James Keach
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Biography
James Keach is an American actor, director and producer who has been active in Hollywood since the early 1970s. He is widely recognized for his work on the classic western film The Long Riders (1980) and for his award-winning documentaries. He is the son of actor Stacy Keach and the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach, Jr.
Known For
Filmography
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
2026
as Self
Turning Point
2018
as narrator
Perfectly Prudence
2011
as Mister
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
as Self
Walk the Line
2005
as Warden
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000
as Dr. Huston
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998
as Jack Robinson
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Brent Currier
The Dance Goes On
1992
as James Smith
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Murder in High Places
1991
as Ronald Levering
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
The Experts
1989
as Yuri
Options
1989
as Ed Sloan
Evil Town
1987
as Christopher Fuller
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
Wildcats
1986
as Frank Needham
Moving Violations
1985
as Deputy Halik
Stand Alone
1985
as Detective Isgrow
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Gray Maturin
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Motorcycle Cop
Love Letters
1983
as Oliver Andrews
Wishman
1983
as Galen Reed
Till Death Do Us Part
1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
as Jeff Tompkins
The Long Riders
1980
as Jesse James
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
as Bondo
Smokey and the Hotwire Gang
1979
as Joshua
Hurricane
1979
as Sgt. Strang
Like Normal People
1979
as Robert Meyers, Jr.
Comes a Horseman
1978
as Emil Kroegh
FM
1978
as Lt. Reach
Nowhere to Run
1978
as McEnerney
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
as Parker
Kill Me If You Can
1977
as Officer #1
The Blue Hotel
1977
as Johnnie
Cannonball
1976
as Wolfe Messer
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976
as The Son
Death Play
1976
as James
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Quest
1976
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Slashed Dreams
1975
as Levon
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Jim McCoy
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975
as Man In Bar
Dr. Shagetz
1975
as Christopher Fuller
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
1975
as Dean 'Skip' Crowe
Joe Forrester
1975
Police Woman
1974
The Manhunter
1974
The Deadly Visitor
1973
as Virgil
Kojak
1973
as Ted Strong
The Rookies
1972
Kung Fu
1972
as Abe Jones
Cannon
1971
Ironside
1967