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name: "Frederick King Keller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frederick-king-keller"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "18 April 1950"
died: "26 January 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:09:58.045046+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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# Frederick King Keller

Director and writer. Born 18 April 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Died 26 January 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 18 April 1950, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Died:** 26 January 2026
- **Active:** 1971–2010
- **Also known as:** Fred Keller, Fred K. Keller, Frederick K. Keller, Fredrick K. Keller 
- **Works often with:** Bill Johnson, Bryan Spicer, Lesli Linka Glatter, Nelson McCormick

## Biography

Frederick King Keller (18 April 1950 – 26 January 2026) was an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of actor and screenwriter Frederick A. Keller. He studied English at Hamilton College and began his career directing short films, including work for the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

Keller directed and wrote early independent features such as *Tuck Everlasting* (1981) and *Vamping* (1984). From the late 1980s he worked extensively in television, directing episodes of series including *The Pretender*, *House*, *24*, *CSI: Miami*, *Angel*, *Roswell*, *Numb3rs*, *Life*, *Justified* and *Blue Bloods*. He also served as producer or supervising producer on several of these shows. His writing credits include the *Columbo* television film *Columbo Goes to College* (1990).

Keller received a Writers Guild of America Award for the 2015 pilot *Weight*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Justified* (2010), Director
- *House* (2004), Director
- *24* (2001), Director

## Also known for

- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Director
- *Angel* (1999), Director
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Director
- *Roswell* (1999), Director
- *Numb3rs* (2005), Director
- *Life* (2007), Director
- *Las Vegas* (2003), Director
- *Crisis* (2014), Director

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