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James Keach

Acting

Born December 7, 1947 · 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.

Filmography38 titles

Turning Point

2018as narrator

Kung Fu

1972as Abe Jones

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

2014Director, Producer

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Brent Currier

Walk the Line

2005as Warden

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Young Riders

1989Director

JAG

1995Director

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975as Man In Bar

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Kojak

1973as Ted Strong

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983as Motorcycle Cop

David Crosby: Remember My Name

2019Executive Producer

Murder in the Mirror

2000Director, Executive Producer

The Rookies

1972

Ironside

1967

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

2000as Dr. Huston

The District

2000Director

The Long Riders

1980as Jesse James

The Razor's Edge

1984as Gray Maturin

Police Woman

1974

Wildcats

1986as Frank Needham

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

1995Director

Comes a Horseman

1978as Emil Kroegh

Blind Dating

2006Director, Producer

A Memory in My Heart

1999Executive Producer

Brothers Under Fire

2026Producer

A Marriage of Convenience

1998Director, Executive Producer

Armed and Dangerous

1986Producer

Love Letters

1983as Oliver Andrews

Cannonball!

1976as Wolfe Messer

Stand Alone

1985as Detective Isgrow

The Experts

1989as Yuri

Camouflage

2001Director

Good Cops, Bad Cops

1990

Slashed Dreams

1975as Levon

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul

2026as Self

Linda and the Mockingbirds

2020Director, Producer