1950s and 60s second lead actor Keith Andes fits into the strappingly handsome and virile mold that encompassed the likes of 'George Nader . Both were short-lived. Slowing down by the 1970s, he appeared very infrequently on camera while finding occasional voiceover work. Sadly, his final years were marred by extreme ill health, including bladder cancer, and he committed suicide in his Santa Clarita, California home at age 85.
He attended Oxford University, graduated with a bachelors degree in education from Temple University in 1943 and studied voice at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music.
In the 1970s he semi-retired and ran charter boats to Catalina and Mexico from the Los Angeles area.
Father William Andes was a lawyer.
Kept Arabian horses on a 3-acre ranch in Chatsworth, California.
He had two sons with his first wife, Jean: Mark (born February 19, 1948) and Matt.
He committed suicide by asphyxiation at his home in Santa Clarita, CA. Before his death, he had suffered from bladder cancer and other ailments.
In his younger days, posed for "physique" photos.
His older son Mark Andes is a rock musician and a founding member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne.
