By trade, Keith Walker is an American actor, more fixture than draw. Mr. Walsh in 'The Goonies' remains the calling card. The first screen credit dates from 1973. A decade and more of screen work sits behind the name.
Keith Walker
61 years (Jun 29, 1935 – Dec 30, 1996)Highland Springs, Virginia, USA
2 Movies1 Series
By trade, Keith Walker is an American actor, more fixture than draw. Mr. Walsh in 'The Goonies' remains the calling card. The first screen credit dates from 1973. A decade and more of screen work sits behind the name.
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.