Highest rated as cast or director
Nebraska
2013
Titus
2000 · 3 Seasons
Roadgames
1981
The Long Riders
1980
Man with a Plan
2016 · 4 Seasons
Stacy Keach's 6 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 67, led by Roadgames (72) and The Long Riders (71), against 60 for those from the 2010s.
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.
Acted in 188
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
Buckle Up
Ronnie Straight
- 2020
Survival Skills
The Narrator
2010s
- 2018
Periphery
Noah Cross
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Father Rupert Mayer
Colonel von Bayern
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
- 2014
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Skipper
- 2013
Sean Saves the World
Lee Thompson · 3 episodes
- 2012
Malibu Country
Brad · 1 episode
- 2011
Lights Out
Pops · 13 episodes
- 2010
The Portal
Professor Haffler
2000s
- 2009
Imbued
Donatello
The Boxer
Joe
The Nanny Express
Reverend MacGregor
- 2008
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Skipper (voice)
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Merlyn
- 2007
Honeydripper
Sheriff Pugh
- 2006
Death Row
John Elias
Galapagos
Bishop of Panama (voice) · 1 episode
Washington the Warrior
Movie
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
Collin Reed
The Switch
Movie
Desolation Canyon
Samuel Kendrick
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Jack O`Callahan
- 2005
Keep Your Distance
Brooks Voight
Caught in the Headlights
Mr. Jones
- 2004
Galaxy Hunter
3V3
- 2003
How Do You Change Your Parents?
Richard Hendersen
Operation Balikatan
General Thurmond
- 2002
Girls Club
TV
- 2001
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Bart Pointdexter
Birds of Passage
Captain Savienko
- 2000
Tesla: Master of Lightning
Nikola Tesla (Voice)
Militia
George Armstrong Montgomery
Icebreaker
Bill Foster
Unshackled
Warden Kelso
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Sea Devils
Captain Savienko
Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book
TV
- 1997
Future Fear
General Wallace
Murder in My Mind
Cargill
Legend of the Lost Tomb
Dr. William Bent
The Sea Wolf
Wolf Larsen
- 1996
Prey of the Jaguar
The Commander
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
The Pathfinder
Compte du Leon
- 1995
Trust in Me
The Reverend
- 1994
Against Their Will
Jack Devlin
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
Wynorski
- 1993
Sunset Grill
Harrison Shelgrove
Irresistible Force
Harris Stone
- 1992
Revenge on the Highway
Claude Sams
Lincoln and the War Within
Movie
- 1991
Milena
Jesenski
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
Colonel Edward Corishant · 5 episodes
- 1990
False Identity
Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
1980s
- 1989
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Mike Hammer
- 1988
Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway · 4 episodes
- 1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
Intimate Strangers
Dr. Jeff Bierston
- 1984
Mistral's Daughter
Julien Mistral · 8 episodes
More Than Murder
Mike Hammer
- 1983
Princess Daisy
Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky · 2 episodes
Murder Me, Murder You
Mike Hammer
- 1982
That Championship Season
James Daley
The Blue and the Gray
Jonas Steele · 3 episodes
Wait Until Dark
Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
- 1981
- 1980
A Rumor of War
Maj. Ball · 2 episodes
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
Judge Murdock
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Two Solitudes
Huntley McQueen
Gray Lady Down
Captain Bennett
- 1977
The Squeeze
Jim Naboth
- 1976
The Killer Inside Me
Lou Ford
Dynasty
Matt Blackwood
- 1975
Conduct Unbecoming
Captain Archer
- 1974
Watched!
Mike Mandell / Sonny
The Dion Brothers
Calvin
Antigone
Chorus
Luther
Martin Luther
- 1972
The New Centurions
Roy Fehle
Fat City
Tully
Particular Men
William Benjamin
- 1971
Brewster McCloud
Abraham Wright
- 1970
The Traveling Executioner
Jonas Candide
End of the Road
Jacob Horner
1960s
- 1968
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Blount
1950s
- 1954
No release date
suppose
Death
Mysterious Places
Series Host · 4 episodes
Directed 2
1970s
- 1976
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Director
- 1973
Incident at Vichy
Director
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1980
Produced 1
1980s
- 1980
Appearances52
2020s
- 2026
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
- 2022
American Greed: James McGill
Narrator (voice)
2010s
- 2019
Valerie
Self
- 2017
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
Habit & Armour
Narrator (voice)
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'
Self
- 2016
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
- 2012
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
- 2011
Miller's Tale
Self
2000s
- 2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
The Last Full Measure
Narrator (voice)
- 2007
- 2006
Warplane
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes
- 2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
- 2003
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'
Self
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
Narrator (voice)
- 2002
The Real Death Star
Narrator (voice)
- 2001
Warship: Innovations that Changed the World
Host · 4 episodes
- 2000
Alien Technology
Host
1990s
- 1999
World's Most Amazing Videos
Self - Narrator (voice) · 26 episodes
Dolphins: The Wild Side
Narrator (voice)
Olympic Glory: Nagano 1998
Narrator (voice)
- 1998
Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid
Narrator (voice)
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
Self
- 1997
Volcano: Nature's Inferno
Narrator (voice)
- 1996
Titanic's Lost Sister
Narrator (voice) - US Version
The Guillotine
Narrator (Voice)
- 1995
The Orphan Trains
Narrator (voice)
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill
Narrator
- 1994
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
Reflections on Elephants
Narrator
- 1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Self
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
Self - Narrator (voice)
Working with Orson Welles
Himself
- 1992
The Secret World Of Bats
Host
- 1990
Lindbergh
Self - Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1988
- 1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader · 3 episodes
- 1980
The Search for Solutions
Narrator · 9 episodes
1970s
- 1977
- 1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Narrator (voice)
- 1974
1960s
- 1961
