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name: "Keefe Brasselle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/keefe-brasselle"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 February 1923"
died: "7 July 1981"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T02:17:37.748788+00:00"
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# Keefe Brasselle

Actor. Born 7 February 1923 in Elyria, Ohio, USA. Died 7 July 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 February 1923, Elyria, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 7 July 1981
- **Also known as:** Henry Keefe Brasselle
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keefe_Brasselle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3194612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105462/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/119081

## Biography

Keefe Brasselle (born Henry Keefe Brasselle) was an American actor, producer and author. He appeared in more than thirty films, beginning with uncredited roles in the mid-1940s.

He is best known for playing Earl Eastman in *A Place in the Sun* (1951) and for the title role in *The Eddie Cantor Story* (1953). Other film credits include *T-Men* (1947), *Never Fear* (1949) and *Black Gunn* (1972). On television he appeared in series such as *Adam-12* (1968) and produced *The Cara Williams Show* (1964).

Brasselle later wrote the novels *The CanniBalls* (1968) and *The Barricudas* (1973). He died in Downey, California, in 1981.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, as Earl Eastman — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *If You Don't Stop It...You'll Go Blind!!!* (1975), Director
- *Black Gunn* (1972), as Winman
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as George Baker
- *The Cara Williams Show* (1964), series, Creator
- *The Baileys of Balboa* (1964), series, Producer
- *Death Over My Shoulder* (1958), as Jack Regan
- *West of Suez* (1957), as Brett Manders · Director
- *Battle Stations* (1956), as Chris Jordan
- *Bring Your Smile Along* (1955), as Martin 'Marty' Adams
- *Mad at the World* (1955), as Sam Bennett aka Bill Holland
- *Three Young Texans* (1954), as Tony Ballew
- *The Eddie Cantor Story* (1953), as Eddie Cantor
- *The United States Steel Hour* (1953), series, Actor
- *Skirts Ahoy!* (1952), as Dick Hallson
- *It's a Big Country* (1951), as Sgt. Maxie Klein
- *The Unknown Man* (1951), as Rudi Wallchek
- *Bannerline* (1951), as Mike Perrivale
- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), as Earl Eastman — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)
- *Dial 1119* (1950), as Skip
- *Never Fear* (1950), as Guy Richards
- *Not Wanted* (1949), as Drew Baxter
- *T-Men* (1947), as Ocean Park Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- *Railroaded!* (1947), as Cowie Kowalski
- *Heartaches* (1947), as Gus - Prop Boy (uncredited)
- *Repeat Performance* (1947), as Delivery Boy
- *River Gang* (1945), as Johnny
- *USS VD: Ship of Shame* (1942), as Chicken (uncredited)

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