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.
180 movies · 71 shows
The Way Things Seem to Be
2026·2.0
Jay Kelly
2025·6.2
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025·5.0
Buckle Up
2023·2.0
American Greed: James McGill
2022·0.0
Titus Family | Homecoming
2020·0.0
Survival Skills
2020·5.3
Valerie
2019·3.0
Gotti
2018·5.3
Periphery
2018·0.0
Tokyo Trial
2017·0.0
Habit & Armour
2017·7.0
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'
2017·0.0
Girlfriend's Day
2017·5.0
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
2016·0.0
Cell
2016·4.7
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016·4.0
Gold
2016·6.6
Truth
2015·6.5
Father Rupert Mayer
2015·7.0
Sam
2015·5.3
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015·7.0
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014·6.1
If I Stay
2014·7.3
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014·6.4
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014·6.2
Meir's Festival
2013·0.0
Nebraska
2013·7.5
Planes
2013·5.9
The Great Chameleon
2013·0.0
Ooga Booga
2013·3.1
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012·6.0
The Bourne Legacy
2012·6.3
Cellmates
2012·6.0
Storm War
2011·5.4
Jerusalem Countdown
2011·4.5
Air Mater
2011·6.1
Miller's Tale
2011·7.1
Machete
2010·6.3
The Aristofrogs
2010·0.0
The Portal
2010·4.4
Chicago Overcoat
2009·5.3
Imbued
2009·0.0
The Assistants
2009·5.5
The Boxer
2009·4.7
The Nanny Express
2009·5.9
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008·7.0
W.
2008·6.1
Not Quite Hollywood
2008·6.8
Ring of Death
2008·4.8
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008·2.0
Lone Rider
2008·4.0
The Last Full Measure
2008·0.0
Honeydripper
2007·5.9
The Pixar Story
2007·7.5
Death Row
2006·3.7
Washington the Warrior
2006·0.0
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
2006·5.9
The Switch
2006·0.0
Come Early Morning
2006·5.5
Desolation Canyon
2006·6.1
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006·4.4
Keep Your Distance
2005·4.3
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005·5.1
Caught in the Headlights
2005·3.9
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004·7.1
The Hollow
2004·5.1
Galaxy Hunter
2004·3.8
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004·5.5
Miracle Dogs
2003·6.1
How Do You Change Your Parents?
2003·6.0
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'
2003·9.0
Frozen Impact
2003·6.1
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
2003·2.5
Operation Balikatan
2003·5.8
The Santa Trap
2002·6.0
The Real Death Star
2002·7.0
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001·4.5
Birds of Passage
2001·8.0
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001·0.0
Sunstorm
2001·3.9
Majestic White Horses
2001·7.0
Tesla: Master of Lightning
2000·7.6
Mercy Streets
2000·5.3
Militia
2000·4.4
Savage Planet: Deadly Skies
2000·0.0
Icebreaker
2000·3.5
Alien Technology
2000·10.0
Fear Runs Silent
2000·4.8
The Courage to Love
2000·6.8
Unshackled
2000·7.0
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
1999·4.6
Dolphins: The Wild Side
1999·7.0
Olympic Glory
1999·5.8
Sea Devils
1998·0.0
American History X
1998·8.3
Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid
1998·8.0
Amanda & the Alien
1998·4.5
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
1998·6.0
Future Fear
1997·3.6
Murder in My Mind
1997·4.3
Legend of the Lost Tomb
1997·5.1
The Sea Wolf
1997·5.7
Volcano: Nature's Inferno
1997·10.0
Prey of the Jaguar
1996·5.7
Escape from L.A.
1996·5.9
The Pathfinder
1996·5.4
Titanic's Lost Sister
1996·8.5
The Orphan Trains
1995·0.0
Young Ivanhoe
1995·8.0
Texas
1995·5.0
Trust in Me
1995·9.5
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill
1995·0.0
Against Their Will
1994·5.8
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994·8.0
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
1994·3.7
Raw Justice
1994·5.3
Reflections on Elephants
1994·8.5
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993·7.5
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993·6.5
Sunset Grill
1993·4.3
Body Bags
1993·6.2
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
1993·9.0
Irresistible Force
1993·5.4
Rio Diablo
1993·5.0
Working with Orson Welles
1993·5.8
Lincoln
1992·7.3
Revenge on the Highway
1992·4.2
Lincoln and the War Within
1992·8.0
The Secret World Of Bats
1992·0.0
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991·6.4
Milena
1991·4.3
Lindbergh
1990·7.0
False Identity
1990·5.7
Night of 100 Stars III
1990·4.0
Class of 1999
1990·6.1
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989·5.2
The Forgotten
1989·5.8
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986·6.3
Intimate Strangers
1986·9.0
More Than Murder
1984·4.9
Murder Me, Murder You
1983·7.3
That Championship Season
1982·5.3
Wait Until Dark
1982·6.0
Butterfly
1982·4.9
Nice Dreams
1981·5.9
Roadgames
1981·6.5
The Long Riders
1980·6.7
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
1980·9.0
The Ninth Configuration
1980·6.4
Diary of a Young Comic
1979·7.0
Two Solitudes
1978·9.0
Up in Smoke
1978·6.6
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978·5.2
Gray Lady Down
1978·6.5
The Biggest Battle
1978·4.7
The Duellists
1977·7.3
The Squeeze
1977·5.5
The Killer Inside Me
1976·4.6
Street People
1976·5.0
Dynasty
1976·6.8
Conduct Unbecoming
1975·5.9
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975·7.5
One By One
1975·5.7
Hamburger Hamlet
1975·10.0
All the Kind Strangers
1974·6.0
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
1974·0.0
Watched!
1974·9.0
The Dion Brothers
1974·5.5
Antigone
1974·0.0
Luther
1974·6.0
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972·6.5
The New Centurions
1972·6.6
Fat City
1972·7.1
Particular Men
1972·8.0
Brewster McCloud
1971·6.3
Doc
1971·6.1
The Traveling Executioner
1970·5.9
End of the Road
1970·5.1
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968·7.5