Stacy Keach
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
- 2026 · The Way Things Seem to Be as Self
- 2025 · Jay Kelly as Jay's Dad
- 2025 · 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
- 2020 · Survival Skills as The Narrator
- 2019 · Valerie as Self
- 2018 · Kidding as Stacy Keach
- 2018 · Gotti as Neil Dellacroce
- 2018 · Periphery as Noah Cross
- 2017 · Tokyo Trial as Narrator
- 2017 · Habit & Armour as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Girlfriend's Day as Gundy
- 2016 · Tokyo Trial as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ as Self
- 2016 · Man with a Plan as Joe Burns
- 2016 · Cell as Charles Ardai
- 2016 · Crowded as Bob Moore
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2016 · Gold as Clive Coleman
- 2015 · Truth as Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
- 2015 · Sam as The Shopkeeper
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2014 · Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular as Skipper
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Cassius Pride
- 2014 · If I Stay as Gramps
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Wallenquist
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Skipper (voice)
- 2014 · Enlisted as Patrick
- 2013 · Full Circle as Bud O'Rourke
- 2013 · Sean Saves the World as Lee Thompson
- 2013 · Meir's Festival as Self
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Robert Vesco
- 2013 · Nebraska as Ed Pegram
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jimmy Brogan
- 2013 · Planes as Skipper (voice)
- 2013 · Ooga Booga as Judge
- 2012 · 1600 Penn as Frohm Thoroughgood
- 2012 · Malibu Country as Brad
- 2012 · An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road as Self
- 2012 · The Bourne Legacy as Turso
- 2012 · Anger Management as Ray
- 2011 · The Exes as Bill Drake
- 2011 · Storm War as Marcus
- 2011 · Jerusalem Countdown as Jackson
- 2011 · Miller's Tale as Self
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Archbishop Kevin Kearns
- 2010 · Machete as Doc Franklin
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Alex Chase
- 2010 · The Portal as Professor Haffler
- 2009 · Imbued as Donatello
- 2009 · Chicago Overcoat as Ray Berkowski
- 2009 · The Boxer as Joe
- 2009 · The Nanny Express as Reverend MacGregor
- 2008 · Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- 2008 · Ring of Death as Warden Carl Golan
- 2008 · Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center as Merlyn
- 2008 · Lone Rider as Robert Hattaway
- 2007 · Honeydripper as Sheriff Pugh
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · American Greed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Warplane as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Death Row as John Elias
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Stacy Keach
- 2006 · Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America as Collin Reed
- 2006 · Come Early Morning as Owen Allen
- 2006 · Desolation Canyon as Samuel Kendrick
- 2006 · Jesus, Mary and Joey as Jack O`Callahan
- 2005 · Keep Your Distance as Brooks Voight
- 2005 · Prison Break as Warden Henry Pope
- 2005 · Man with the Screaming Brain as Dr. Ivanov
- 2005 · Caught in the Headlights as Mr. Jones
- 2004 · El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Gov. Lancaster
- 2004 · The Hollow as Claus Van Ripper
- 2004 · John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies as Self
- 2004 · Totally Outrageous Behavior as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Tom
- 2003 · Miracle Dogs as C.W. Aldrich
- 2003 · Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' as Self
- 2003 · Frozen Impact as Pete Crane
- 2003 · Operation Balikatan as General Thurmond
- 2002 · The Santa Trap as Max the Biker
- 2002 · Girls Club as
- 2002 · Boomtown as Jack 'Mac' McNorris
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as The Mayor (voice)
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Harold Ling (voice)
- 2002 · George Lopez as Blaine McNamara
- 2002 · The Real Death Star as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Lightning: Fire from the Sky as Bart Pointdexter
- 2001 · The Face: Jesus in Art as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as (voice)
- 2001 · Warship: Innovations that Changed the World as Host
- 2000 · Tesla: Master of Lightning as Nikola Tesla (Voice)
- 2000 · Militia as George Armstrong Montgomery
- 2000 · Icebreaker as Bill Foster
- 2000 · Alien Technology as Host
- 2000 · Titus as Ken Titus
- 2000 · Fear Runs Silent as Mr. Hill
- 2000 · The Courage to Love as Jean-Baptiste Delille
- 2000 · Unshackled as Warden Kelso
- 1999 · Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return as Dr. Michaels
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Orion Bauer
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1999 · Dolphins: The Wild Side as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Olympic Glory: Nagano 1998 as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Vance (voice)
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Wendell Schacter
- 1998 · Sea Devils as Captain Savienko
- 1998 · American History X as Cameron
- 1998 · Amanda & the Alien as Emmitt Mallory
- 1997 · Future Fear as General Wallace
- 1997 · Mike Hammer, Private Eye as Mike Hammer
- 1997 · Murder in My Mind as Cargill
- 1997 · Die Gang as Jean-Marie Bosco
- 1997 · Legend of the Lost Tomb as Dr. William Bent
- 1996 · Prey of the Jaguar as The Commander
- 1996 · Escape from L.A. as Malloy
- 1996 · The Pathfinder as Compte du Leon
- 1996 · The Guillotine as Narrator (Voice)
- 1995 · Young Ivanhoe as Pembrooke
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Cord van Owen
- 1994 · The Secret of the Wild Child as Self
- 1994 · New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020 as Wynorski
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Ty Duncan
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Maury Hoover
- 1994 · ER as Mike Gates
- 1994 · Reflections on Elephants as Narrator
- 1993 · Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Phantasm (voice) / Carl Beaumont (voice)
- 1993 · Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
- 1993 · Irresistible Force as Harris Stone
- 1993 · Rio Diablo as Kansas
- 1993 · Working with Orson Welles as Himself
- 1992 · Lincoln as George McClellan (voice)
- 1992 · Revenge on the Highway as Claude Sams
- 1992 · Lincoln and the War Within as
- 1991 · Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
- 1991 · Rugrats as Marvin Finster (voice)
- 1990 · Lindbergh as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · False Identity as Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Howard Duff (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Howard K. Duff VIII / Don Bookner (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Sven Golly (voice)
- 1989 · Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All as Mike Hammer
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as (archive footage)
- 1986 · The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
- 1984 · Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
- 1984 · More Than Murder as Mike Hammer
- 1979 · Diary of a Young Comic as Mr. Porzinski
- 1978 · Two Solitudes as Huntley McQueen
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Barabbas
- 1977 · The Squeeze as Jim Naboth
- 1976 · The Killer Inside Me as Lou Ford
- 1976 · Dynasty as Matt Blackwood
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Man in 'Cold As Ice' (uncredited)
- 1975 · Conduct Unbecoming as Captain Archer
- 1975 · James Dean: The First American Teenager as Narrator (voice)
- 1975 · Hamburger Hamlet as Hamlet
- 1975 · One By One as Narrator
- 1974 · All the Kind Strangers as James "Jimmy" Wheeler
- 1974 · The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead) as Narrator
- 1974 · The Dion Brothers as Calvin
- 1974 · NOVA as
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · Luther as Martin Luther
- 1972 · The New Centurions as Roy Fehle
- 1972 · Particular Men as William Benjamin
- 1971 · Film '72 as Self
- 1971 · Brewster McCloud as Abraham Wright
- 1971 · Doc as Doc Holliday
- 1971 · Great Performances as
- 1970 · The Traveling Executioner as Jonas Candide
- 1970 · End of the Road as Jacob Horner
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- Future · Mysterious Places as Series Host
- 2011 · Air Mater as Skipper (voice)
- 2011 · Hindenburg: The Last Flight as Edward van Zandt
- 2011 · Lights Out as Pops
- 2009 · Meteor as Sheriff Crowe
- 2008 · Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Skipper (voice)
- 2008 · W. as Rev. Earle Hudd
- 2006 · Galapagos as Bishop of Panama (voice)
- 2006 · Blackbeard as Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
- 2006 · The Switch as
- 2001 · Sunstorm as Gen. John Parker
- 1999 · World's Most Amazing Videos as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book as
- 1998 · Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Titanic's Lost Sister as Narrator (voice) - US Version
- 1995 · Texas as Sam Houston
- 1994 · Raw Justice as Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
- 1993 · Body Bags as Richard
- 1991 · Milena as Jesenski
- 1991 · Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories as Narrator
- 1991 · I Misteri Della Giungla Nera as Colonel Edward Corishant
- 1990 · Class of 1999 as Dr. Bob Forrest
- 1988 · Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway
- 1984 · Mistral's Daughter as Julien Mistral
- 1984 · Six Centuries of Verse as Self - Reader
- 1983 · Princess Daisy as Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky
- 1983 · Murder Me, Murder You as Mike Hammer
- 1982 · That Championship Season as James Daley
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Jonas Steele
- 1982 · Butterfly as Jess Tyler
- 1981 · Nice Dreams as Sergeant Stedenko
- 1981 · Roadgames as Patrick 'Pat' Quid
- 1980 · A Rumor of War as Maj. Ball
- 1980 · The Long Riders as Frank James
- 1980 · The Ninth Configuration as Col. Hudson Kane
- 1978 · Up in Smoke as Sergeant Stedenko
- 1978 · Slave of the Cannibal God as Professor Edward Foster
- 1978 · Gray Lady Down as Captain Bennett
- 1978 · The Biggest Battle as Maggiore Mannfred Roland
- 1977 · The Duellists as Narrator (voice)
- 1976 · Street People as Charlie Hanson
- 1975 · Caribe as Lt. Ben Logan
- 1974 · Watched! as Mike Mandell / Sonny
- 1972 · The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Bad Bob
- 1972 · Fat City as Tully
- Future · suppose as Death
- 2017 · Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City' as Self
- 2015 · Father Rupert Mayer as Colonel von Bayern
- 2013 · The Great Chameleon as Max
- 2012 · Cellmates as Warden Merville
- 2009 · The Assistants as Harlin W. Keyes
- 2009 · The Assistants as Jasper / The Garbage Man
- 2008 · The Last Full Measure as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Washington the Warrior as
- 2004 · Galaxy Hunter as 3V3
- 2003 · How Do You Change Your Parents? as Richard Hendersen
- 2003 · Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Birds of Passage as Captain Savienko
- 2001 · Majestic White Horses as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Mercy Streets as Tom
- 2000 · Savage Planet: Deadly Skies as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Volcano: Nature's Inferno as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · The Sea Wolf as Wolf Larsen
- 1995 · The Orphan Trains as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Trust in Me as The Reverend
- 1995 · Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill as Narrator
- 1994 · Against Their Will as Jack Devlin
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Harrison Shelgrove
- 1993 · National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · The Secret World Of Bats as Host
- 1989 · The Forgotten as Adam Roth
- 1986 · Intimate Strangers as Dr. Jeff Bierston
- 1982 · Wait Until Dark as Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
- 1980 · The Search for Solutions as Narrator
- 1980 · Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger as Judge Murdock
- 1974 · Antigone as Chorus
- 1968 · The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Blount