Noah Keen (October 10, 1920 – March 24, 2019) was an American film and television actor.

Early life

Keen was born in

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,and was raised there with his brother Buddy and also had a sister, Helen Keen. He fought in World War II as a bombardier in the Army Air Force and received a Purple Heart during this time.

Career

Keen made many guest appearances in television series such as ''

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'' in the episodes " The Arrival" and " The Trade-Ins". In 1962 he made two guest appearances on ''

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''; first as murder victim Harlow Phipps in "The Case of the Crippled Cougar", then as Dr. Stephen Grant in "The Case of the Lurid Letter". In 1962 Keen appeared as Samuel Cole on the TV western '' The Virginian'' in the episode titled "The Accomplice". Other series on which he made guest appearances include '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''

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'', '' Bonanza'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

The Mod Squad ''The Mod Squad'' is an American crime drama series, originally broadcast for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 1968, to March 1, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Peter "Pete" Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Keen had also appeared in movies such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Although he had been acting less frequently since the 1980s, he still made occasional appearances such as a guest appearance on the episode " Johnny Cakes" of ''

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''.

Personal life

Keen was married to screenwriter

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. He had a daughter with one of his wives. He was married to

Gerrianne Raphael Gerrianne Raphael (born February 23, 1935) is an American stage, screen, and voice-over actress. Though much of her career has been spent in the theatre, she is perhaps best known for her major role as the voice of Pumyra in '' ThunderCats''. ...

in 2004 and had a very happy marriage. Through that marriage, Keen became step-father to three more girls. He had five grandchildren, two from his biological daughter, two from one of his step-daughters, and one from his other step-daughter.

Late life

Keen moved from California to New York when he married Raphael and they lived in Harlem until he died. Keen often participated in small acting roles until he was almost 94. Keen died on March 24, 2019, aged 98.

Filmography

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