Cast & creator
Stacy Keach
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
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.
Also known as: Stacey Keach, Stacy Keach Jr., Walter Stacy Keach Jr.
186
film credits
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television credits
262
1944–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (266)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Orion Bauer
1999
The Simpsons
Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Howard Duff (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Howard K. Duff VIII / Don Bookner (voice)
1989
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Man in 'Cold As Ice' (uncredited)
1975
The Blacklist
Robert Vesco
2013
Two and a Half Men
Tom
2003
Blue Bloods
Archbishop Kevin Kearns
2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(archive footage)
1988
Prison Break
Warden Henry Pope
2005
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jimmy Brogan
2013
The Outer Limits
Cord van Owen
1995
ER
Mike Gates
1994
Great Performances
1971
NOVA
1974NOVA
Narrator
1974NOVA
Narrator (voice)
1974
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Rugrats
Marvin Finster (voice)
1991
30 Rock
Stacy Keach
2006
Will & Grace
Wendell Schacter
1998
Touched by an Angel
Ty Duncan
1994Touched by an Angel
Maury Hoover
1994
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
NCIS: New Orleans
Cassius Pride
2014
Lassie
1954
Hot in Cleveland
Alex Chase
2010
Anger Management
Ray
2012
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Batman Beyond
Vance (voice)
1999Film '72
Self
1971
Man with a Plan
Joe Burns
2016
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Mayor (voice)
2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Harold Ling (voice)
2002
The Exes
Bill Drake
2011
Kidding
Stacy Keach
2018
American History X
Cameron
1998
Titus
Ken Titus
2000
The Zeta Project
2001
The Bourne Legacy
Turso
2012
George Lopez
Blaine McNamara
2002
Boomtown
Jack 'Mac' McNorris
2002
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Wallenquist
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Skipper (voice)
2014
Jesus of Nazareth
Barabbas
1977
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer
1997
1600 Penn
Frohm Thoroughgood
2012
Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1984
Crowded
Bob Moore
2016
American Greed
Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
Gary & Mike
(voice)
2001
Enlisted
Patrick
2014
Planes
Skipper (voice)
2013
Escape from L.A.
Malloy
1996
Malibu Country
Brad
2012
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
1993
Jay Kelly
Jay's Dad
2025
Sean Saves the World
Lee Thompson
2013
If I Stay
Gramps
2014
Meteor
Sheriff Crowe
2009
Gold
Clive Coleman
2016
Machete
Doc Franklin
2010
World's Most Amazing Videos
Self - Narrator (voice)
1999
The Blue and the Gray
Jonas Steele
1982
Full Circle
Bud O'Rourke
2013
Lights Out
Pops
2011
Mistral's Daughter
Julien Mistral
1984
Blackbeard
Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
2006
Cell
Charles Ardai
2016
The Pixar Story
Narrator (voice)
2007
The Long Riders
Frank James
1980The Long Riders
Writer
1980The Long Riders
Executive Producer
1980
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Skipper (voice)
2008Die Gang
Jean-Marie Bosco
1997
Galapagos
Bishop of Panama (voice)
2006
Nebraska
Ed Pegram
2013
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
A Rumor of War
Maj. Ball
1980
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
1984
Girls Club
2002
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
Edward van Zandt
2011
Class of 1999
Dr. Bob Forrest
1990
Air Mater
Skipper (voice)
2011
The Duellists
Narrator (voice)
1977
Up in Smoke
Sergeant Stedenko
1978
Tokyo Trial
Narrator (voice)
2016
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Bad Bob
1972
Slave of the Cannibal God
Professor Edward Foster
1978
Princess Daisy
Count Alexander "Stash" Valensky
1983
Gotti
Neil Dellacroce
2018
Butterfly
Jess Tyler
1982
The Ninth Configuration
Col. Hudson Kane
1980
Street People
Charlie Hanson
1976
Gray Lady Down
Captain Bennett
1978
Truth
Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
2015
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Gov. Lancaster
2004
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
Dr. Michaels
1999
Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
1988
W.
Rev. Earle Hudd
2008
Body Bags
Richard
1993
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
Colonel Edward Corishant
1991Caribe
Lt. Ben Logan
1975
Sam
The Shopkeeper
2015
Fat City
Tully
1972
The New Centurions
Roy Fehle
1972
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
Girlfriend's Day
Gundy
2017
The Forgotten
Adam Roth
1989
Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book
1998
Texas
Sam Houston
1995
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Will Sokolowski
2025
Come Early Morning
Owen Allen
2006
Nice Dreams
Sergeant Stedenko
1981
Roadgames
Patrick 'Pat' Quid
1981
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
The Nanny Express
Reverend MacGregor
2009
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990Totally Outrageous Behavior
Self - Narrator (voice)
2004
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
2026
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Merlyn
2008
Raw Justice
Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
1994
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Capt. Charles Butler McVay
1991
Ooga Booga
Judge
2013
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1986
Olympic Glory: Nagano 1998
Narrator (voice)
1999
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
Collin Reed
2006
Sunstorm
Gen. John Parker
2001
End of the Road
Jacob Horner
1970
Murder Me, Murder You
Mike Hammer
1983
Militia
George Armstrong Montgomery
2000
Revenge on the Highway
Claude Sams
1992
Doc
Doc Holliday
1971
The Squeeze
Jim Naboth
1977
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
The Biggest Battle
Maggiore Mannfred Roland
1978
Two Solitudes
Huntley McQueen
1978
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Blount
1968
The Courage to Love
Jean-Baptiste Delille
2000
The Killer Inside Me
Lou Ford
1976
That Championship Season
James Daley
1982
Icebreaker
Bill Foster
2000
Particular Men
William Benjamin
1972
Jerusalem Countdown
Jackson
2011
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Narrator (voice)
1975
Prey of the Jaguar
The Commander
1996
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Bart Pointdexter
2001
Man with the Screaming Brain
Dr. Ivanov
2005
The Guillotine
Narrator (Voice)
1996
Caught in the Headlights
Mr. Jones
2005
All the Kind Strangers
James "Jimmy" Wheeler
1974
American Greed: James McGill
Narrator(voice)
2022
Miracle Dogs
C.W. Aldrich
2003
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Jack O`Callahan
2006
Conduct Unbecoming
Captain Archer
1975Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
Narrator
1991
Legend of the Lost Tomb
Dr. William Bent
1997
Brewster McCloud
Abraham Wright
1971
Desolation Canyon
Samuel Kendrick
2006
The Hollow
Claus Van Ripper
2004
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Mike Hammer
1989
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004
Storm War
Marcus
2011
Honeydripper
Sheriff Pugh
2007
Ring of Death
Warden Carl Golan
2008Hamburger Hamlet
Hamlet
1975
Rio Diablo
Kansas
1993
The Portal
Professor Haffler
2010
Frozen Impact
Pete Crane
2003
Warplane
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
The Pathfinder
Compte du Leon
1996
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
Self
1998
Mysterious Places
Series Host
The Search for Solutions
Narrator
1980
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
Dynasty
Matt Blackwood
1976
Murder in My Mind
Cargill
1997
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
Wynorski
1994
Lone Rider
Robert Hattaway
2008
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Skipper
2014
Milena
Jesenski
1991
Chicago Overcoat
Ray Berkowski
2009
Amanda & the Alien
Emmitt Mallory
1998
Death Row
John Elias
2006
Diary of a Young Comic
Mr. Porzinski
1979
Cellmates
Warden Merville
2012
Periphery
Noah Cross
2018
Working with Orson Welles
Himself
1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Self
1993
Lindbergh
Self - Narrator (voice)
1990
More Than Murder
Mike Hammer
1984
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
2012
Irresistible Force
Harris Stone
1993The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
2001
One By One
Narrator
1975
Tesla: Master of Lightning
Nikola Tesla (Voice)
2000
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
2017
Warship: Innovations that Changed the World
Host
2001
The Traveling Executioner
Jonas Candide
1970
Keep Your Distance
Brooks Voight
2005
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
Judge Murdock
1980
Sea Devils
Captain Savienko
1998
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
Self
2016
The Santa Trap
Max the Biker
2002
Fear Runs Silent
Mr. Hill
2000
Incident at Vichy
Director
1973
Sunset Grill
Harrison Shelgrove
1993
Survival Skills
The Narrator
2020
Watched!
Mike Mandell / Sonny
1974
Antigone
Chorus
1974
The Assistants
Harlin W. Keyes
2009The Assistants
Jasper / The Garbage Man
2009
Operation Balikatan
General Thurmond
2003
False Identity
Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
1990
The Switch
2006
Wait Until Dark
Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
1982
Buckle Up
Ronnie Straight
2023
Volcano: Nature's Inferno
Narrator (voice)
1997
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'
Self
2003
The Boxer
Joe
2009Lincoln
George McClellan (voice)
1992Titus Family | Homecoming
Ken Titus
2020
Miller's Tale
Self
2011
Birds of Passage
Captain Savienko
2001
Luther
Martin Luther
1974
Future Fear
General Wallace
1997
Mercy Streets
Tom
2000
Titanic's Lost Sister
Narrator (voice) - US Version
1996
The Dion Brothers
Calvin
1974
How Do You Change Your Parents?
Richard Hendersen
2003
Valerie
Self
2019Imbued
Donatello
2009
Against Their Will
Jack Devlin
1994
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
1994The Great Chameleon
Max
2013
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
Narrator
1974
Unshackled
Warden Kelso
2000
Young Ivanhoe
Pembrooke
1995
The Sea Wolf
Wolf Larsen
1997
Dolphins: The Wild Side
Narrator (voice)
1999Meir's Festival
Self
2013
Father Rupert Mayer
Colonel von Bayern
2015
The Real Death Star
Narrator (voice)
2002
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'
Self
2017
Habit & Armour
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Secret World Of Bats
Host
1992
Alien Technology
Host
2000
The Last Full Measure
Narrator (voice)
2008
suppose
Death
Trust in Me
The Reverend
1995Majestic White Horses
Narrator (voice)
2001
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
Narrator (voice)
2003
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
Self - Narrator (voice)
1993
Intimate Strangers
Dr. Jeff Bierston
1986
Reflections on Elephants
Narrator
1994
Galaxy Hunter
3V3
2004
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill
Narrator
1995Savage Planet: Deadly Skies
Narrator (voice)
2000
Washington the Warrior
2006
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Director
1976
Sea Monsters: Search for the Giant Squid
Narrator (voice)
1998
The Orphan Trains
Narrator (voice)
1995