Stacy Keach
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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
Credits
American History X (1998)
as Cameron
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Wallenquist
Planes (2013)
as Skipper (voice)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Turso
Machete (2010)
as Doc Franklin
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
as Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Malloy
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
as Skipper (voice)
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)
as (archive footage)
Cell (2016)
as Charles Ardai
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
as Skipper (voice)
Gold (2016)
as Clive Coleman
Jay Kelly (2025)
as Jay's Dad
If I Stay (2014)
as Gramps
Nebraska (2013)
as Ed Pegram
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
as Gov. Lancaster
Butterfly (1982)
as Jess Tyler
The Duellists (1977)
as Narrator (voice)
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Sam (2015)
as The Shopkeeper
Up in Smoke (1978)
as Sergeant Stedenko
Gotti (2018)
as Neil Dellacroce
Body Bags (1993)
as Richard
The Long Riders (1980)
as Frank James
Street People (1976)
as Charlie Hanson
Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)
as Professor Edward Foster
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
as Col. Hudson Kane
Truth (2015)
as Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
W. (2008)
as Rev. Earle Hudd
The Way Things Seem to Be (2026)
as Self
Periphery (2018)
as Noah Cross
The Nanny Express (2009)
as Reverend MacGregor
Class of 1999 (1990)
as Dr. Bob Forrest
Roadgames (1981)
as Patrick 'Pat' Quid
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Storm War (2011)
as Marcus
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
as Bad Bob
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
as Jonas Candide
Come Early Morning (2006)
as Owen Allen
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
as Dr. Michaels
Gray Lady Down (1978)
as Captain Bennett
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Two Solitudes (1978)
as Huntley McQueen
The New Centurions (1972)
as Roy Fehle
Miracle Dogs (2003)
as C.W. Aldrich
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
as Self
That Championship Season (1982)
as James Daley
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
as Captain Archer
Brewster McCloud (1971)
as Abraham Wright
Raw Justice (1994)
as Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
Ring of Death (2008)
as Warden Carl Golan
The Biggest Battle (1978)
as Maggiore Mannfred Roland
Air Mater (2011)
as Skipper (voice)
Fat City (1972)
as Tully
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
as Collin Reed
Tokyo Trial (2017)
as Narrator
Hamburger Hamlet (1975)
Actor
Watched! (1974)
as Mike Mandell / Sonny
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
as Mike Hammer
Caught in the Headlights (2005)
as Mr. Jones
Keep Your Distance (2005)
as Brooks Voight
Miller's Tale (2011)
as Self
Frozen Impact (2003)
as Pete Crane
The Santa Trap (2002)
as Max the Biker
Honeydripper (2007)
as Sheriff Pugh
Texas (1995)
as Sam Houston
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
as Blount
Nice Dreams (1981)
as Sergeant Stedenko
Sea Devils (1998)
as Captain Savienko
Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000)
as Nikola Tesla (Voice)
The Pathfinder (1996)
as Compte du Leon
Doc (1971)
as Doc Holliday
Ooga Booga (2013)
as Judge
Girlfriend's Day (2017)
as Gundy
Chicago Overcoat (2009)
as Ray Berkowski
Revenge on the Highway (1992)
as Claude Sams
Sunstorm (2001)
as Gen. John Parker
Amanda & the Alien (1998)
as Emmitt Mallory
The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Particular Men (1972)
Actor
The Switch (2006)
Actor
The Courage to Love (2000)
as Jean-Baptiste Delille
More Than Murder (1984)
as Mike Hammer
Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
as Mr. Porzinski
Milena (1991)
as Jesenski
Rio Diablo (1993)
as Kansas
Imbued (2009)
as Donatello
Jerusalem Countdown (2011)
as Jackson
Militia (2000)
as George Armstrong Montgomery
Prey of the Jaguar (1996)
as The Commander
The Hollow (2004)
as Claus Van Ripper
Icebreaker (2000)
as Bill Foster
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane (1998)
as Self
One By One (1975)
as Narrator
End of the Road (1970)
as Jacob Horner
Against Their Will (1994)
as Jack Devlin
Titus Family | Homecoming (2020)
as Ken Titus
Desolation Canyon (2006)
as Samuel Kendrick
Titanic's Lost Sister (1996)
as Narrator (voice) - US Version
The Killer Inside Me (1976)
as Lou Ford
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular (2014)
as Skipper
Cellmates (2012)
as Warden Merville
Death Row (2006)
as John Elias
Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)
as Will Sokolowski
Lincoln (1992)
as George McClellan (voice)
Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
as Dr. Ivanov
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
as Jack O`Callahan
American Greed: James McGill (2022)
as Narrator(voice)
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)
as Mike Hammer
Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
as Bart Pointdexter
The Great Chameleon (2013)
as Max
Luther (1974)
as Martin Luther
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)
as Mike Hammer
All the Kind Strangers (1974)
as James "Jimmy" Wheeler
Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997)
as Dr. William Bent
Lone Rider (2008)
as Robert Hattaway
Meir's Festival (2013)
as Self
Young Ivanhoe (1995)
as Pembrooke
The Portal (2010)
as Professor Haffler
Fear Runs Silent (2000)
as Mr. Hill
The Boxer (2009)
as Joe
Wait Until Dark (1982)
as Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
The Assistants (2009)
as Harlin W. Keyes
The Dion Brothers (1974)
as Calvin
Habit & Armour (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Dynasty (1976)
as Matt Blackwood
Murder in My Mind (1997)
as Cargill
Trust in Me (1995)
as The Reverend
Future Fear (1997)
as General Wallace
The Squeeze (1977)
as Jim Naboth
Operation Balikatan (2003)
as General Thurmond
Unshackled (2000)
as Warden Kelso
Lincoln and the War Within (1992)
Actor
Survival Skills (2020)
as The Narrator
The Real Death Star (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The Secret of the Wild Child (1994)
as Self
Majestic White Horses (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
as Self
Mercy Streets (2000)
as Tom
Irresistible Force (1993)
as Harris Stone
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
as Narrator (voice)
Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993)
as Self
Working with Orson Welles (1993)
as Himself
Olympic Glory (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Dolphins: The Wild Side (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Father Rupert Mayer (2015)
as Colonel von Bayern
Buckle Up (2023)
as Ronnie Straight
The Forgotten (1989)
as Adam Roth
Valerie (2019)
as Self
Sunset Grill (1993)
as Harrison Shelgrove
Washington the Warrior (2006)
Actor
Birds of Passage (2001)
as Captain Savienko
The Secret World Of Bats (1992)
as Host
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008)
as Merlyn
The Sea Wolf (1997)
as Wolf Larsen
False Identity (1990)
as Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020 (1994)
as Wynorski
The Aristofrogs (2010)
Actor
Intimate Strangers (1986)
as Dr. Jeff Bierston
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead) (1974)
as Narrator
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (2012)
as Self
Reflections on Elephants (1994)
as Narrator
Antigone (1974)
as Chorus
Lindbergh (1990)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
suppose (—)
as Death
How Do You Change Your Parents? (2003)
as Richard Hendersen
The Last Full Measure (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Galaxy Hunter (2004)
as 3V3
Savage Planet: Deadly Skies (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003)
as Self
Alien Technology (2000)
as Host
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City' (2017)
as Self
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill (1995)
as Narrator
Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Volcano: Nature's Inferno (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (1980)
as Judge Murdock
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal (1993)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Orphan Trains (1995)
as Narrator (voice)
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ (2016)
as Self