Years active 1942 – 1997 Name Stacy Sr. | Role Actor | |
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Full Name Walter Stacy Keach Cause of death Congestive heart failure Occupation Film and television actor Spouse Mary Kain Keach (m. 1937–2003) Books The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas Movies and TV shows Pretty Woman, Armed and Dangerous, The Parallax View, Ultraman: The Adventur, Teen Wolf Similar People James Keach, Stacy Keach, Malgosia Tomassi, Katherine Flynn, Jill Donahue | ||
Children Stacy Keach, James Keach | ||
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Walter Stacy Keach Sr. (May 29, 1914 – February 13, 2003) was an American actor whose screen career spanned six decades.
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Biography
Keach was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was of English descent. His career ranged from 1942 to 1997, with more than seventy movie and television appearances. He and his wife, the former Mary Cain Peckham, were members of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1930s.
Keach appeared in a 1955 episode of The Lone Ranger. Keach also appeared as Sheriff Ben Mason in the 1957 episode "Last Chance" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, Colt .45. That same year, he was cast as Jed Hammer in the episode "Trail's End" of the ABC/WB western series, Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins. Keach was cast in 1957 and 1958 in five episodes of the NBC western series, The Californians.
Keach is probably best known for his role as Carlson in the NBC sitcom, Get Smart. In 1964 he appeared on Perry Mason in the role of Lt. Gibson in "The Case of the Frightened Fisherman" and in 1965 he appeared on Perry Mason in the role of the trial court judge in "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor." In 1961, he appeared as Dr. Walter in the very first episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Keach's lookalike son, Stacy Keach Jr., enjoys an acting career with far greater name recognition than his father's. The younger Keach is perhaps best known for starring in the title role of the Mike Hammer television series in the 1980s and 1990s. Another son, James Keach, an actor, director, and producer, was married to the actress Jane Seymour.
Keach died of congestive heart failure at the age of eighty-eight in Burbank, California.
Filmography
Actor
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) as
Judge Restivo
- A New Leaf: Part 2 (1998) - Judge Restivo (as Stacey Keach Sr.)
1996
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
Judge Webster
- The Dam (1997) - Judge Webster
- Right or Wrong (1996) - Judge Webster
- Malpractice (1996) - Judge Webster
1994
Cobb as
Jimmie Foxx
1992
Running Mates (TV Movie) as
Headwaiter
1991
The Pirates of Dark Water (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- The Dark Dweller (1991) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Little Leviathan (1991) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Collection (1991) - Additional Voices (voice)
- King Niddler (1991) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Panacea (1991) - (voice)
- The Beast and the Bell (1991) - (voice)
- A Drop of Darkness (1991) - (voice)
- Andorus (1991) - (voice)
1991
Fatal Friendship (TV Movie) as
Pop
1991
The Young Riders (TV Series) as
Quimby
- The Initiation (1991) - Quimby
1991
Matlock (TV Series) as
Judge Sam Carothers
- The Witness Killings: Part 2 (1991) - Judge Sam Carothers
- The Witness Killings (1991) - Judge Sam Carothers
1991
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (TV Movie) as
Charles McVay Sr.
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) as
Judge Stanley
- Judgements (1990) - Judge Stanley
1990
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series short) as
Additional Voices
- Pity the Poor Pirate (1990) - Additional Voices (voice)
1990
False Identity as
Irving Campbell
1990
Pretty Woman as
Senator Adams
1989
Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series) as
George Teller
- Heartbreak Hotel (1989) - George Teller
1989
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Owner #1
- Uneasy Allies (1989) - Owner #1
1986
Teen Wolf (TV Series) as
Grandpa
- Howlin' Cousins (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Scott and the Howlers (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Teen Wolf, Come Home (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Diary of a Mad Werewolf (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Down on the Farm (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Toot Toot, Tut Tut and All That Rot (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- It's No Picnic Being Teen Wolf (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Teen Wolf's Curse (1987) - Grandpa (voice)
- Teen Wolf Punks Out (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Under My Spell (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- The All-American Werewolf (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- The Curse of the Red Paw (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Leader of the Pack (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Wolf of My Dreams (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Wolf Pride (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Up a Family Tree (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- The Beast Within (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Shopworn Wolf (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- The Werewolf Buster (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Grandpa's in the Doghouse (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
- Teen Wolf's Family Secret (1986) - Grandpa (voice)
1987
Yogi's Treasure Hunt (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Snow White and the Seven Treasure Hunters (1987) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Huckle Hero (1987) - Additional Voices (voice)
1987
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (TV Movie) as
Walter Freeman (voice)
1986
Armed and Dangerous as
Judge
1986
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Herb Austin
- Hardcastle for Mayor (1986) - Herb Austin
1985
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Elderly Man (segment "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium")
- Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium (1985) - Elderly Man (segment "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium")
1981
Dallas (TV Series) as
Mr. Waldron
- Terms of Estrangement (1985) - Mr. Waldron
- End of the Road: Part 2 (1981)
1984
Hotel (TV Series) as
E.G. Whitfield
- Passages (1984) - E.G. Whitfield
1983
Lies as
Uncle Charles (as Stacey Keach Sr.)
1983
Beauty and the Beast (TV Movie) as
Merchant / Sailor / Male Voice (voice)
1983
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Father Sturm
- Remission (1983) - Father Sturm
1982
Superstition as
Rev. Henry Maier
1981
Mr. Merlin (TV Series) as
Dr. Hutton
- Take My Tonsils- Please! (1981) - Dr. Hutton
1981
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Hap Constable
- Hometown (1981) - Hap Constable
1981
Flamingo Road (TV Series) as
Senator Potter
- The Victim (1981) - Senator Potter
- The Arrangement (1981) - Senator Potter
- Trapped (1981) - Senator Potter
1981
Saturday the 14th as
Attorney
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Senior Officer
- Mark of the Saurian (1981) - Senior Officer
1981
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Tom Loomis
- The Dinner Party (1981) - Tom Loomis
1980
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
President C.C.
- Welcome to Paradise Palms (1980) - President C.C.
1980
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Charlie Flagg
- Chance of a Lifetime (1980) - Charlie Flagg
1980
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (TV Movie) as
Draft Board Chairman
1980
Thundarr the Barbarian (TV Series) as
Additional Voices (voice)
1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (TV Movie) as
Bar Drinker
1979
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Neil Atwell / M.V. Banning
- The Chain Gang/The Boss (1979) - Neil Atwell
- The Stripper/The Boxer (1979) - M.V. Banning
1979
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Tim Roark
- The Disciple (1979) - Tim Roark
1978
The Pirate (TV Movie) as
Man at Ball
1978
The Clone Master (TV Movie) as
Adm. Millus
1978
Little Mo (TV Movie) as
Chamber of Commerce President
1978
Big Wednesday as
Old Man
1978
Project U.F.O. (TV Series) as
Mr. Mathis
- Sighting 4007: The Forest City Incident (1978) - Mr. Mathis (as Stacey Keach Sr.)
1977
Ants! (TV Movie) as
Doc (as Stacey Keach Sr.)
1977
The November Plan (TV Movie) as
Jerry Seever
1977
Once an Eagle (TV Mini Series) as
Brigadier General
- Part 7 (1977) - Brigadier General
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Heyman / D.A. Pruett
- Don't Kill the Sparrows (1977) - Heyman
- The Left Hand of the Devil (1976) - D.A. Pruett
1976
Family (TV Series) as
Ross Wheeler
- The Cradle Will Fall (1976) - Ross Wheeler
1975
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Reverend / Sy Mosher
- Rattlers' Class of '63 (1976) - Reverend
- The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club (1975) - Sy Mosher
1976
Delvecchio (TV Series)
- Good Cop (1976) - (uncredited)
1976
High Velocity as
Carter
1976
Kingston: Confidential (TV Series) as
Dr. Eberly
- Kingston (1976) - Dr. Eberly
1976
City of Angels (TV Series) as
Jerry Seever
- The November Plan: Part 1 (1976) - Jerry Seever (uncredited)
1975
Kate McShane (TV Series)
- The Best Possible Defense (1975)
1973
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Mr. Barker / Tom Holmes
- Follow Up (1975) - Mr. Barker
- West Valley Division (1973) - Tom Holmes
1975
The Desperate Miles (TV Movie) as
Mr. Rhodes
1975
The Manhunter (TV Series) as
Calvin Young
- To Kill a Tiger (1975) - Calvin Young
1975
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Sheriff Whalen
- Image of Evil (1975) - Sheriff Whalen
1974
The Missiles of October (TV Movie) as
W.E. Knox - President, Westinghouse International
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Harry Ferguson / Mr. Clinton / Mr. Burns / ...
- The Last Rip-Off (1974) - Harry Ferguson
- No Charity for the MacAllisters (1974) - Mr. Clinton
- I'm Really Trying (1972) - Mr. Burns
- Don't Phase Me Out (1971) - Morton
- A Very Special Sailfish (1970) - Goodman
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
George
- A Question of Privacy (1974) - George
1974
Ironside (TV Series) as
Druggist
- Trial by Terror (1974) - Druggist
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
Mr. Sperry
- Hush Now, Don't You Die (1974) - Mr. Sperry
1971
Mannix (TV Series) as
Electrician / Grady / Father Frank Lawler / ...
- Portrait in Blues (1974) - Electrician
- Sing a Song of Murder (1973) - Grady
- Cry Silence (1972) - Father Frank Lawler
- The Glass Trap (1971) - Charles Colton
1974
Harry O (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- The Admiral's Lady (1974) - Security Guard
1974
The Parallax View as
Commission Spokesman #1
1974
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Bank Manager
- Selkirk's War (1974) - Bank Manager
1974
Hawkins (TV Series) as
Dr. Wyatt
- Murder in the Slave Trade (1974) - Dr. Wyatt
1973
Detroit 9000
1972
The Heist (TV Movie) as
Maxwell, the Toy Man
1970
Bonanza (TV Series) as
H.V.Prentiss / Farmer
- The Twenty-Sixth Grave (1972) - H.V.Prentiss
- The Weary Willies (1970) - Farmer (as Stacy Keach)
1971
Longstreet (TV Series) as
Warden Lewis
- The Girl with the Broom (1971) - Warden Lewis
1971
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Dr. Hinton
- Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) - Dr. Hinton
1971
Vanished (TV Mini Series) as
Gov. Wolcott
1968
He & She (TV Series) as
Jack Moss
- 45 Midgets from Broadway (1968) - Jack Moss
1967
Johnny Belinda (TV Movie) as
Dr. Grey
1966
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Carlson
- Appointment in Sahara (1967) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho (1967) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- The Girls from KAOS (1967) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- Perils in a Pet Shop (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- Island of the Darned (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- The Greatest Spy on Earth (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- Rub-A-Dub-Dub- Three Spies in a Sub (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- The Decoy (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- Casablanca (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
- A Spy for a Spy (1966) - Carlson (as Stacy Keach)
1964
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Judge / Lt. Gibson
- The Case of the Cheating Chancellor (1965) - Judge (as Stacy Keach)
- The Case of the Frightened Fisherman (1964) - Lt. Gibson (as Stacy Keach)
1964
Hamlet as
Marcellus / Player #1
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Coroner Cooke
- Call It a Lifetime (1963) - Coroner Cooke
1963
Island of Love as
Doctor (uncredited)
1962
Lassie (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Lassie's Good Deed (1962) - Doctor (as Stacy Keach)
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Maj. Hansen / General Phil Sheridan / Mr. Cowan
- The Traitor (1961) - Maj. Hansen (as Stacy Keach)
- The Danny Benedict Story (1959) - General Phil Sheridan (as Stacy Keach)
- The Monty Britton Story (1958) - Mr. Cowan (as Stacy Keach)
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Dr. Miller
- The Sick Boy and the Sitter (1961) - Dr. Miller (as Stacey Keach)
1956
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Sergeant O'Bannion / Brad Caldwell / Dutchman
- Lone Patrol (1961) - Sergeant O'Bannion (as Stacy Keach)
- Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) - Brad Caldwell (as Stacy Keach)
- The Long Winter (1956) - Dutchman (as Stacy Keach)
1961
Assignment: Underwater (TV Series) as
Captain Joe
- Ship Killer (1961) - Captain Joe (as Stacy Keach)
1957
Maverick (TV Series) as
Marshal / Marshal Deevers / Sheriff
- Family Pride (1961) - Marshal (as Stacy Keach)
- The Lass with the Poisonous Air (1959) - Marshal Deevers (as Stacey Keach)
- Ghost Rider (1957) - Sheriff (as Stacy Keach)
1960
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as
Policeman
- Hasta Luego (1960) - Policeman
1960
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Hartley
- Lost Gold (1960) - Hartley (as Stacy Keach)
1958
Bronco (TV Series) as
Barton / Saul Garnet
- Tangled Trail (1960) - Barton (as Stacy Keach)
- Four Guns and a Prayer (1958) - Saul Garnet (as Stacy Keach)
1960
The Deputy (TV Series) as
Vic Rufus
- The Return of Simon Fry (1960) - Vic Rufus (as Stacy Keach)
1960
The Texan (TV Series) as
Sheriff Bailey
- Thirty Hours to Kill (1960) - Sheriff Bailey (uncredited)
1957
Colt .45 (TV Series) as
Supertintendent Harlow / Sheriff Ben Mason
- A Legend of Buffalo Bill (1959) - Supertintendent Harlow (as Stacy Keach)
- Last Chance (1957) - Sheriff Ben Mason (as Stacy Keach)
1959
The FBI Story as
Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Lieut. Dan Giles
- Lovely Alibi (1959) - Lieut. Dan Giles (as Stacy Keach)
1957
The Californians (TV Series) as
Coleman / Bill Coleman
- The Long Night (1958) - Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
- Dishonor for Matt Wayne (1958) - Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
- Second Trial (1958) - Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
- Panic on Montgomery Street (1958) - Bill Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
- The Coward (1958) - Bill Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
- Truce of the Tree (1957) - Coleman (as Stacy Keach)
1958
Joy Ride as
Wechsler (as Stacy Keach)
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Masters
- Seventh Stranger (1958) - Masters (as Stacy Keach)
1958
How to Marry a Millionaire (TV Series) as
Mr. Norton
- The New Lease (1958) - Mr. Norton (as Stacy Keach)
1958
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Commander Paul Gray
- The Butchers of Kapsan (1958) - Commander Paul Gray (as Stacy Keach)
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Sgt. Les Wilkes / Det. Sgt. Les Wilkes
- The Killer (1957) - Det. Sgt. Les Wilkes (as Stacy Keach)
- The Fishing Trip (1957) - Sgt. Les Wilkes (as Stacy Keach)
- The Uninvited (1957) - Sgt. Les Wilkes (as Stacy Keach)
1957
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Jed Hammer
- Trail's End (1957) - Jed Hammer (as Stacy Keach)
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Stagecoach Passenger
- The Target (1957) - Stagecoach Passenger (as Stacy Keach)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Captain Bixby
- The Intruder (1957) - Captain Bixby (as Stacy Keach)
1957
The Big Land as
Rebel in Livery Stable (uncredited)
1953
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Warren Andrews / Samuel Pierre DuPont de Nemours
- The Man from St. Paul (1957) - (as Stacy Keach)
- Postmark: Danger (1955) - Warren Andrews (as Stacy Keach)
- Man on the Beat (1955)
- A Time to Grow (1953) - Samuel Pierre DuPont de Nemours (as Stacy Keach)
1956
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Sheriff Middleton
- Cry Wolf (1956) - Sheriff Middleton (as Stacy Keach)
1955
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Wesley Carter / Frank Crowell / Henry Stacy
- Showdown at Sand Creek (1955) - Wesley Carter (as Stacy Keach)
- Trigger Finger (1955) - Frank Crowell (as Stacy Keach)
- The Too-Perfect Signature (1955) - Henry Stacy (as Stacey Keach)
1955
Public Defender (TV Series) as
District Attorney
- Condemned (1955) - District Attorney
1950
The Du Pont Story as
Pierre S. du Pont
1943
Truck Busters as
Reporter (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way as
First Theatrical Agent in Montage (uncredited)
1942
Secret Enemies as
Agent on Train with Cigarettes (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1989
Pet Sematary (adr loop group)
1945
Sudan (dialogue director - as Stacy Keach)
1945
Frisco Sal (dialogue director)
1944
Hi, Beautiful (dialogue director - as Stacy Keach)
1944
Dead Man's Eyes (dialogue director - as Stacy Keach)
1944
Ghost Catchers (dialogue director - uncredited)
1944
The Scarlet Claw (dialogue director - as Stacey Keach)
1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (dialogue director - as Stacy Keach)
Director
1955
Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series)
Producer
1955
Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) (executive producer)
References
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