Stacy Keach
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.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Prison Break

Blue Bloods

Two and a Half Men
All Movies (182)
- The Way Things Seem to Be2026 · as Self
- Jay Kelly2025 · as Jay's Dad
- Lost & Found in Cleveland2025 · as Will Sokolowski
- Buckle Up2023 · as Ronnie Straight
- American Greed: James McGill2022 · as Narrator(voice)
- Titus Family | Homecoming2020 · as Ken Titus
- Survival Skills2020 · as The Narrator
- Valerie2019 · as Self
- Gotti2018 · as Neil Dellacroce
- Periphery2018 · as Noah Cross
- Tokyo Trial2017 · as Narrator
- Habit & Armour2017 · as Narrator (voice)
- Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'2017 · as Self
- Girlfriend's Day2017 · as Gundy
- Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’2016 · as Self
- Cell2016 · as Charles Ardai
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows2016 · as Self
- Gold2016 · as Clive Coleman
- Truth2015 · as Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
- Father Rupert Mayer2015 · as Colonel von Bayern
- Sam2015 · as The Shopkeeper
- Fifty Shades of Erotica2015 · as (archive footage)
- Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular2014 · as Skipper
- If I Stay2014 · as Gramps
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For2014 · as Wallenquist
- Planes: Fire & Rescue2014 · as Skipper (voice)
- Meir's Festival2013 · as Self
- Nebraska2013 · as Ed Pegram
- Planes2013 · as Skipper (voice)
- The Great Chameleon2013 · as Max
- Ooga Booga2013 · as Judge
- An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road2012 · as Self
- The Bourne Legacy2012 · as Turso
- Cellmates2012 · as Warden Merville
- Storm War2011 · as Marcus
- Jerusalem Countdown2011 · as Jackson
- Air Mater2011 · as Skipper (voice)
- Miller's Tale2011 · as Self
- Machete2010 · as Doc Franklin
- The Aristofrogs2010
- The Portal2010 · as Professor Haffler
- Chicago Overcoat2009 · as Ray Berkowski
- Imbued2009 · as Donatello
- The Assistants2009 · as Jasper / The Garbage Man
- The Assistants2009 · as Harlin W. Keyes
- The Boxer2009 · as Joe
- The Nanny Express2009 · as Reverend MacGregor
- Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales2008 · as Skipper (voice)
- W.2008 · as Rev. Earle Hudd
- Not Quite Hollywood2008 · as Self
- Ring of Death2008 · as Warden Carl Golan
- Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center2008 · as Merlyn
- Lone Rider2008 · as Robert Hattaway
- The Last Full Measure2008 · as Narrator (voice)
- Honeydripper2007 · as Sheriff Pugh
- The Pixar Story2007 · as Narrator (voice)
- Death Row2006 · as John Elias
- Washington the Warrior2006
- Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America2006 · as Collin Reed
- The Switch2006
- Come Early Morning2006 · as Owen Allen
- Desolation Canyon2006 · as Samuel Kendrick
- Jesus, Mary and Joey2006 · as Jack O`Callahan
- Keep Your Distance2005 · as Brooks Voight
- Man with the Screaming Brain2005 · as Dr. Ivanov
- Caught in the Headlights2005 · as Mr. Jones
- El padrino: The Latin Godfather2004 · as Gov. Lancaster
- The Hollow2004 · as Claus Van Ripper
- Galaxy Hunter2004 · as 3V3
- John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies2004 · as Self
- Miracle Dogs2003 · as C.W. Aldrich
- How Do You Change Your Parents?2003 · as Richard Hendersen
- Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'2003 · as Self
- Frozen Impact2003 · as Pete Crane
- Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science2003 · as Narrator (voice)
- Operation Balikatan2003 · as General Thurmond
- The Santa Trap2002 · as Max the Biker
- The Real Death Star2002 · as Narrator (voice)
- Lightning: Fire from the Sky2001 · as Bart Pointdexter
- Birds of Passage2001 · as Captain Savienko
- The Face: Jesus in Art2001 · as Narrator (voice)
- Sunstorm2001 · as Gen. John Parker
- Majestic White Horses2001 · as Narrator (voice)
- Tesla: Master of Lightning2000 · as Nikola Tesla (Voice)
- Mercy Streets2000 · as Tom
- Militia2000 · as George Armstrong Montgomery
- Savage Planet: Deadly Skies2000 · as Narrator (voice)
- Icebreaker2000 · as Bill Foster
- Alien Technology2000 · as Host
- Fear Runs Silent2000 · as Mr. Hill
- The Courage to Love2000 · as Jean-Baptiste Delille
- Unshackled2000 · as Warden Kelso
- Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return1999 · as Dr. Michaels
- Dolphins: The Wild Side1999 · as Narrator (voice)
- Olympic Glory1999 · as Narrator (voice)
- Sea Devils1998 · as Captain Savienko
- American History X1998 · as Cameron
- Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid1998 · as Narrator (voice)
- Amanda & the Alien1998 · as Emmitt Mallory
- Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane1998 · as Self
- Future Fear1997 · as General Wallace
- Murder in My Mind1997 · as Cargill
- Legend of the Lost Tomb1997 · as Dr. William Bent
- The Sea Wolf1997 · as Wolf Larsen
- Volcano: Nature's Inferno1997 · as Narrator (voice)
- Prey of the Jaguar1996 · as The Commander
- Escape from L.A.1996 · as Malloy
- The Pathfinder1996 · as Compte du Leon
- Titanic's Lost Sister1996 · as Narrator (voice) - US Version
- The Orphan Trains1995 · as Narrator (voice)
- Young Ivanhoe1995 · as Pembrooke
- Texas1995 · as Sam Houston
- Trust in Me1995 · as The Reverend
- Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill1995 · as Narrator
- Against Their Will1994 · as Jack Devlin
- The Secret of the Wild Child1994 · as Self
- New Crime City: Los Angeles 20201994 · as Wynorski
- Raw Justice1994 · as Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
- Reflections on Elephants1994 · as Narrator
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm1993 · as Phantasm / Carl Beaumont (voice)
- Warren Oates: Across the Border1993 · as Self
- Sunset Grill1993 · as Harrison Shelgrove
- Body Bags1993 · as Richard
- National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal1993 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Irresistible Force1993 · as Harris Stone
- Rio Diablo1993 · as Kansas
- Working with Orson Welles1993 · as Himself
- Lincoln1992 · as George McClellan (voice)
- Revenge on the Highway1992 · as Claude Sams
- Lincoln and the War Within1992
- The Secret World Of Bats1992 · as Host
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis1991 · as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
- Milena1991 · as Jesenski
- Lindbergh1990 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- False Identity1990 · as Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
- Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
- Class of 19991990 · as Dr. Bob Forrest
- Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All1989 · as Mike Hammer
- The Forgotten1989 · as Adam Roth
- The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer1986 · as Mike Hammer
- Intimate Strangers1986 · as Dr. Jeff Bierston
- More Than Murder1984 · as Mike Hammer
- Murder Me, Murder You1983 · as Mike Hammer
- That Championship Season1982 · as James Daley
- Wait Until Dark1982 · as Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
- Butterfly1982 · as Jess Tyler
- Nice Dreams1981 · as Sergeant Stedenko
- Roadgames1981 · as Patrick 'Pat' Quid
- The Long Riders1980 · as Frank James
- Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger1980 · as Judge Murdock
- The Ninth Configuration1980 · as Col. Hudson Kane
- Diary of a Young Comic1979 · as Mr. Porzinski
- Two Solitudes1978 · as Huntley McQueen
- Up in Smoke1978 · as Sergeant Stedenko
- Slave of the Cannibal God1978 · as Professor Edward Foster
- Gray Lady Down1978 · as Captain Bennett
- The Biggest Battle1978 · as Maggiore Mannfred Roland
- The Duellists1977 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Squeeze1977 · as Jim Naboth
- The Killer Inside Me1976 · as Lou Ford
- Street People1976 · as Charlie Hanson
- Dynasty1976 · as Matt Blackwood
- Conduct Unbecoming1975 · as Captain Archer
- James Dean: The First American Teenager1975 · as Narrator (voice)
- One By One1975 · as Narrator
- Hamburger Hamlet1975
- All the Kind Strangers1974 · as James "Jimmy" Wheeler
- The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)1974 · as Narrator
- Watched!1974 · as Mike Mandell / Sonny
- The Dion Brothers1974 · as Calvin
- Antigone1974 · as Chorus
- Luther1974 · as Martin Luther
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972 · as Bad Bob
- The New Centurions1972 · as Roy Fehle
- Fat City1972 · as Tully
- Particular Men1972
- Brewster McCloud1971 · as Abraham Wright
- Doc1971 · as Doc Holliday
- The Traveling Executioner1970 · as Jonas Candide
- End of the Road1970 · as Jacob Horner
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter1968 · as Blount
- suppose— · as Death
All TV Shows (80)
- Kidding2018 · as Stacy Keach
- Tokyo Trial2016 · as Narrator (voice)
- Man with a Plan2016 · as Joe Burns
- Crowded2016 · as Bob Moore
- NCIS: New Orleans2014 · as Cassius Pride
- Enlisted2014 · as Patrick
- Full Circle2013 · as Bud O'Rourke
- Sean Saves the World2013 · as Lee Thompson
- The Blacklist2013 · as Robert Vesco
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Jimmy Brogan
- 1600 Penn2012 · as Frohm Thoroughgood
- Malibu Country2012 · as Brad
- Anger Management2012 · as Ray
- The Exes2011 · as Bill Drake
- Hindenburg: The Last Flight2011 · as Edward van Zandt
- Lights Out2011 · as Pops
- Blue Bloods2010 · as Archbishop Kevin Kearns
- Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Alex Chase
- Meteor2009 · as Sheriff Crowe
- American Greed2007 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Warplane2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 30 Rock2006 · as Stacy Keach
- Galapagos2006 · as Bishop of Panama (voice)
- Blackbeard2006 · as Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
- Prison Break2005 · as Warden Henry Pope
- Totally Outrageous Behavior2004 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Two and a Half Men2003 · as Tom
- Girls Club2002
- Boomtown2002 · as Jack 'Mac' McNorris
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002 · as The Mayor (voice)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?2002 · as Harold Ling (voice)
- George Lopez2002 · as Blaine McNamara
- The Zeta Project2001
- Gary & Mike2001 · as (voice)
- Warship: Innovations that Changed the World2001 · as Host
- Titus2000 · as Ken Titus
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Orion Bauer
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
- World's Most Amazing Videos1999 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Batman Beyond1999 · as Vance (voice)
- Will & Grace1998 · as Wendell Schacter
- Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book1998
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye1997 · as Mike Hammer
- Die Gang1997 · as Jean-Marie Bosco
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Cord van Owen
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Ty Duncan
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Maury Hoover
- ER1994 · as Mike Gates
- Rugrats1991 · as Marvin Finster (voice)
- Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories1991 · as Narrator
- I Misteri Della Giungla Nera1991 · as Colonel Edward Corishant
- The Simpsons1989 · as Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)
- The Simpsons1989 · as Howard Duff (voice)
- The Simpsons1989 · as Howard K. Duff VIII / Don Bookner (voice)
- American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as (archive footage)
- Hemingway1988 · as Ernest Hemingway
- Mistral's Daughter1984 · as Julien Mistral
- Six Centuries of Verse1984 · as Self - Reader
- Mike Hammer1984 · as Mike Hammer
- Princess Daisy1983 · as Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky
- The Blue and the Gray1982 · as Jonas Steele
- A Rumor of War1980 · as Maj. Ball
- The Search for Solutions1980 · as Narrator
- Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as Barabbas
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Man in 'Cold As Ice' (uncredited)
- Caribe1975 · as Lt. Ben Logan
- NOVA1974
- NOVA1974 · as Narrator
- NOVA1974 · as Narrator (voice)
- Film '721971 · as Self
- Great Performances1971
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
- Lassie1954
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self
- Mysterious Places— · as Series Host