Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Cheat Sheet: Davids, Brian, and Keith

Three first names do double duty to denote four fine actors.


David Brian
Born: August 5, 1914 in New York City, New York
Died: July 15, 1993 (age 78)
  • Flamingo Road (1949)
  • The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
  • Fort Worth (1951)
  • Springfield Rifle (1952)
  • The High and the Mighty (1954)

Brian Keith
Born: November 14, 1921 in Bayonne, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1997 (age 75)
  • Run of the Arrow (1957)
  • The Parent Trap (1961)
  • The Rare Breed (1966)
  • With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
  • The Wind and the Lion (1975)

Keith David
Born: June 4, 1956 in New York City, New York
  • The Thing (1982)
  • Platoon (1986)
  • Bird (1988)
  • They Live (1988)
  • The Quick and the Dead (1995)

David Keith
Born: May 8, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • The Great Santini (1979)
  • The Rose (1979)
  • An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
  • Firestarter (1984)
  • The Two Jakes (1990)