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Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Acting

Born: June 2, 1941Savannah, Georgia, USA

Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his career, particularly as a noted Shakespearean. He is the recipient of several theatrical accolades: four Drama Desk Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards and two Obie Awards for Distinguished Performance by an Actor. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Arthur Kopit's 1969 production of Indians. In film, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a washed-up boxer in the John Huston film Fat City (1972) and appeared as Sergeant Stedenko in Cheech & Chong's films Up in Smoke (1978) and Nice Dreams (1981).[4] His other notable film credits include Brewster McCloud (1970), Doc (1971), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The New Centurions (1972), Luther (1974), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), The Ninth Configuration (1980), The Long Riders (1980), Roadgames (1981), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Escape from L.A. (1996), American History X (1998), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Nebraska (2013). Keach is known to television audiences for his portrayal of private detective Mike Hammer in television movies and on the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984–1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, as Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus (2000–2002) and as the narrator of the crime documentary series American Greed (2007–present). He also had a main cast role on the sitcom Man with a Plan (2017–2020) and recurring roles on series such as Prison Break (2005–2007), Two and a Half Men (2010), Blue Bloods (2016–2024) and The Blacklist (2019–2023). He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for playing Ernest Hemingway on the television miniseries Hemingway (1988). He is an inductee of the Theatre Hall of Fame and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. He is the son of theatre director Stacy Keach Sr., and the older brother of actor James Keach.

Known For
Filmography
The Way Things Seem to Be

The Way Things Seem to Be

Self

2026
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

Jay's Dad

2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Will Sokolowski

2025
Buckle Up

Buckle Up

Ronnie Straight

2023
American Greed: James McGill

American Greed: James McGill

Narrator(voice)

2022
Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid

Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid

Narrator (voice)

2021

Titus Family | Homecoming

Ken Titus

2020
Survival Skills

Survival Skills

The Narrator

2020
Valerie

Valerie

Self

2019
Gotti

Gotti

Neil Dellacroce

2018
Periphery

Periphery

Noah Cross

2018
Habit & Armour

Habit & Armour

Narrator (voice)

2017
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

Self

2017
Girlfriend's Day

Girlfriend's Day

Gundy

2017
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’

Self

2016
Cell

Cell

Charles Ardai

2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Self

2016
Gold

Gold

Clive Coleman

2016
Truth

Truth

Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett

2015
Father Rupert Mayer

Father Rupert Mayer

Colonel von Bayern

2015
Sam

Sam

The Shopkeeper

2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

(archive footage)

2015
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

Skipper

2014
If I Stay

If I Stay

Gramps

2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Wallenquist

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Skipper (voice)

2014

Meir's Festival

Self

2013
Nebraska

Nebraska

Ed Pegram

2013
Planes

Planes

Skipper (voice)

2013

The Great Chameleon

Max

2013
Ooga Booga

Ooga Booga

Judge

2013
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

Self

2012
The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

Turso

2012
Cellmates

Cellmates

Warden Merville

2012
Storm War

Storm War

Marcus

2011
Jerusalem Countdown

Jerusalem Countdown

Jackson

2011
Air Mater

Air Mater

Skipper (voice)

2011
Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale

Self

2011
Machete

Machete

Doc Franklin

2010
The Aristofrogs

The Aristofrogs

2010
The Portal

The Portal

Professor Haffler

2010

Imbued

Donatello

2009
Chicago Overcoat

Chicago Overcoat

Ray Berkowski

2009
The Assistants

The Assistants

Harlin W. Keyes

2009
The Assistants

The Assistants

Jasper / The Garbage Man

2009
The Boxer

The Boxer

Joe

2009
The Nanny Express

The Nanny Express

Reverend MacGregor

2009
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Skipper (voice)

2008
W.

W.

Rev. Earle Hudd

2008
Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

Self

2008
Ring of Death

Ring of Death

Warden Carl Golan

2008
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

Merlyn

2008
Lone Rider

Lone Rider

Robert Hattaway

2008
The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Narrator (voice)

2008
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

Sheriff Pugh

2007
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Narrator (voice)

2007
Death Row

Death Row

John Elias

2006
Washington the Warrior

Washington the Warrior

2006
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America

Collin Reed

2006
The Switch

The Switch

2006
Come Early Morning

Come Early Morning

Owen Allen

2006
Desolation Canyon

Desolation Canyon

Samuel Kendrick

2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey

Jesus, Mary and Joey

Jack O`Callahan

2006
Keep Your Distance

Keep Your Distance

Brooks Voight

2005
Man with the Screaming Brain

Man with the Screaming Brain

Dr. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov

2005
Caught in the Headlights

Caught in the Headlights

Mr. Jones

2005
El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

Gov. Lancaster

2004
The Hollow

The Hollow

Claus Van Ripper

2004
Galaxy Hunter

Galaxy Hunter

3V3

2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Self

2004
Miracle Dogs

Miracle Dogs

C.W. Aldrich

2003
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'

Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'

Self

2003
How Do You Change Your Parents?

How Do You Change Your Parents?

Richard Hendersen

2003
Frozen Impact

Frozen Impact

Pete Crane

2003
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science

Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science

Narrator (voice)

2003
Operation Balikatan

Operation Balikatan

General Thurmond

2003
The Santa Trap

The Santa Trap

Max the Biker

2002
The Real Death Star

The Real Death Star

Narrator (voice)

2002
Lightning: Fire from the Sky

Lightning: Fire from the Sky

Bart Pointdexter

2001
Birds of Passage

Birds of Passage

Captain Savienko

2001

The Face: Jesus in Art

Narrator (voice)

2001
Sunstorm

Sunstorm

Gen. John Parker

2001

Majestic White Horses

Narrator (voice)

2001
Tesla: Master of Lightning

Tesla: Master of Lightning

Nikola Tesla (Voice)

2000
Mercy Streets

Mercy Streets

Tom

2000
Militia

Militia

George Armstrong Montgomery

2000

Savage Planet: Deadly Skies

Narrator (voice)

2000
Icebreaker

Icebreaker

Bill Foster

2000
Alien Technology

Alien Technology

Host

2000
Fear Runs Silent

Fear Runs Silent

Mr. Hill

2000
The Courage to Love

The Courage to Love

Jean-Baptiste Delille

2000
Unshackled

Unshackled

Warden Kelso

2000
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Dr. Michaels

1999
Dolphins: The Wild Side

Dolphins: The Wild Side

Narrator (voice)

1999
Olympic Glory

Olympic Glory

Narrator (voice)

1999
Sea Devils

Sea Devils

Captain Savienko

1998
American History X

American History X

Cameron

1998
Amanda & the Alien

Amanda & the Alien

Emmitt Mallory

1998
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

Self

1998
Future Fear

Future Fear

General Wallace

1997
Murder in My Mind

Murder in My Mind

Cargill

1997
Legend of the Lost Tomb

Legend of the Lost Tomb

Dr. William Bent

1997
Volcano: Nature's Inferno

Volcano: Nature's Inferno

Narrator (voice)

1997
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

Wolf Larsen

1997
Prey of the Jaguar

Prey of the Jaguar

The Commander

1996
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Malloy

1996
The Pathfinder

The Pathfinder

Compte du Leon

1996
Titanic's Lost Sister

Titanic's Lost Sister

Narrator (voice) - US Version

1996
Young Ivanhoe

Young Ivanhoe

Pembrooke

1995
Texas

Texas

Sam Houston

1995
Trust in Me

Trust in Me

The Reverend

1995
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill

Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill

Narrator

1995
Against Their Will

Against Their Will

Jack Devlin

1994
The Secret of the Wild Child

The Secret of the Wild Child

Self

1994
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020

New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020

Wynorski

1994
Raw Justice

Raw Justice

Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins

1994
Reflections on Elephants

Reflections on Elephants

Narrator

1994
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Phantasm / Carl Beaumont (voice)

1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border

Warren Oates: Across the Border

Self

1993
Sunset Grill

Sunset Grill

Harrison Shelgrove

1993
Body Bags

Body Bags

Richard

1993
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal

National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal

Self - Narrator (voice)

1993
Irresistible Force

Irresistible Force

Harris Stone

1993
Rio Diablo

Rio Diablo

Kansas

1993
Working with Orson Welles

Working with Orson Welles

Himself

1993

Lincoln

George McClellan (voice)

1992
Revenge on the Highway

Revenge on the Highway

Claude Sams

1992
Lincoln and the War Within

Lincoln and the War Within

1992
The Secret World Of Bats

The Secret World Of Bats

Host

1992
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Capt. Charles Butler McVay

1991
Milena

Milena

Jesenski

1991
Lindbergh

Lindbergh

Self - Narrator (voice)

1990
False Identity

False Identity

Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson

1990
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990
Class of 1999

Class of 1999

Dr. Bob Forrest

1990
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

Mike Hammer

1989
The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Adam Roth

1989
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer

1986
Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

Dr. Jeff Bierston

1986
More Than Murder

More Than Murder

Mike Hammer

1984
Murder Me, Murder You

Murder Me, Murder You

Mike Hammer

1983
That Championship Season

That Championship Season

James Daley

1982
Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.

1982
Butterfly

Butterfly

Jess Tyler

1982
Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams

Sergeant Stedenko

1981
Roadgames

Roadgames

Patrick 'Pat' Quid

1981
The Long Riders

The Long Riders

Frank James

1980
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

Judge Murdock

1980
The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

Col. Hudson Kane

1980
Diary of a Young Comic

Diary of a Young Comic

Mr. Porzinski

1979
Two Solitudes

Two Solitudes

Huntley McQueen

1978
Slave of the Cannibal God

Slave of the Cannibal God

Professor Edward Foster

1978
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Sergeant Stedenko

1978
Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down

Captain Bennett

1978
The Biggest Battle

The Biggest Battle

Maggiore Mannfred Roland

1978
The Duellists

The Duellists

Narrator (voice)

1977
The Squeeze

The Squeeze

Jim Naboth

1977
The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

Lou Ford

1976
Street People

Street People

Charlie Hanson

1976
Dynasty

Dynasty

Matt Blackwood

1976
Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

Capitano Archer

1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Narrator (voice)

1975

Hamburger Hamlet

1975
One By One

One By One

Narrator

1975
All the Kind Strangers

All the Kind Strangers

James "Jimmy" Wheeler

1974
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)

The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)

Narrator

1974
Watched!

Watched!

Mike Mandell / Sonny

1974
The Dion Brothers

The Dion Brothers

Calvin

1974
Antigone

Antigone

Chorus

1974
Luther

Luther

Martin Luther

1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Bad Bob

1972
The New Centurions

The New Centurions

Roy Fehle

1972
Fat City

Fat City

Tully

1972
Particular Men

Particular Men

1972
Brewster McCloud

Brewster McCloud

Abraham Wright

1971
Doc

Doc

Doc Holliday

1971
The Traveling Executioner

The Traveling Executioner

Jonas Candide

1970
End of the Road

End of the Road

Jacob Horner

1970
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Blount

1968