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Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Actor·b. 1941·Savannah, Georgia, USA

19 horror credits

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).

Actor19 films

Cell

Cell

Charles Ardai

2016
Ooga Booga

Ooga Booga

Judge

2013 2.0
The Portal

The Portal

Professor Haffler

2010
Death Row

Death Row

John Elias

2006
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America

Collin Reed

2006
Man with the Screaming Brain

Man with the Screaming Brain

Dr. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov

2005
The Hollow

The Hollow

Claus Van Ripper

2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Self

2004
Fear Runs Silent

Fear Runs Silent

Mr. Hill

2000
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Dr. Michaels

1999
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Malloy

1996 3.5
Body Bags

Body Bags

Richard

1993 4.0
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
Class of 1999

Class of 1999

Dr. Bob Forrest

1990 2.5
Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.

1982
Roadgames

Roadgames

Patrick 'Pat' Quid

1981
The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

Col. Hudson Kane

1980
Slave of the Cannibal God

Slave of the Cannibal God

Professor Edward Foster

1978
All the Kind Strangers

All the Kind Strangers

James "Jimmy" Wheeler

1974