Webbrian keith, the burly, gruff film and tv performer who gained his greatest fame in the 1960s sitcom classic “family affair,” shot and killed himself tuesday in the wake of a series of medical. Brian keith, tv sitcom’s single parent of the 1960’s, of an apparent suicide in his malibu home. Keith was known to a generation of. Webactor brian keith, best known as the bachelor guardian uncle bill on the television series “family affair,” was found dead tuesday morning in his malibu home,. Webtragically, in 1997, keith’s life took a devastating turn when he faced a series of personal hardships. The first blow came with the suicide of his daughter, daisy. The loss of a.
