Keith Hefner

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Keith Hefner as Mr. Toby in Mr. Toby's Tip Top Merry Go Round

Keith Edwin Hefner (born January 5, 1929 in Chicago , Illinois - † April 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American actor and composer and the younger brother of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner .

Life

Keith Hefner's television career began in the early 1950s when he starred in the television series Toby's Tip Top Merry Go Round . Later Hefner was also active as an actor and played roles in the television series Mini-Max and the drama film Star 80 . After his acting career, he mainly had smaller guest appearances in TV shows related to Playboy and his brother Hugh Hefner, in particular The Girls of the Playboy Mansion , which most recently saw the private life of his brother Hugh Hefner and his friends Crystal Hefner and Karissa Shannon and Kristina Shannon at the Playboy Mansion .

In 1985, Hefner suffered a minor stroke, but it had no lasting effects. He died on April 8, 2016, just one day before his brother's 90th birthday.

Filmography (selection)

Moderation

  • Early 1950s: Mr. Toby's Tip Top Merry Go Round
  • 1958: Time For Fun! The Johnny Jellybean Show

actor

  • 1953: Time for Fun (TV series)
  • 1969: Mini-Max ( Get Smart , TV series, two episodes)
  • 1977: Evil Town
  • 1983: Star 80
  • 1985: jackpot

Guest appearances

  • 1992: Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (documentary)
  • 2002: Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (documentary)
  • 2004: Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates (Documentary)
  • 2005–2009: The Girls of the Playboy Mansion (The Girls Next Door) (TV series, 28 episodes)
  • 2009: Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (Documentary)
  • 2009-2010: Kendra (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2011: Holly's World (TV series, one episode)
  • 2012: Playboy - A rabbit changes the world (documentary)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biography: Keith Hefner. In: imdb.com. Internet Movie Database , accessed November 6, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Florian Boitin (Editor), Playboy (Special Edition) "Hugh Hefner 1926-2017 - His Life, His Women, His Legacy", 2017, EAN 4-197092-206901 , p. 108
  3. ^ Cassie Carpenter : Hugh Hefner's younger brother Keith passes away at 87 after battle with cancer. In: dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail , April 8, 2016, accessed April 9, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Hefner, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hefner, Keith E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 2016
Place of death Beverly Hills , California , United States