Keith Larsen

Cast of Northwest Passage (TV series). L-R: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen and Don Burnett. Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt, June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006) was an American actor who starred in three short-lived television series between 1955 and 1961.

Background Larsen was born in Salt Lake City in 1924. He was of Norwegian descent. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. After he was demobilized he became involved in stage acting in Santa Monica, California. Larsen portrayed Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unusual in that it reflected the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West. Larsen's principal co-stars were Kim Winona (1930–1978) as Morning Star, Anthony Numkena, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, as Keena, Brave Eagle's foster son, and Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) as Smokey Joe.

He guest starred in 1957 on three CBS programs, as Paul in the "Anitra Dellano Story" of The Millionaire, and in two anthologies, as Howard in "The Blackwell Story" on Playhouse 90, and as Eddie Seabord in the episode "Father and Son Night" on General Electric Theater, hosted by future U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan. In 1959, Larsen guest starred on the CBS series Men into Space in the role of Jim Nichols in the episode " Christmas on the Moon".

After The Aquanauts, Larsen appeared as Jack Bennett in the 1961 episode "Blondes Prefer Gentlemen" of the ABC series The Roaring Twenties, with Donald May, Rex Reason, and Dorothy Provine. His other television roles, all in 1960, were as John Edwards in "The Hostage" episode of the ABC and syndicated western series, Tombstone Territory, as John Napier in "Nightmare Crossing" episode of NBC's The Man and the Challenge, and as the Indian Blue Raven in the episode "Seed of Hate" in NBC's western Wichita Town.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1951 Operation Pacific Crewman Uncredited Flying Leathernecks Charlie Uncredited 1952 Paula Intern Uncredited The Rose Bowl Story Bronc Buttram Flat Top Ens. Barney Smith / Barney Oldfield Torpedo Alley Minor Role Uncredited Hiawatha Pau PukKeewis 1953 Fort Vengeance Carey Ross Son of Belle Starr The Kid War Paint Taslik 1954 Arrow in the Dust Lieutenant Steve King Security Risk Ted Noland 1955 Dial Red O Ralph Wyatt Chief Crazy Horse Flying Hawk Wichita Bat Masterson Night Freight Don Peters Desert Sands El Zanal 1957 Last of the Badmen Roberts Badlands of Montana Rick Valentine Apache Warrior Katawan - aka The Apache Kid 1966 Women of the Prehistoric Planet Cmdr. Scott 1967 Caxambu! Emil Garrat 1968 Mission Batangas Colonel Turner The Omegans Chuck 1970 The Walking Major/Aru heishi no kake Captain White Night of the Witches Preacher Ezra Jackson 1972 Trap on Cougar Mountain The Father Co-wrote, co-produced, directed and starred 1977 Whitewater Sam Whitewater Sam 1979 Young and Free The Father