Ex-son-in-law of Robert Entwistle.
Father of the actor Brian Keith.
He married the highly regarded and successful Theater Guild actress 'Peg Entwistle'. They married on April 18, 1927 while she was the female lead in the Broadway hit, "Tommy". The marriage was a civil affair and took place in the New York City Municipal Building in Manhattan. Actor Frank Allworth and Robert Keith's mother, Mary D. Robinson, were the witnesses.
Twice played a policeman pitted against a bad boy played by Marlon Brando: in The Wild One (1953) and Guys and Dolls (1955/I).