Acting

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Man

29 Jun 1935

Highland Springs, Virginia, USA

Keith Walker

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.

The Goonies

7 June 1985

The A-Team

23 January 1983

Earthquake

15 November 1974

S.W.A.T.

24 February 1975

Malice in Wonderland

1 January 1985

Time to Run

24 January 1973

The Affair

20 November 1973

Till Death

1 February 1978

The Missing Are Deadly

8 January 1975

Free Willy

16 July 1993