Stacy Keach
Born: 1941-06-02 in Savannah, Georgia, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Way Things Seem to Be as Self
2025
- Jay Kelly as Jay's Dad
- Lost & Found in Cleveland as Will Sokolowski
2023
- Buckle Up as Ronnie Straight
2022
- American Greed: James McGill as Narrator(voice)
2020
- Titus Family | Homecoming as Ken Titus
- Survival Skills as The Narrator
2019
- Valerie as Self
2017
- Girlfriend's Day as Gundy
- Tokyo Trial as Narrator
- Habit & Armour as Narrator (voice)
- Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City' as Self
2016
- Man with a Plan as Joe Burns
- Gold as Clive Coleman
- Cell as Charles Ardai
- Crowded as Bob Moore
- Tokyo Trial as Narrator (voice)
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ as Self
2015
- Truth as Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
- Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- Sam as The Shopkeeper
- Father Rupert Mayer as Colonel von Bayern
2014
- NCIS: New Orleans as Cassius Pride
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Wallenquist
- Planes: Fire & Rescue as Skipper (voice)
- If I Stay as Gramps
- Enlisted as Patrick
- Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular as Skipper
2013
- The Blacklist as Robert Vesco
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jimmy Brogan
- Planes as Skipper (voice)
- Sean Saves the World as Lee Thompson
- Nebraska as Ed Pegram
- Full Circle as Bud O'Rourke
- Ooga Booga as Judge
- The Great Chameleon as Max
- Meir's Festival as Self
2012
- Anger Management as Ray
- The Bourne Legacy as Turso
- 1600 Penn as Frohm Thoroughgood
- Malibu Country as Brad
- Cellmates as Warden Merville
- An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road as Self
2011
- The Exes as Bill Drake
- Lights Out as Pops
- Air Mater as Skipper (voice)
- Hindenburg: The Last Flight as Edward van Zandt
- Storm War as Marcus
- Jerusalem Countdown as Jackson
- Miller's Tale as Self
2010
- Blue Bloods as Archbishop Kevin Kearns
- Hot in Cleveland as Alex Chase
- Machete as Doc Franklin
- The Portal as Professor Haffler
- The Aristofrogs
2009
- Meteor as Sheriff Crowe
- The Nanny Express as Reverend MacGregor
- Chicago Overcoat as Ray Berkowski
- The Assistants as Harlin W. Keyes
- Imbued as Donatello
- The Boxer as Joe
2008
- Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Skipper (voice)
- W. as Rev. Earle Hudd
- Ring of Death as Warden Carl Golan
- Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- Lone Rider as Robert Hattaway
- Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center as Merlyn
- The Last Full Measure as Narrator (voice)
2007
- American Greed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Pixar Story as Narrator (voice)
- Honeydripper as Sheriff Pugh
2006
- 30 Rock as Stacy Keach
- Blackbeard as Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
- Galapagos as Bishop of Panama (voice)
- Come Early Morning as Owen Allen
- Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America as Collin Reed
- Desolation Canyon as Samuel Kendrick
- The Switch
- Death Row as John Elias
- Jesus, Mary and Joey as Jack O`Callahan
- Warplane as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Washington the Warrior
2005
- Prison Break as Warden Henry Pope
- Man with the Screaming Brain as Dr. Ivanov
- Caught in the Headlights as Mr. Jones
- Keep Your Distance as Brooks Voight
2004
- El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Gov. Lancaster
- John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies as Self
- The Hollow as Claus Van Ripper
- Totally Outrageous Behavior as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Galaxy Hunter as 3V3
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Tom
- Frozen Impact as Pete Crane
- Miracle Dogs as C.W. Aldrich
- Operation Balikatan as General Thurmond
- How Do You Change Your Parents? as Richard Hendersen
- Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science as Narrator (voice)
- Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' as Self
2002
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as The Mayor (voice)
- George Lopez as Blaine McNamara
- Boomtown as Jack 'Mac' McNorris
- Girls Club
- The Santa Trap as Max the Biker
- The Real Death Star as Narrator (voice)
2001
- The Zeta Project
- Gary & Mike as (voice)
- Lightning: Fire from the Sky as Bart Pointdexter
- Sunstorm as Gen. John Parker
- Warship: Innovations that Changed the World as Host
- The Face: Jesus in Art as Narrator (voice)
- Majestic White Horses as Narrator (voice)
- Birds of Passage as Captain Savienko
2000
- Titus as Ken Titus
- Tesla: Master of Lightning as Nikola Tesla (Voice)
- Militia as George Armstrong Montgomery
- Mercy Streets as Tom
- Fear Runs Silent as Mr. Hill
- The Courage to Love as Jean-Baptiste Delille
- Icebreaker as Bill Foster
- Unshackled as Warden Kelso
- Alien Technology as Host
- Savage Planet: Deadly Skies as Narrator (voice)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Orion Bauer
- Batman Beyond as Vance (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- World's Most Amazing Videos as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return as Dr. Michaels
- Olympic Glory as Narrator (voice)
- Dolphins: The Wild Side as Narrator (voice)
1998
- Will & Grace as Wendell Schacter
- American History X as Cameron
- Amanda & the Alien as Emmitt Mallory
- Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book
- Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane as Self
- Sea Devils as Captain Savienko
- Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid as Narrator (voice)
1997
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye as Mike Hammer
- Die Gang as Jean-Marie Bosco
- Legend of the Lost Tomb as Dr. William Bent
- Murder in My Mind as Cargill
- Future Fear as General Wallace
- The Sea Wolf as Wolf Larsen
- Volcano: Nature's Inferno as Narrator (voice)
1996
- Escape from L.A. as Malloy
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Pathfinder as Compte du Leon
- Prey of the Jaguar as The Commander
- Titanic's Lost Sister as Narrator (voice) - US Version
1995
- The Outer Limits as Cord van Owen
- Texas as Sam Houston
- Young Ivanhoe as Pembrooke
- Trust in Me as The Reverend
- Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill as Narrator
- The Orphan Trains as Narrator (voice)
1994
- ER as Mike Gates
- Touched by an Angel as Ty Duncan
- Raw Justice as Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
- New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020 as Wynorski
- Against Their Will as Jack Devlin
- Reflections on Elephants as Narrator
- The Secret of the Wild Child as Self
1993
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
- Body Bags as Richard
- Sunset Grill as Harrison Shelgrove
- Rio Diablo as Kansas
- Irresistible Force as Harris Stone
- Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
- Working with Orson Welles as Himself
- National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal as Self - Narrator (voice)
1992
- Lincoln as George McClellan (voice)
- Revenge on the Highway as Claude Sams
- Lincoln and the War Within
- The Secret World Of Bats as Host
1991
- Rugrats as Marvin Finster (voice)
- Milena as Jesenski
- I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as Colonel Edward Corishant
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
- Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories as Narrator
1990
- Class of 1999 as Dr. Bob Forrest
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- False Identity as Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
- Lindbergh as Self - Narrator (voice)
1989
- The Simpsons as Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)
- The Forgotten as Adam Roth
- Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All as Mike Hammer
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as (archive footage)
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway
1986
- The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
- Intimate Strangers as Dr. Jeff Bierston
1984
- Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
- Mistral's Daughter as Julien Mistral
- Six Centuries of Verse as Self - Reader
- More Than Murder as Mike Hammer
1983
- Princess Daisy as Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky
- Murder Me, Murder You as Mike Hammer
1982
- The Blue and the Gray as Jonas Steele
- Butterfly as Jess Tyler
- That Championship Season as James Daley
- Wait Until Dark as Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
1981
- Nice Dreams as Sergeant Stedenko
- Roadgames as Patrick 'Pat' Quid
1980
- The Long Riders as Frank James
- The Ninth Configuration as Col. Hudson Kane
- A Rumor of War as Maj. Ball
- The Search for Solutions as Narrator
- Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger as Judge Murdock
1979
- Diary of a Young Comic as Mr. Porzinski
1978
- Up in Smoke as Sergeant Stedenko
- Slave of the Cannibal God as Professor Edward Foster
- Gray Lady Down as Captain Bennett
- The Biggest Battle as Maggiore Mannfred Roland
- Two Solitudes as Huntley McQueen
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Barabbas
- The Duellists as Narrator (voice)
- The Squeeze as Jim Naboth
1976
- Street People as Charlie Hanson
- The Killer Inside Me as Lou Ford
- Dynasty as Matt Blackwood
- Six Characters in Search of An Author ... (Director)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Man in 'Cold As Ice' (uncredited)
- Caribe as Lt. Ben Logan
- Conduct Unbecoming as Captain Archer
- James Dean: The First American Teenager as Narrator (voice)
- One By One as Narrator
- Hamburger Hamlet
1974
- NOVA
- Watched! as Mike Mandell / Sonny
- All the Kind Strangers as James "Jimmy" Wheeler
- Luther as Martin Luther
- The Dion Brothers as Calvin
- The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead) as Narrator
- Antigone as Chorus
1973
- Incident at Vichy ... (Director)
1972
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Bad Bob
- The New Centurions as Roy Fehle
- Fat City as Tully
- Particular Men as William Benjamin
1971
- Great Performances
- Film '72 as Self
- Brewster McCloud as Abraham Wright
- Doc as Doc Holliday
1970
- End of the Road as Jacob Horner
- The Traveling Executioner as Jonas Candide
1968
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Blount
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1954
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter