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Born in Gillespie, Illinois, his height (6'4") and muscular build showed to great advantage in the skimpy costumes he often wore in such movies as the 1955 Jupiter's Darling, in which he played Hannibal invading Rome with his elephants. He also played Gaylord Ravenal and Wild Bill Hickok. After the studios phased out musicals in the 1960s, his (baritone) singing was no longer in much demand, and he did non-singing (and usually non-starring) roles, many of them in Westerns. He also played "Clayton Farlow" on the American television series Dallas from 1984See also 1983 in television, other events of 1984, 1985 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events January 4 Patricia Phoenix leaves Coronation Street for the second and final time as Elsie Tanner goes to live with old flame Bill Gregory to 1991See also 1990 in television, other events of 1991, 1992 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events August 31 NICAM stereo sound introduced on BBC Television. September 20 The daytime version of Wheel of Fortune airs its last episode after.
Keel died at age 85 at his home in Palm Desert, CaliforniaPalm Desert is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area, approximately eleven miles east of Palm Springs. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,155. A major center of growth in the area, it is a popul, six weeks after being diagnosed with colon cancer.