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