Brian Keiths 3 Spouses Were All Actresses Facts about His Marriages

Brian Keith's spouses were also Hollywood stars, and only one did not have kids with him. The family patriarch had seven children, three of whom were adopted.

Legendary actor Brian Keith was married three times in his lifetime, and two of them ended in divorce. Apart from him, two of his former wives and two of his children, one of whom died of a health issue, have passed away. In her biography, Keith's third wife paid tribute to him and their daughter, who also became a star.

All of Keith's wives were actors, and he crossed paths with one of them while starring on the same show. Having been married more than once, Keith did not wait too long to remarry after his first and second divorces.

Brian Keith poses for a portrait on January 1, 1990 | Source: Getty Images

Brian Keith's First Wife Was Frances Helm

Keith, who was born in November 1921, first tied the knot in January 1948 in Richmond, Virginia, with Frances Helm. She was an actress born in Panama City, Florida, in October 1923.

As a film, stage, and television star, Helm was best known for starring in "The Story of Mr. Hobbs," "Dark Shadows," and "Shakedown." After six years of marriage, she and Keith divorced on June 23, 1954. Helm sadly died in December 2006.

Frances Helm pictured on January 1, 1963 | Source: Getty Images

Brian Keith's Second Marriage with Judy Landon

Right after his divorce, Keith married his second wife, Judy Landon, in June 1954, three weeks after meeting her. She was also an actress, born in February 1928 in Cook County, Illinois.

Landon was known for appearing in the film, "Prehistoric Women," and the hit television sitcoms "Family Affair" and "The Brady Bunch." She and Keith welcomed two children together.

Judy Landon, Mara Lynn, and Allan Nixon in a scene from the film "Prehistoric Women," on January 1, 1950 | Source: Getty Images

Their son Michael was born a year after the couple wed in 1955, and their daughter Mimi arrived in 1962. Unfortunately, Michael died at 8 years old following a sudden attack of pneumonia in 1963.

Landon and Keith expanded their family when they adopted three kids: two daughters—Barbara, born in 1961, and Betty, in 1962—and a son, Rory, in 1963.

Brian Keith (as Bill Davis) on "Family Affair" on March 22, 1966 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

The couple met while filming "Family Affair," and one of their co-stars, Kathy Garver, revealed in September 2014 that Keith, who played her uncle on the show, was moody throughout the series. According to her, Landon was "very high society," while Keith was "down to earth and didn't like all that hoopla."

The two divorced in April 1969 in Los Angeles, following 14 years of marriage. Pressure from work was believed to have contributed to their split. Several years later, on October 31, 2021, Landon passed away in Thousand Oaks, California.

Brian Keith's Third Marriage to Victoria Young

A year after his second divorce, Keith wed for the third time in January 1970. His third wife, Victoria Young, was born in 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The actress had appeared alongside him and Shelley Fabares on the sitcom "The Brian Keith Show," starred in the film "Paternity" with Burt Reynolds, and on "Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N." with Dick Van Dyke.

The couple had two kids together: daughter Daisy, who was born in June 1969, and son Robert, who arrived in 1970. Daisy was also an actress and had appeared on her father's show "Heartland." She passed on in April 1997.

Brian Keith photographed on January 1, 1973 | Source: Getty Images

Sadly, two months later, in June 1997, Keith also passed away. He was discovered dead at his Malibu home in an apparent suicide. The former child star, whose career spanned six decades, was 75 and had reportedly been suffering from cancer.

Keith and Young had been married until his death. In her biography, she paid tribute to him and their daughter Daisy, writing, "In memory of my loved ones gone, my dearest husband Brian Keith, our lovely daughter Daisy Leialoha..."

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