor. His birth name was Rolland Keith Richey.
He may be best known for his work in the
1955 musical Guys and Dolls and the
1953 film The Wild One. He also had a Starring role in
Douglas Sirk's
Written on the Wind.
He had roles on television as well, including a role as
Richard Kimble's father on
The Fugitive and lead roles on episodes of
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (
"Ten O'Clock Tiger") and
The Twilight Zone (
"The Masks").
Keith was born in
Fowler, Indiana. His first wife was Laura Anne Corinne Richey (nee Jackson). Ms. Jackson was the daughter of a prominent Cedar Rapids, Iowa family. She had sponsored the artist Grant Wood and owned a dance studio. The acting troupe passing through Cedar Rapids was heading for Laura Corinne Jackson's dance studio because they'd to learn the Hula for a play that was opening in Chicago. Laura Corrine Jackson had been to Hawaii and had studied the Hula. They courted, became engaged and married. Robert Keith had a daughter on July 4, 1919 with Laura Corinne Richey.
His second wife was stage actress
Helena Shipman, with whom he'd a son, actor
Brian Keith, in
1921. On April 18, 1927 Robert Keith married
Peg Entwistle, the actress who jumped off of the H in the Hollywoodland sign in 1932. He remained married to his last wife, Dorothy Tierney, until his death on December 22, 1966. This marriage produced no children.
He was also in the cast of the original Mr. Roberts on Broadway and was secretary of the Screen Actor's Guild under S.A.G President Ronald Reagan.
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