
James Keach
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1947-12-07 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
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
TV Shows (15)

Ironside
1967

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Brent Currier

Cannon
1971

Police Woman
1974

The Rookies
1972

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Kojak
1973
as Ted Strong

Switch
1975
as Dean 'Skip' Crowe
Vicki!
1992
as Self

The Manhunter
1974

Joe Forrester
1975

The Tony Randall Show
1976

The Quest
1976

Kung Fu
1972
as Abe Jones
Movies (42)

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Motorcycle Cop

Slashed Dreams
1975
as Levon

Walk the Line
2005
as Warden

Wildcats
1986
as Frank Needham

Cannonball
1976
as Wolfe Messer

Moving Violations
1985
as Deputy Halik

The Razor's Edge
1984
as Gray Maturin

Love Letters
1983
as Oliver Andrews

The Long Riders
1980
as Jesse James

Comes a Horseman
1978
as Emil Kroegh

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
2026
as Self

The Experts
1989
as Yuri
Death Play
1976
as James

Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990

FM
1978
as Lt. Reach

The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998
as Jack Robinson

Stand Alone
1985
as Detective Isgrow

Hurricane
1979
as Sgt. Strang

Murder in High Places
1991
as Ronald Levering

Till Death Do Us Part
1982

Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975
as Man In Bar

The Deadly Visitor
1973
as Virgil

The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Jim McCoy

Kill Me If You Can
1977
as Officer #1

Options
1989
as Ed Sloan

Evil Town
1987
as Christopher Fuller

Nowhere to Run
1978
as McEnerney

Turning Point
2018
as narrator

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
as Parker

Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976
as The Son
Like Normal People
1979
as Robert Meyers, Jr.

Perfectly Prudence
2011
as Mister

Dr. Shagetz
1975
as Christopher Fuller

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000
as Dr. Huston

Smokey and the Hotwire Gang
1979
as Joshua

Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
as Jeff Tompkins

The Blue Hotel
1977
as Johnnie

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
as Bondo
The Dance Goes On
1992
as James Smith

Wishman
1983
as Galen Reed

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
as Self
About James Keach
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. With 57 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, James Keach has appeared in 42 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Keach Movies
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — as Motorcycle Cop
- Slashed Dreams (1975) — as Levon
- Walk the Line (2005) — as Warden
- Wildcats (1986) — as Frank Needham
- Cannonball (1976) — as Wolfe Messer
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