
Person
Keith Walker
Acting · 1935–1996 · Highland Springs, Virginia, USA
Biography
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.
Known for

The A-Team
Dr. Craig

M*A*S*H
Writer

The Goonies
Mr. Walsh

S.W.A.T.
1975

Free Willy
Screenplay

Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Characters

Earthquake
Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

The Affair
First Man

Malice in Wonderland
Albert

The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Filmography
- 1997Free Willy 3: The RescueCharacters
- 1993Free WillyScreenplay
- 1985The GooniesMr. Walsh
- 1985Malice in WonderlandAlbert
- 1983The A-TeamDr. Craig
- 1978Till DeathDr. Perkins
- 1975S.W.A.T.
- 1975The Missing Are Deadly
- 1974EarthquakeMan on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
- 1973The AffairFirst Man
- 1973Time to Run
- 1972M*A*S*HWriter
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