Date of Birth : Aug 21st 1916
Keen made his full film debut in 1946 in Riders of the New Forest but soon appeared in better known films for Reed such as: Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol and The Third Man. He quickly became one of the busiest character actors, typically doing five films a year. He also continued to perform on stage, for instance as Iachimo in Peter Hall’s 1957 production of Cymbeline, and a sadistic Turkish General in Terrence Rattigan’s controversial Ross (1960).
Keen was cast mainly as establishment figures, including ministers, senior police officers and military figures, though he also appeared in working class roles in Chance of a Lifetime (1950) and Millions Like Us. He often portrayed balding, cold-hearted, sarcastic executives or lawyers. On television, he was one of the leads in BBC TV’s long-running drama about the oil industry, The Troubleshooters between 1965 and 1971.
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