Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Keith Charles(1934-2008)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
In 1988, Keith Charles, along with several others, was a co-founder of The Secular Humanist Society of New York. He served as the first president of The Secular Humanist Society of New York as well as serving as the first editor of the group's newsletter. He was a very active and proud freethinker.
BornMarch 4, 1934
DiedJuly 1, 2008(74)
BornMarch 4, 1934
DiedJuly 1, 2008(74)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.6
  • Royal's Lawyer
  • 2001
Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall in Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Drop Dead Fred
6.0
  • Murray
  • 1991
Ryan's Hope (1975)
Ryan's Hope
7.2
TV Series
  • Homer Dowd
  • Homer Dodd
Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
Dallas
7.1
TV Series
  • Walter

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Colorforms
    6.9
    Short
    • Grandfather
    • 2003
  • Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
    The Royal Tenenbaums
    7.6
    • Royal's Lawyer
    • 2001
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Bryce Wilkerson
    • William E. Cooke
    • 1995–1998
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Ralph Mitchell
    • 1978–1993
  • Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall in Drop Dead Fred (1991)
    Drop Dead Fred
    6.0
    • Murray
    • 1991
  • Dermot Mulroney and Campbell Scott in Longtime Companion (1989)
    Longtime Companion
    7.6
    • Martin
    • 1989
  • Ryan's Hope (1975)
    Ryan's Hope
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Homer Dowd
    • Homer Dodd
    • 1986–1989
  • Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James in Kate & Allie (1984)
    Kate & Allie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Husband
    • Hypnotist
    • 1986–1988
  • Private Eye (1987)
    Private Eye
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Gen. Brett Samuels
    • 1987
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Walter
    • 1986
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • John Adams
    • 1986
  • Newhart (1982)
    Newhart
    7.8
    TV Series
    • New York Publisher
    • 1986
  • Key Exchange (1985)
    Key Exchange
    4.9
    • Mr. Simon
    • 1985
  • Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
    Remington Steele
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sid Rothman
    • 1985
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
    Hardcastle and McCormick
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Commissioner Emhart
    • 1985

Soundtrack

  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "America, Be Seated"
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • March 4, 1934
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 2008
    • New York City, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Nancy FordMay 23, 1964 - July 1, 2008 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Lee Kalcheim's play, "Breakfast with Les and Bess," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Betsy Palmer in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Served in the U.S. Army before heading to New York and making his off-Broadway debut as a replacement for El Gallo in the musical "The Fantasticks".

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.