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Keith Walker

Keith Walker

Actor · 1935 – 1996 · Highland Springs, Virginia, USA

Keith Walker (June 29, 1935 — December 30, 1996) was an American writer, producer, and actor. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Free Willy, and wrote for television series including The Fall Guy, Emergency!, Quincy, M.E. and M*A*S*H." He wrote 26 episodes of the Rod Serling hosted radio show The Zero Hour, all of them coming in the second, and final, season of the show. He appeared as an actor on television shows Mannix, The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, and Fantasy Island. Walker had a memorable role as Irving Walsh in the film The Goonies. He was married to actress Peggy Walton-Walker. Following brief treatment for cancer, Keith Walker died in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 61 in late 1996. The third Free Willy film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, was dedicated to his memory.

Movies7

  • Movie7.5

    The Goonies

    1985 · 6.4K votes

  • Movie6.2

    Earthquake

    1974 · 383 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Missing Are Deadly

    1975 · 2 votes

  • Movie3.8

    The Affair

    1973 · 8 votes

  • Movie7.6

    Malice in Wonderland

    1985 · 8 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Time to Run

    1973 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Till Death

    1978 · 5 votes

Series2

  • TV7.5

    The A-Team

    1983 · 1.1K votes

  • TV7.1

    S.W.A.T.

    1975 · 70 votes