Byron Keith

Byron Keith
Byron Keith
	Byron Keith at right in The Stranger (1946)
Born	November 17, 1917; El Paso, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 19, 1996 (aged 78); Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1970

Byron Keith (born Cletus Leo Schwitters; November 17, 1917 – January 19, 1996) was an American actor. He also worked on radio as Clete Lee.[1]

Keith made his film debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller The Stranger and appeared mostly in supporting character roles in film and television productions, including Untamed Mistress (1956), The Great Bank Robbery (1969) and Beware! The Blob (1972). He is best known for his recurring part as Gotham City's Mayor Linseed on the 1960s television series Batman.[2] He also had a recurring role as police lieutenant Roy Gilmore in 77 Sunset Strip.[3]

References

Gregory, Art (2012). KIDO: Boise's First Radio Station. Arcadia Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 9780738595115. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
"Byron Keith filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 951. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

External links

Byron Keith on IMDb

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[1] Gregory, Art (2012). KIDO: Boise's First Radio Station. Arcadia Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 9780738595115. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[2] "Byron Keith filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

[etvs-3] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 951. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.