Occupation Actor Years active 1946-1970 | Name Byron Keith Role Actor | |
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Born November 17, 1917 ( 1917-11-17 ) El Paso, Illinois, U.S. Died January 19, 1996, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies and TV shows The Stranger, Batman, 77 Sunset Strip, The Black Panther Similar People William Dozier, Orson Welles, Bob Kane, Ron Ormond, Roy Huggins | ||
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Byron Keith (November 17, 1917 – January 19, 1996) was an American actor.
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Keith was born Cletus Leo Schwitters, and he worked on radio as Clete Lee.
He made his film debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller The Stranger and appeared mostly in supporting character roles in film and television productions, including Untamed Mistress (1956), The Great Bank Robbery (1969) and Beware! The Blob (1972). He is best known for his recurring part as Gotham City's Mayor Linseed on the 1960s television series Batman. He also had a recurring role as police lieutenant Roy Gilmore in 77 Sunset Strip.
Filmography
Actor
1970
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
First Deputy Chief / Sgt. Bing
- Suspended (1973) - First Deputy Chief
- Log 34: Astro Division (1970) - Sgt. Bing
1972
Beware! The Blob as
Bowling Customer
1967
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
S.A.C. Lee Brownell / Detective / Head of Airport Security
- Eye of the Needle (1971) - S.A.C. Lee Brownell
- The Flaw (1968) - Detective
- Overload (1967) - Head of Airport Security
1970
The Immortal (TV Series) as
Sheriff Dave Holley
- Dead Man, Dead Man (1970) - Sheriff Dave Holley
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Mr. Goodson
- Love Is a Nickel Bag (1970) - Mr. Goodson
1969
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Dr. Berger
- The Battle of Lily Wu (1969) - Dr. Berger
1969
The Great Bank Robbery as
Deputy
1969
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Judge Stockton
- And Then There Was One (1969) - Judge Stockton
1968
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Dr. Henry Loomis
- The Execution (1968) - Dr. Henry Loomis
1966
Batman (TV Series) as
Mayor Linseed
- The Joker's Flying Saucer (1968) - Mayor Linseed
- Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club (1968) - Mayor Linseed
- Batman's Anniversary (1967) - Mayor Linseed
- Deep Freeze (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- Green Ice (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- Dizzoner the Penguin (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- Hizzonner the Penguin (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- The Yegg Foes in Gotham (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- The Bookworm Turns (1966) - Mayor Linseed
- The Joker Trumps an Ace (1966) - Mayor Linseed
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Gen. Cullenbine / Brother James / Air Crash Investigator
- The Peacemaker (1968) - Gen. Cullenbine
- The Prophet (1967) - Brother James
- Quantity: Unknown (1967) - Air Crash Investigator
1967
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Nick Gowers
- The Pyramid Swindle (1967) - Nick Gowers
1966
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
Captain Collins / Captain Doane / Colonel Cameron
- The Hunters and the Killers (1967) - Captain Collins
- Massacre (1966) - Captain Doane
- Siren Voices (1966) - Colonel Cameron
1966
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Foreman
- Second Sight (1966) - Foreman
1966
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Dr. Manning
- The Challenge (1966) - Dr. Manning
1965
Brainstorm as
Guard (uncredited)
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Colonel Gruen
- The Kamchatka Incident (1964) - Colonel Gruen
1964
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Coach Gribben
- Little Pitchers Have Big Fears (1964) - Coach Gribben
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Capt. Hartzell
- The Sign of Satan (1964) - Capt. Hartzell
1963
Redigo (TV Series) as
Dr. Henry Hawks
- Hostage Hero Riding (1963) - Dr. Henry Hawks
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Maj. Abbott
- Tears from a Silver Dipper (1963) - Maj. Abbott
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Checkmate Caper (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Your Fortune for a Penny (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Our Man in Switzerland (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- To Catch a Mink (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Left Field Caper (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Walk Among Tigers (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Man Who Wasn't There (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Stranger from the Sea (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Dial 'S' for Spencer (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Six Feet Under (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Night Was Six Years Long (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Crash Out! (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Terror in Silence (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Scream Softly, Dear (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Tarnished Idol (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Falling Stars (1963) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Snow Job Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Odds on Odette (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Shadow on Your Shoulder (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Wolf! Cried the Blonde (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Floating Man (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Leap, My Lovely (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Nightmare (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Pattern for a Bomb (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Framework for a Badge (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Ghost of a Memory (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Steerer (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Pet Shop Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Twice Dead (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Parallel Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Bel Air Hermit (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Brass Ring Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Bridal Trail Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Diplomatic Caper (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Penthouse on Skid Row (1962) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Chrome Coffin (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Bullets for Santa (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Missing Daddy Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Big Boy Blue (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Unremembered (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Lady Has the Answers (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Inverness Cape Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Man in the Crowd (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Desert Spa Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Rival Eye Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Hot Tamale Caper: Part I (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Eyes of Love (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Celluloid Cowboy (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The 6 Out of 8 Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Common Denominator (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Vamp 'til Ready (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Legend of Leckonby (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Open and Close in One (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Face in the Window (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Strange Bedfellows (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Once Upon a Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Corsican Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The College Caper (1961) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Valley Caper (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Duncan Shrine (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Laurel Canyon Caper (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Widescreen Caper (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Office Caper (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Attic (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (uncredited)
- Stranger Than Fiction (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Fix (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Blackout (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Starlet (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Condor's Lair (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Ten Cents a Death (1960) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Jukebox Caper (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Texas Doll (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Widow and the Web (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Treehouse Caper (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Thanks for Tomorrow (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Clay Pigeon (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Six Superior Skirts (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- The Kookie Caper (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore
- Strange Girl in Town (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- Mr. Paradise (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- The Widow Wouldn't Weep (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- Honey from the Bee (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- In Memoriam (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- Dark Vengeance (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- The Girl Who Couldn't Remember (1959) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- Vicious Circle (1958) - Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
1961
Bronco (TV Series) as
Col. Bart Traver
- Prince of Darkness (1961) - Col. Bart Traver
1961
A Fever in the Blood as
Frankie Kovac (uncredited)
1960
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Joe Barton
- Man from Medora (1960) - Joe Barton
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Capt. Knox
- Intermission (1960) - Capt. Knox
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Lt. Mike Lord / Lt. Bailey / Lt. Jim Bailey
- Federal Agent (1959) - Lt. Mike Lord (as Keith Byron)
- Check Artist (1958) - Lt. Bailey
- The Fence (1958) - Lt. Jim Bailey (as Keith Byron)
1959
Speed Crazy as
Jim Brand (as Keith Byron)
1959
Lawman (TV Series) as
Frank Pierce
- The Huntress (1959) - Frank Pierce (as Keith Byron)
1958
The Lineup (TV Series)
- The Samson Magill Case (1958) - (as Keith Byron)
1958
Studio One (TV Series) as
Colonel
- The Enemy Within (1958) - Colonel
1957
Harbor Command (TV Series) as
Officer in Telephone Truck / Officer Bailey / Dispatcher / ...
- Killer on My Doorstep (1958) - Officer in Telephone Truck
- The Witness (1958) - Officer Bailey
- Ransom at Sea (1957) - Dispatcher
- Final Score (1957) - Officer Watson
- Murder on Pier 7 (1957) - Manny - Police Dispatcher (as Keith Byron)
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Tasker Oddie
- Birth of a Boom (1958) - Tasker Oddie
1957
Official Detective (TV Series) as
Detective Fred Ball
- Double Life (1957) - Detective Fred Ball (as Keith Byron)
1957
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Mr. Bixby
- A Question of Discipline (1957) - Mr. Bixby (as Keith Byron)
1957
Telephone Time (TV Series)
- The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink (1957) - (as Keith Byron)
1957
Under Fire as
Capt. Tanner (uncredited)
1957
Chicago Confidential as
TV Announcer (uncredited)
1957
The Black Panther (Short) as
Maharaja of Dairee
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Mr. Loomis
- The Guilty Ones (1957) - Mr. Loomis
1956
The Man Called X (TV Series)
- Kidnap (1957)
- Australia (1957)
- Forged Documents (1957)
- Passport (1957)
- Train Blow-Up (1957)
- Murder (1957)
- Gas Masks (1957)
- Code 'W' (1956)
- Voice on Tape (1956)
- Switzerland (1956)
- Fallout (1956)
- Spare Parts (1956)
- Operation Janus (1956)
- Enemy Agent (1956)
- The General (1956)
- Acoustics (1956)
- Dangerous (1956)
- Assassination (1956)
1957
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Gene
- The Jim Driskill Story (1957) - Gene (as Keith Byron)
1956
Untamed Mistress as
Maharajah Parsta
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Engineer / Robert Quinn
- Racing Rails (1956) - Engineer
- The Iron Horse (1955) - Robert Quinn
1956
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Pilot #2
- Peril on the Sea (1956) - Pilot #2 (as Keith Byron)
1956
The Box Brothers (TV Series)
- The Babies (1956)
1955
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Chaplain Major Kurt Webling / Army Captain
- False Prophet (1956) - Chaplain Major Kurt Webling
- With All My Love (1955) - Army Captain
1956
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Officer Ellsworth / Patrolman Ellsworth / Officer Peterson / ...
- Mental Patient (1956) - Officer Ellsworth
- Desert Copter (1956) - Officer Ellsworth
- Car Theft (1956) - Patrolman Ellsworth
- Lie Detector (1956) - Officer Peterson
- Escort (1956) - Police Officer
1956
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- Tantrum Size 12 (1956)
1955
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Hanson / Ed Davis / Ed Hansen
- The Yacht Race (1955) - Hanson
- Harbor Bound (1955) - Ed Davis
- The Search - Ed Hansen
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as
Cop (uncredited)
1955
Battle Cry as
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
1954
Big Town (TV Series)
- Hot Car Murder (1954)
1954
Naked Alibi as
Detective (uncredited)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Lawrence Crane / John
- The Emerald Ring (1954) - Lawrence Crane / John
1954
Prisoner of War as
Bley Risking (uncredited)
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) as
Gregg Potter
- Key in the Lock (1953) - Gregg Potter
1953
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Stage Manager
- Fred Allen Show (1953) - Stage Manager
1952
Meet Millie (TV Series) as
Sam
- Episode #4.32 - Sam
1952
The Black Lash as
Bill Leonard
1951
Journey Into Light as
Dan - Policeman
1951
Queen for a Day as
The Chauffeur
1951
The Plainclothesman (TV Series)
- Your Little Lambs (1951)
1950
Dallas as
Jason Trask (uncredited)
1949
Fighting Man of the Plains as
Jonas - Lanyard's Secretary (uncredited)
1946
The Stranger as
Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Soundtrack
1961
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Man in the Crowd (1961) - (performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow")
Self
1973
Celebrity Bowling (TV Series) as
Self - Commentator
- Steve Allen & Jayne Meadows vs. Virginia Graham & Richard Dawson (1973) - Self - Commentator
- Show #61 (1973) - Self - Commentator
- Adam West & Roy Rogers vs. Kent McCord & Gary Collins (1973) - Self - Commentator
1967
To Be Continued... (Documentary short)
1963
The Man Nobody Liked (Documentary)
Archive Footage
1960
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Mr. Bixby
- A House Divided (1960) - Mr. Bixby (as Keith Byron)
References
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