Stacy Keach
Known for
A distinguished American actor of stage and screen with a career spanning six decades. Classically trained, he brought gravitas to films such as 'American History X' (1998) and 'The Bourne Legacy' (2012), and earned wide recognition as the title private eye in a long-running television detective series. His commanding voice and craggy authority have made him a natural for patriarchs, lawmen and hard-edged figures. Stacy Keach is a genuinely respected American actor, a versatile veteran equally at home in Shakespeare, film noir, blockbusters and prestige television.
Stacy Keach
95 Movies
46 Series
A distinguished American actor of stage and screen with a career spanning six decades. Classically trained, he brought gravitas to films such as 'American History X' (1998) and 'The Bourne Legacy' (2012), and earned wide recognition as the title private eye in a long-running television detective series. His commanding voice and craggy authority have made him a natural for patriarchs, lawmen and hard-edged figures. Stacy Keach is a genuinely respected American actor, a versatile veteran equally at home in Shakespeare, film noir, blockbusters and prestige television.
Movies
Plays Cameron
American History X
1998
Plays Wallenquist
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Plays Turso
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Plays Skipper (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Plays Skipper (voice)
Planes
2013
Plays Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993
Plays Jay's Dad
Jay Kelly
2025
Plays Malloy
Escape from L.A.
1996
Plays Doc Franklin
Machete
2010
Plays Gramps
If I Stay
2014
Plays Clive Coleman
Gold
2016
Plays Charles Ardai
Cell
2016
Plays Skipper (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
Plays Sergeant Stedenko
Up in Smoke
1978
Plays Ed Pegram
Nebraska
2013
Plays Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
Truth
2015
Writer
Plays Frank James
The Long Riders
1980
Plays Skipper (voice)
Air Mater
2011
Plays Dr. Bob Forrest
Class of 1999
1990
Plays Rev. Earle Hudd
W.
2008
Plays Neil Dellacroce
Gotti
2018
Plays Professor Edward Foster
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978
Plays Col. Hudson Kane
The Ninth Configuration
1980
Plays Jess Tyler
Butterfly
1982
Plays Sergeant Stedenko
Nice Dreams
1981
Plays Gov. Lancaster
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
Plays Maggiore Mannfred Roland
The Biggest Battle
1978
Plays Bad Bob
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Plays Charlie Hanson
Street People
1976
Plays Tully
Fat City
1972
Plays Captain Bennett
Gray Lady Down
1978
Plays Dr. Michaels
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
1999
Plays Roy Fehle
The New Centurions
1972
Plays Abraham Wright
Brewster McCloud
1971
Plays Doc Holliday
Doc
1971
Plays Gen. John Parker
Sunstorm
2001
Plays The Shopkeeper
Sam
2015
Plays Patrick 'Pat' Quid
Roadgames
1981
Plays George Armstrong Montgomery
Militia
2000
Plays Gundy
Girlfriend's Day
2017
Plays Owen Allen
Come Early Morning
2006
Plays Sheriff Pugh
Honeydripper
2007
Plays James Daley
That Championship Season
1982
Plays Dr. Ivanov
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005
Plays Jacob Horner
End of the Road
1970
Plays Marcus
Storm War
2011
Plays John Elias
Death Row
2006
Plays Skipper
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
Plays Wynorski
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
1994
Plays Blount
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
TV Shows
Plays Self - Narrator (voice)
American Greed
2007
Plays Ken Titus
Titus
2000
Plays Joe Burns
Man with a Plan
2016
Plays Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1984
Plays Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
Plays Bud O'Rourke
Full Circle
2013
Plays Warden Henry Pope
Prison Break
2005
Plays Pops
Lights Out
2011
Plays Bob Moore
Crowded
2016
Plays Julien Mistral
Mistral's Daughter
1984
Plays Archbishop Kevin Kearns
Blue Bloods
2010
Plays Robert Vesco
The Blacklist
2013
Plays Cassius Pride
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Plays Colonel Edward Corishant
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
1991
Plays Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
Plays Tom
Two and a Half Men
2003
Plays Barabbas
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Plays Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
1988
Plays Narrator (voice)
Tokyo Trial
2016
Plays Jonas Steele
The Blue and the Gray
1982
Plays Self - Reader
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
Plays Lee Thompson
Sean Saves the World
2013
Plays Mike Gates
ER
1994
Plays Sheriff Crowe
Meteor
2009
Plays Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky
Princess Daisy
1983
Plays Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
Blackbeard
2006
Plays Maj. Ball
A Rumor of War
1980
Plays Alex Chase
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Plays Frohm Thoroughgood
1600 Penn
2012
Plays Edward van Zandt
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
2011
Latest Trailers
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The Way Things Seem to Be
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Jay Kelly
Jay's Dad
2025
Film
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Will Sokolowski
2025
Film
Buckle Up
Ronnie Straight
2023
Film
American Greed: James McGill
Narrator(voice)
2022
Film
Survival Skills
The Narrator
2020
Film
Kidding
Stacy Keach · 1 episode
2018–
TV
Gotti
Neil Dellacroce
2018
Film
Periphery
Noah Cross
2018
Film
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
2017
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Stacy Keach and where are they from?
Stacy Keach is 85 years old, born on June 2, 1941 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Stacy Keach?
Stacy Keach is best known for roles in American History X, The Bourne Legacy, If I Stay.
How many movies has Stacy Keach been in?
Over a 58-year career (since 1968), Stacy Keach has appeared in 90 movies and 43 TV shows.
What was Stacy Keach's first movie?
The career of Stacy Keach began with The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968).
What is Stacy Keach's most recent movie or series?
Stacy Keach's most recent release is The Way Things Seem to Be, which premiered on March 29, 2026.
What TV shows has Stacy Keach appeared in?
On television, Stacy Keach has appeared in The Simpsons, Prison Break, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Stacy Keach
1941-06-02 · Savannah, 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.