Stacy Keach

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Stacy Keach, 2007

Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. (born June 2, 1941 in Savannah , Georgia ) is an American actor and speaker . Mostly he appears in dramatic roles, and his voice is well known to PBS and Discovery Channel audiences . He was originally named Stacy Keach, Jr. to distinguish him from his father, Stacy Keach, Sr.

Life

Keach closed the Van Nuys High School in 1959 and studied at the University of California, Berkeley . He entered Yale University 's School of Drama and became a Fulbright student at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . Keach's first appearance on Broadway was in 1969 as Buffalo Bill in Indians by Arthur Kopit. He has been awarded numerous prizes, including a. Obies, Drama Desk Awards, and Vernon Rice Awards. He played from 1984 to 1987 the private detective Mike Hammer in the eponymous CBS - TV series .

He is known to younger television audiences as a spokesperson for Nova , National Geographic , and various other popular science series. He also appeared in the role of Ken Titus, the father in the series Titus , as Barabbas in Jesus of Nazareth and as Cameron Alexander in American History X on. He can also be seen in the television series Prison Break .

In 1984 he was caught smuggling cocaine in Great Britain and sentenced to six months in prison.

Born with a cleft lip , Keach is Honorary Chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation, a foundation for patients with cleft palates. He married three times: Marilyn Aiken in 1975, Jill Donahue in 1981, and Malgosia Tomassi around 1986. He has two daughters from a second marriage and two children from a third marriage. In 2015, Keach received Polish citizenship .

His brother James Keach is u. a. active as a director and actor in the film business.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Contemporary Theater, Film, and Television. Vol. 52. Gale Group, 2003

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Keach, Stacy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keach, Walter Stacy Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah , Georgia, United States