Ian Keith

Ian Keith

1899-02-24 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 85 Credits

Biography

Ian Keith (born Keith Ross; February 27, 1899 – March 26, 1960) was an American actor.

Known For

Filter by:

Complete Filmography

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Rameses I

7.8
Acting

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal qu...

Duel on the Mississippi

Duel on the Mississippi

1955

as Jacques Scarlet

6.5
Acting

In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold, and pirates like Lili Scarlet will do anything to get it. After robbing Jules...

It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955

as Adm. Burns

5.5
Acting

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coas...

New York Confidential

New York Confidential

1955

as Waluska

5.8
Acting

Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid...

Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

as Ghost of Hamlet's father in "Hamlet"

4.7
Acting

Prince of Players is a biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth.

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

as King Henry IV

6.2
Acting

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really w...

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

as Rochefort

6.7
Acting

Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947

as Pete Krumbein

7.1
Acting

Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoho...

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

as Vitamin Flintheart

5.4
Acting

Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a h...

Border Feud

Border Feud

1947

as Doc Peters

4.0
Acting

A marshal with a whip and a sheriff with a sense of humor end a gold-mine feud.

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Vitamin Flintheart

5.2
Acting

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Mr. Hex

Mr. Hex

1946

as Mr. Raymond, the Hypnotist

6.7
Acting

Sach is given a post-hypnotic suggestion that turns him into a championship prizefighter.

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

1946

as Lincoln Pittridge (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

1946

as Jerry Easton

Acting

In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-l...

Valley of the Zombies

Valley of the Zombies

1946

as Ormond Murks

5.2
Acting

A woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.

Northwest Trail

Northwest Trail

1945

as Inspector McGrath

5.0
Acting

Mountie Matt O'Brien is assigned to escort Miss Owens to a remote outpost. But when he finds an illegal mining operation there that is smuggling gold ...

Song of Old Wyoming

Song of Old Wyoming

1945

as Lee Landow

5.2
Acting

Old Ma Conway champions statehood for Wyoming, believing the measure would put an end to the territory's lawlessness; but the elderly woman is opposed...

The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

1945

as Captain Lussan

6.3
Acting

Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartag...

Phantom of the Plains

Phantom of the Plains

1945

as Talbot Wilberforce Champneys, aka Fancy Charlie

Acting

Red Ryder tries to warn a duchess that her newfound beau has a history of murdering his wives.

Identity Unknown

Identity Unknown

1945

as Maj. Williams

5.0
Acting

A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' b...

Fog Island

Fog Island

1945

as Dr. Lake

5.2
Acting

Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former ...

Under Western Skies

Under Western Skies

1945

as Professor Moffett

5.8
Acting

An Arizona teacher (Noah Beery Jr.) saves a vaudeville star (Martha O'Driscoll) and her troupe from a bandit (Leo Carrillo).

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

1945

as Oliver McQuestion

3.7
Acting

The corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.

Cowboy from Lonesome River

Cowboy from Lonesome River

1944

as Matt Conway

Acting

This western features a singing cowboy, a brave hero, and a bumbling sidekick who band together to defeat a ruthless range boss.

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

as Dr. Paul Recknik

6.4
Acting

To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.

Arizona Whirlwind

Arizona Whirlwind

1944

as Polini

5.5
Acting

US marshals Ken, Hoot and Bob stop a gang dressed as Indians from robbing the stage. After getting repairs at the relay station, but before they get t...

Casanova in Burlesque

Casanova in Burlesque

1944

as J. Boggs-Robinson

Acting

A stripper (June Havoc) discovers a professor (Joe E. Brown) spends summer teaching Shakespeare and winter as a burlesque comic.

Here Comes Kelly

1943

as L. Herbert Oakley

1.0
Acting

Cocky Kelly's girlfriend helps him straighten up enough to get a job as a process server.

Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

1943

as Chief Paj Mab

3.7
Acting

Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via sub...

Bordertown Gun Fighters

Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943

as Cameo Shelby

Acting

Cameo Shelby is running a crooked lottery out of El Paso and treasury agent Bill Elliott has been sent to break it up. When Bill intercepts a shipment...

The Man from Thunder River

The Man from Thunder River

1943

as Henry Stevens

5.0
Acting

In this western, a cowboy and his pals must stop outlaws from stealing a cache of gold ore. Action ensues, and they succeed.

Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

1943

as Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He a...

I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

as Gerard

5.5
Acting

A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the...

Wild Horse Stampede

Wild Horse Stampede

1943

as Carson

4.0
Acting

Two cowboys try to protect railroad workers from rampaging Indians.

Corregidor

Corregidor

1943

as Capt. Morris

3.5
Acting

A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, i...

The Sundown Kid

The Sundown Kid

1942

as J. Richard Spencer

Acting

A Pinkerton agent masquerades as a criminal in order to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters that is using wealthy widow Lucy Randall as a front. Arriv...

Keep 'Em Sailing

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

as FBI Director Sinclair

7.0
Acting

An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.

The Payoff

The Payoff

1942

as Inspector Thomas

5.8
Acting

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried a...

Fall In

Fall In

1942

as Army Doctor

6.0
Acting

An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.

Remember Pearl Harbor

Remember Pearl Harbor

1942

as Capt. Hudson

6.0
Acting

A man tries to redeem himself after ducking out on his comrades before the fatal attack.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

as Peralta

7.1
Acting

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

as DeLangle

7.1
Acting

When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philip...

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

as Wilton Banks

5.0
Acting

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1938

as Senator Crawford

6.4
Acting

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

White Legion

1936

as Dr. Julian Murray

4.5
Acting

In the early 1900s, as the Panama Canal is being built, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yellow fever, a disease that is decimating the w...

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

as Moray

6.3
Acting

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

as E. Gordon Smith

5.6
Acting

Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuse...

Don't Gamble with Love

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as John Crane

Acting

Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occasionally models and sings. Because they want to st...

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1935

as Count de Rochefort

6.4
Acting

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respect...

Hollywood Extra Girl

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

A short semi-documentary about a "typical extra girl" on a DeMille film.

The Crusades

The Crusades

1935

as Saladin

6.2
Acting

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1934

as Martin Chatfield

5.7
Acting

Friends uncover a dark secret when they compare notes about a theft and suicide.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

as Octavian

6.1
Acting

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

Queen Christina

Queen Christina

1933

as Magnus

6.8
Acting

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932

as Tigellinus

6.2
Acting

A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.

The Deceiver

1931

as Reginald Thorpe

Acting

Broadway matinee idol, Shakespearean actor Reginald Thorpe, is found dead in his dressing room on the eve of his departure for Hollywood. Thorpe's und...

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

1931

as Robert Lane

6.4
Acting

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome enginee...

The Phantom of Paris

The Phantom of Paris

1931

as Marquis Max Du Touchais

5.9
Acting

Chéri-Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him.

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

1931

as Smiley Marsden

5.8
Acting

A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her "minister" husband are really bank robbers.

A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

as Dr. Gustav von Sonntag

Acting

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he borrows the clothes of a wealthy client and bluffs ...

The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat

1930

as Baron Belmar

1.0
Acting

A ladies' man flirts with the wives of other governments' officials.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as John Wilkes Booth

5.4
Acting

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early ye...

The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

as Bill Thorpe

6.7
Acting

Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Camer...

Prince of Diamonds

Prince of Diamonds

1930

as Rupert Endon

5.0
Acting

Eve Marley (Aileen Pringle)is forced to marry a wealthy jeweler that she does not love in order to save the man she loves, Rupert Endon (Ian Keith), f...

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1929

as Steven Ghent

4.8
Acting

Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth...

Light Fingers

Light Fingers

1929

as Light Fingers

Acting

"Light Fingers" is both the name and the physical description of this film's hero, a dapper petty thief.

Prisoners

Prisoners

1929

as Nicholas Cathy

Acting

Prisoners was released as a part-talking, part-silent feature. An Austrian showgirl working in a cabaret moonlights as a thief. When she is caught in...

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928

as Honorable Charles Greville

5.3
Acting

Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.

The Look Out Girl

The Look Out Girl

1928

as Dean Richardson

Acting

The lookout girl for the notorious Mowbray gang tries to leave her gangster past by marrying a wealthy doctor, but her past catches up with her very q...

A Man's Past

A Man's Past

1927

as Dr. Fontaine

6.0
Acting

Imprisoned at the French garrison on the Isle of St. Noir for putting to death a patient suffering from an incurable illness, Dr. Paul La Roche escape...

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927

as Shevket

6.0
Acting

During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Arc...

Convoy

Convoy

1927

as Smith

Acting

A German spy matches wits with-and pitches woo to- an American secret agent

What Every Girl Should Know

What Every Girl Should Know

1927

as Arthur Graham

Acting

A young girl and her two brothers are sent to a children's home after their older brother, who is the only one supporting them, winds up in jail.

The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya

1927

as Louis Anthony

7.1
Acting

A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.

The Truthful Sex

The Truthful Sex

1926

1.0
Acting

Sally Mapes and her husband, Robert, have a glorious romance after they are married but it hits troubled water after the birth of a son. Robert thinks...

The Prince of Tempters

The Prince of Tempters

1926

as Mario Ambrosio, later Baron Humberto Giordano

Acting

Francis, the result of a clandestine marriage between the Duke of Chatsfield and a peasant girl, after being raised in a monastery following his paren...

The Lily

The Lily

1926

as George Arnaud

Acting
The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

1926

as Pauli Birbach

Acting

Fanny von Berg's engagement to Count Maxim von Hurtig is suddenly broken off and she is denounced by her family for a suspected indiscretion. When the...

The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies

1925

as Lars

Acting

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her letters become less frequent and it is suspected s...

The Talker

The Talker

1925

as Ned Hollister

1.0
Acting

Kate Lennox is bored with suburban life and her husband, Harry. Their next-door neighbors, the hen-pecked Henry Fells and his wife, Maud, have several...

My Son

My Son

1925

as Felipe Vargas

Acting

A mother and her son's lives are upended by the arrival of a wealthy flapper to their small New England fishing village.

Enticement

Enticement

1925

as Richard Valyran

Acting

Romantic complications and tragedy ensue when two former lovers, one of them now married to another, meet again.

Christine of the Hungry Heart

Christine of the Hungry Heart

1924

as Ivan Vianney

Acting

Christine weds Stuart Knight only to discover he prefers the high life to married life. When Dr. Alan Monteagle comes along, Christine is drawn to him...

Her Love Story

Her Love Story

1924

as Captain Kavor

Acting

When Princess Marie of the Balkan kingdom of Viatavia falls in love with Captain Rudi of the King's Guards, her father quickly arranges her marriage w...

Manhandled

Manhandled

1924

as Robert Brandt

6.5
Acting

Comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.