Stacy Keach

Actor

American Savannah, Georgia, USA Gemini

Quick Info

ProfessionActor
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth02/06/1941
Age85 years (died on 10, Nov, 2026)
BirthplaceSavannah, Georgia, USA
Date of Death10/11/2026
Zodiac SignGemini

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SummaryAmerican stage, film and television actor known for playing private investigator Mike Hammer and for his classical stage work, including Shakespeare roles. He died at 85 at his family home in Magdalenka, Poland, after a long illness involving heart failure.
Death LocationMagdalenka, Poland

Educational Qualification(s)

TrainingFulbright scholar at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Other EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley; Yale University

Personal Life

HealthDied after a prolonged battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure

Relationships & More

SpouseMalgosia Tomassi Keach

Family

FatherStacy Keach Sr., actor
SiblingsJames Keach
ChildrenKarolina Keach and Shannon Keach

Career

BreakthroughJohn Huston's Fat City (1972)
Notable Film Roles
  • Fat City
  • Roadgames
  • The Long Riders
  • Nebraska
  • Escape from L.A.
  • The New Centurions
  • Jay Kelly
Notable Television Roles
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
  • Titus
  • Prison Break
  • Blue Bloods
  • Man with a Plan
  • Lights Out
Stage
  • Broadway debut in Indians, Tony nomination for Best Actor
  • Pamplona at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago
  • King Lear at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago
Awards
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries for Hemingway (1989)
  • Emmy Award for Body Bags
  • Two Helen Hayes Awards for stage performances
  • Inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame (2015)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Stacy Keach Sr. was also an actor and is a different person from his son with the same name
2. He was honorary chair of the Cleft Palate Foundation for many years
3. Author Mickey Spillane insisted that Keach wear the character's fedora when playing Mike Hammer
4. He last appeared in the Netflix film Jay Kelly

Also born on 2 June

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