- Born
- Died
- Height1.80 m
- Keith has said that his fear of a sadistic school teacher turned him to acting as to get out of school he joined an amateur drama group then became a student at Sheffield Playhouse otherwise he would have very likely joined his family's wholesale business, At the playhouse he met Mary who was a scene painter They married and had a son and at one point used to own a restaurant.- IMDb mini biography by: tonyman 5
- The youngest of three children born to Sandy, a provisions merchant and Mary , While at technical college he joined Mexborough Theatre Guild and Drama Society making his first appearance at 16 as Ralph in The Night of the Burning Vessel., He left college in 1950 to work for his father until he was called up for National Service in the RAF as senior aircraftsman until he was demobbed in 1955 when he decided to try the theatre and became an ASM at Sheffield Repertory Theatre where he met and married his wife to be, Mary in 1959, He got the odd small role until he was spotted and asked to join the Bristol Old Vic in 1965. Television plays included Stand up Nigel Barton and Vote Vote For Nigel Barton and Series such as Telfords Change,and Duty Free then he moved to Hayle in Cornwall to open a restaurant and semi retired- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseMary Pickard(1959 - November 15, 2017) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenMark Barron
- With his wife Mary as cook and son Jamie as head waiter and himself as greeter they spent 3 years running their own restaurant - Fox's - in Hayle, Cornwall earning reports in the Michelin guide and The Good Food Guide.
- Took over from Peter Sallis at short notice to play the part of Captain Striker in Doctor Who.
- Had a bit part in Elephant Man (1980) but his scenes were deleted in post-production.
- Narrated numerous public information films in the 1970s.
- Replaced the late Brian Glover as the narrator of the Tetley Tea commercials on British television.
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