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| Born | December 7, 1947 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1971–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Stacy Keach (brother) |
James Keach (born December 7, 1947 [1] ) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach and son of actor Stacy Keach Sr.
Keach was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Mary Cain ( née Peckham), an actress, and Walter Stacy Keach Sr., a drama coach, actor, writer, and producer. His brother, Stacy Keach, is an actor and narrator. Keach received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, a M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama, and is also a classically trained Shakespearean actor.
Best known as a producer and director, Keach has also acted, most famously portraying Jesse James in the 1980 film The Long Riders , a film which he co-wrote and produced. Johnny Cash was so taken by the film that he and June Carter became close friends with Keach and asked him to be involved in the development of Walk the Line , which Keach produced. [2] Keach also appeared in numerous supporting roles in films such as National Lampoon's Vacation with Chevy Chase, [3] The Razor's Edge opposite Bill Murray, and Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. He also played a leading role in the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations as Deputy Hank Halik.
He was the director of the 1993 TV series and 1999 film Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman which starred his wife, Jane Seymour, and other episodic television. Most recently he has directed and produced Waiting for Forever and Blind Dating . He directed a documentary, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me , about country music singer Glen Campbell and his battle with Alzheimer's disease, that was released in October 2014. [4] [5] He won a Grammy Award on March 14, 2021, as producer for the documentary Linda Ronstadt The Sound of My Voice.[ citation needed ]
In 2010, Keach received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[ citation needed ]
Keach was married to Holly Collins, sister of Judy Collins. Their marriage produced a son, Kalen Keach. Sometime after his marriage to Collins ended, he married Mimi Maynard. Their marriage lasted until 1993.[ citation needed ]
In 1993, Keach married actress Jane Seymour. The couple had twin boys, born November 30, 1995, John Stacy and Kristopher Steven, who were named after family friends Johnny Cash and Christopher Reeve, and James's brother, actor Stacy Keach. [6] In June 2007, both Keach and Seymour became patrons of Meningitis UK. [7] On April 12, 2013, it was announced that the couple separated. The divorce was finalized in December 2015. [8]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Slashed Dreams | 1975 | Levon | |
| The Noah | 1975 | (voice) | |
| Cannonball | 1976 | Wolfe Messer | |
| Death Play | 1976 | Steve | |
| FM | 1978 | Lt. Reach | |
| Comes a Horseman | 1978 | Emil Kroegh | |
| Hurricane | 1979 | Sgt. Strang | |
| Smokey and the Hotwire Gang | 1979 | Joshua | |
| The Long Riders | 1980 | Jesse James | |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | 1981 | The Lone Ranger / John Reid (voice) | |
| Love Letters | 1983 | Oliver / Anna's lover | |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983 | Motorcycle Cop | |
| The Razor's Edge | 1984 | Gray Maturin | |
| Moving Violations | 1985 | Deputy Halik | |
| Stand Alone | 1985 | Detective Isgrow | |
| Wildcats | 1986 | Frank | |
| Evil Town | 1987 | Christopher Fuller | |
| The Experts | 1989 | Yuri | |
| Options | 1989 | Ed Sloan | |
| The Dance Goes On | 1992 | James Smith | |
| The New Swiss Family Robinson | 1998 | Jack Robinson | |
| Walk the Line | 2005 | Warden | |
| Turning Point | 2017 | Narrator (voice) | Documentary film |
| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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| Sunburst | 1975 | No | No | Yes | |
| The Long Riders | 1980 | No | Executive | Yes | |
| Armed and Dangerous | 1986 | No | Yes | Story | |
| The Experts | 1989 | No | Yes | No | |
| False Identity | 1990 | Yes | Associate | No | |
| The Stars Fell on Henrietta | 1995 | Yes | No | No | |
| Camouflage | 2001 | Yes | No | No | |
| Walk the Line | 2005 | No | Yes | No | |
| Blind Dating | 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Waiting for Forever | 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Bereave | 2015 | No | Executive | No | |
| The Mix Up | 2017 | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| A Quest for Rainbows | TBA | Yes | No | No | |
| Tough as They Come | TBA | No | Yes | No |
| Title | Year | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease of the Wind | 2002 | Yes | No |
| Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me | 2014 | Yes | Yes |
| Turning Point | 2017 | Yes | Yes |
| Augie | 2018 | Yes | Yes |
| David Crosby: Remember My Name | 2019 | No | Executive |
| Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | 2019 | No | Yes |
| Steam Power | TBA | Yes | Yes |
| Horn Maker | TBA | No | Yes |
| Title | Year | Role |
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| Deadly Visitor | 1973 | Urknown |
| Miles to Go Before I Sleep | 1975 | Man in Bar |
| The Hatfields and the McCoys | 1975 | Jim McCoy |
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | 1976 | The Son |
| Kill Me If You Can | 1977 | Officer #1 |
| The Blue Hotel | 1977 | Johnnie |
| Nowhere to Run | 1978 | McEnerney |
| Lacy and the Mississippi Queen | 1978 | Parker |
| Like Normal People | 1979 | Robert Meyers Jr. |
| The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway | 1980 | Bondo |
| Big Bend Country | 1981 | Ian McGregor |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | 1982 | Jeff Tompkins |
| Till Death Do Us Part | 1982 | Robert Craig |
| Wishman | 1983 | Galen Reed |
| The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | 1987 | Father Vincent Godfrey Burns |
| Good Cops, Bad Cops | 1990 | Frank Moran |
| Murder in High Places | 1991 | Levering |
| Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | 2000 | Dr. Huston |
| Perfectly Prudence | 2011 | Mister |
| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Writer |
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| A Winner Never Quits | 1986 | No | Yes | No |
| The Forgotten | 1989 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sunstroke | 1992 | Yes | No | No |
| Praying Mantis | 1993 | Yes | Executive | No |
| A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | 1994 | Yes | Executive | No |
| The Absolute Truth | 1997 | Yes | Executive | No |
| A Marriage of Convenience | 1998 | Yes | Executive | No |
| A Memory in My Heart | 1999 | No | Executive | No |
| Murder in the Mirror | 2000 | Yes | Executive | No |
| Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | 2000 | Yes | Executive | No |
| Blackout | 2001 | Yes | Executive | No |
| Submerged | 2001 | Yes | No | No |
| Mom's on Strike | 2002 | Yes | No | No |
| Title | Year(s) | Role | Notes |
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| NET Playhouse | 1971 | Orville Wright | Episode: "The Wright Brothers" |
| Kung Fu | 1973 | Abe Jones | Episode: "The Assassin" |
| Kojak | 1973 | Ted Strong | Episode: "Girl in the River" |
| Ironside | 1974 | Walter Portman | Episode: "The Taste of Ashes" |
| The Rookies | 1974 | Stoney Putnam | Episode: "Legacy of Death" |
| Movin' On | 1974 | Ron | Episode: "The Trick Is to Stay Alive" |
| Cannon | 1974–76 | Johnny Cabe / Pete Wallace | 2 episodes |
| The Manhunter | 1975 | Reichart | Episode: "Man in a Cage" |
| Police Woman | 1975 | Cliff Hummel / Del Franklin | Episode: "Ice" |
| S.W.A.T. | 1975 | Arlie Warren | Episode: "A Coven of Killers" |
| Switch | 1975 | Dean 'Skip' Crowe | Episode: "The Body at the Bottom" |
| Starsky & Hutch | 1975–77 | James March Wrightwood / Ed Chambers | 2 episodes |
| Joe Forrester | 1976 | Urknown | Episode: "The Boy Next Door" |
| The Quest | 1976 | Blue | Episode: "Day of Outrage" |
| Baa Baa Black Sheep | 1977 | Captain Ted Gerslinger | Episode: "Trouble at Fort Apache" |
| The Tony Randall Show | 1977 | Bastian | Episode: "Bobby vs. Michael" |
| The Next Step Beyond | 1978 | Chris Stabler | Episode: "The Haunted Inn" |
| Quincy M.E. | 1979 | Gary Harlan | Episode: "A Small Circle of Friends" |
| CHiPs | 1981 | Motorcycle LAPD Cop | Episode: "Karate" |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1983 | Killer (uncredited) | Episode: "...By Its Cover" |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 1997 | Brent Currier | Episode: "Hostage" |
| This One 'n That One | 2012 | Big Jim | Unknown episodes |
| Ray Donovan | 2017 | Tom | 4 episodes |
| Title | Year(s) | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| Hull High | 1990 | Yes | No | Episode #1.7 |
| The Young Riders | 1990–92 | Yes | Yes | Director (9 episodes) / Producer (11 episodes) |
| Covington Cross | 1992 | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Jack's Place | 1993 | Yes | No | Episode: "The Pipes Are Calling" |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 1993–99 | Yes | Executive | Director (26 episodes) / Producer (The Movie) |
| The District | 2003-04 | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| JAG | 2004 | Yes | No | Episode: "A Girl's Best Friend" |
| The Quitter Show | 2009 | No | Executive | 2 episodes |
| This One 'n That One | 2012 | No | Yes | Urknown episodes |
Jane Seymour is an English actress. After making her screen debut as an uncredited extra in the 1969 musical comedy Oh! What a Lovely War, Seymour transitioned to leading roles in film and television, including a leading role in the television series The Onedin Line (1972–1973) and the role of psychic Bond girl Solitaire in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973).
Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He achieved success at an early age, winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21. During his career, he established himself as one of America's most successful and honored songwriter/composers.
Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book I, the Jury. Hammer is a no-holds-barred private investigator who carries a Colt .45 M1911A1 in a shoulder holster under his left arm. His love for his secretary Velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Hammer's best friend is Pat Chambers, Captain of NYPD Homicide. Hammer was a World War II army veteran who spent two years fighting jungle warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II against Japan.
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George Tabori was a Hungarian writer and theatre director.
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The Long Riders is a 1980 American Western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.
DonTao dei Principi Ruspoli is a Thai born Italian-American filmmaker, photographer, musician, and co-founder of The Bombay Beach Biennale. He is the son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and part of the Papal nobility.
Kevin Brady Dillon is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series Entourage, Bunny in the war film Platoon, and John Densmore in the musical biopic The Doors. He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on Entourage.
Maurice William Elias, known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor who starred in the late 1960s TV western Lancer.
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Edward Buzzell was an American film actor and director whose credits include Child of Manhattan (1933); Honolulu (1939); the Marx Brothers films At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940); the musicals Best Foot Forward (1943), Song of the Thin Man (1947), and Neptune's Daughter (1949); and Easy to Wed (1946).
Doc is a 1971 American Western film, which tells the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and of one of its protagonists, Doc Holliday. It stars Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, and Harris Yulin. It was directed by Frank Perry. Pete Hamill wrote the original screenplay. The film was shot in Almeria in southern Spain.
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble is a 2000 American television film starring Jane Seymour and directed by James Keach. It depicts the life of British actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble, who sees first-hand the horrors of slavery when she marries an American plantation owner. Her published diaries in the form of personal accounts are shown to influence the British government's decision to withhold support of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Keith Carradine co-stars as Fanny's husband Pierce Butler, with Keach, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Colin Fox also appearing.
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, with Stacy Keach in the title role, is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984, to May 13, 1987. The series consisted of 51 installments: 46 one-hour episodes, a two-part pilot episode, and three TV Movies.
Jane Seymour has become a patron of Meningitis UK. The actress, who owns St Catherine's Court, near Bath, has taken up the post along with her husband, the American actor, producer and director James Keach.
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