---
name: "Byron Keith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/byron-keith"
fi1m_id: "byron-keith"
imdb_id: "nm0126405"
tmdb_id: 105008
wikidata_id: "Q2929184"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 November 1917"
died: "19 January 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T04:08:50.279029+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Byron Keith

## Identity

Byron Keith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/byron-keith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** byron-keith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0126405
- **TMDB ID:** 105008
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2929184
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Keith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2929184, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/105008

Actor. Born 17 November 1917 in El Paso, Illinois, USA. Died 19 January 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 November 1917, El Paso, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 1996
- **Also known as:** Cletus Leo Schwitters, Clete Lee
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Keith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2929184, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/105008

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*The Stranger*](https://film.one/film/the-stranger.md) (76)

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## Biography

Byron Keith (born Cletus Leo Schwitters) was an American actor. He also worked on radio under the name Clete Lee. He made his film debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller *The Stranger*, playing Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence.

Keith appeared mainly in supporting roles in films and on television. He had a recurring part as police lieutenant Roy Gilmore in the series *77 Sunset Strip* (1958–1963) and played Mayor Linseed in *Batman* (1966–1968). Other credits include episodes of *Bewitched*, *Mission: Impossible* and *Adam-12*.

He was born on 17 November 1917 in El Paso, Illinois, and died on 19 January 1996 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Stranger* (1946), Fi1m 76, as Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence — [page](https://film.one/film/the-stranger.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beware! The Blob* (1972), as Bowling Customer
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Mr. Goodson
- *The Great Bank Robbery* (1969), as Deputy
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Sgt. Bing, 1st Deputy Chief
- *Dragnet* (1967), series, as Nick Gowers
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Air Crash Investigator, Gen. Cullenbine, Brother James
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Dr. Henry Loomis — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Mayor Linseed
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Head of Airport Security
- *Brainstorm* (1965), as Guard (uncredited)
- *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, as Colonel Cameron, Captain Doane
- *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Coach Gribben
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Foreman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Maj. Abbott
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Capt. Hartzell
- *A Fever in the Blood* (1961), as Frankie Kovac
- *Speed Crazy* (1959), as Jim Brand
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Lt. Roy Gilmore, Lt. Roy Gilmore (as Keith Byron)
- *Lawman* (1958), series, as Frank Pierce
- *Under Fire* (1957), as Capt. Tanner
- *Chicago Confidential* (1957), as TV Announcer (uncredited)
- *The Black Panther* (1956), as Maharaja of Dairee
- *Crossroads* (1955), series, as Army Captain
- *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, as Officer Dillon, Highway Patrolman Bergen
- *Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops* (1955), as Cop (uncredited)
- *Battle Cry* (1955), as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Prisoner of War* (1954), as Bley Riskings
- *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Lawrence Crane / John
- *Revlon Mirror Theatre* (1953), series, as Gregg Potter
- *The Black Lash* (1952), as Bill Leonard
- *Journey Into Light* (1951), as Dan - Policeman
- *Queen for a Day* (1951), as The Chauffeur
- *Untamed Mistress* (1951), as Maharaja Parsta
- *Dallas* (1950), as Jason Trask
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Stage Manager
- *Fighting Man of the Plains* (1949), as Jonas
- *The Stranger* (1946), as Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-stranger.md)

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