Keith Walker (writer)

Keith Walker (June 29, 1935 — December 30, 1996) was an American writer, producer, and actor. He co-wrote the screen-play for the film Free Willy and wrote for television series including The Fall Guy, Emergency!, Quincy, M.E. and M*A*S*H." He wrote 26 episodes of the Rod Serling hosted radio show The Zero Hour, all of them coming in the second, and final, season of the show. He appeared as an actor on television shows Mannix, The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, and Fantasy Island. He was married to actress Peggy Walton-Walker.

Following brief treatment for cancer, Keith Walker died in the Tennessee city of Franklin at the age of 61.