- Continued to work on Mister Ed one week prior to his death before he entered the Good Samaritan Hospital in LA.
- Keating was an immensely popular component of the Mister Ed (1961) chemistry, and his sudden death (during the show's third season) came as an enormous shock to not only the tight ensemble cast but the viewing public as well. His absence started the show's steady decline in popularity, despite good work from replacement Jack Albertson, briefly as his brother-in-law, then from Leon Ames, who played Wilbur's former commanding officer in the Air Force.
- Larry was an NBC radio announcer in the 1940s.
- Announcer for ABC Radio's "This is Your FBI" (1945-1953).
- He was the nephew of heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns.
- Had two sons named Robert and Larry Jr. and one step-son named William Evans.
- Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
- Began as a voice actor and narrator in radio.
- Supporting actor in films and TV who portrayed witty and urbane although often curmudgeonly types.
- In addition to playing the neighbor on "Mister Ed", Keating also co-starred with the other famous talking horse, playing the head steward in "Francis Goes to the Races".
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