Stacy Keach
Born June 02, 1941 (Age: 84)
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Savannah, Georgia, USA
Biography
Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his career, particularly as a noted Shakespearean. He is the recipient of several theatrical accolades: four Drama Desk Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards and two Obie Awards for Distinguished Performance by an Actor. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Arthur Kopit's 1969 production of Indians. In film, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a washed-up boxer in the John Huston film Fat City (1972) and appeared as Sergeant Stedenko in Cheech & Chong's films Up in Smoke (1978) and Nice Dreams (1981).[4] His other notable film credits include Brewster McCloud (1970), Doc (1971), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The New Centurions (1972), Luther (1974), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), The Ninth Configuration (1980), The Long Riders (1980), Roadgames (1981), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Escape from L.A. (1996), American History X (1998), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Nebraska (2013). Keach is known to television audiences for his portrayal of private detective Mike Hammer in television movies and on the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984–1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, as Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus (2000–2002) and as the narrator of the crime documentary series American Greed (2007–present). He also had a main cast role on the sitcom Man with a Plan (2017–2020) and recurring roles on series such as Prison Break (2005–2007), Two and a Half Men (2010), Blue Bloods (2016–2024) and The Blacklist (2019–2023). He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for playing Ernest Hemingway on the television miniseries Hemingway (1988). He is an inductee of the Theatre Hall of Fame and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. He is the son of theatre director Stacy Keach Sr., and the older brother of actor James Keach.
Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his career, particularly as a noted Shakespearean. He is the recipient of several theatrical accolades: four Drama Desk Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards and two Obie Awards for Distinguished Performance by an Actor. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Arthur Kopit's 1969 production of Indians.
In film, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a washed-up boxer in the John Huston film Fat City (1972) and appeared as Sergeant Stedenko in Cheech & Chong's films Up in Smoke (1978) and Nice Dreams (1981).[4] His other notable film credits include Brewster McCloud (1970), Doc (1971), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The New Centurions (1972), Luther (1974), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), The Ninth Configuration (1980), The Long Riders (1980), Roadgames (1981), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Escape from L.A. (1996), American History X (1998), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Nebraska (2013).
Keach is known to television audiences for his portrayal of private detective Mike Hammer in television movies and on the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984–1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, as Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus (2000–2002) and as the narrator of the crime documentary series American Greed (2007–present). He also had a main cast role on the sitcom Man with a Plan (2017–2020) and recurring roles on series such as Prison Break (2005–2007), Two and a Half Men (2010), Blue Bloods (2016–2024) and The Blacklist (2019–2023). He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for playing Ernest Hemingway on the television miniseries Hemingway (1988).
He is an inductee of the Theatre Hall of Fame and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. He is the son of theatre director Stacy Keach Sr., and the older brother of actor James Keach.
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Filmography
American Greed: James McGill
2022
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as Narrator(voice)
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Age: 80
No Image
Titus Family | Homecoming
2020
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as Ken Titus
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Age: 79
Gotti
2018
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as Neil Dellacroce
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Age: 77
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'
2017
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as Self
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Age: 75
Cell
2016
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as Charles Ardai
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Age: 75
Gold
2016
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as Clive Coleman
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Age: 74
Truth
2015
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as Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
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Age: 74
If I Stay
2014
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as Gramps
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Age: 73
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
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as Wallenquist
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Age: 73
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
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as Skipper (voice)
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Age: 73
Nebraska
2013
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as Ed Pegram
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Age: 72
Planes
2013
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as Skipper (voice)
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Age: 72
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012
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as Self
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Age: 71
The Bourne Legacy
2012
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as Turso
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Age: 71
Machete
2010
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as Doc Franklin
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Age: 69
The Aristofrogs
2010
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as
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Age: 69
No Image
Imbued
2009
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as Donatello
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Age: 68
W.
2008
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as Rev. Earle Hudd
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Age: 67
Washington the Warrior
2006
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as
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Age: 64
The Switch
2006
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as
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Age: 64
Come Early Morning
2006
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as Owen Allen
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Age: 64
Galaxy Hunter
2004
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as 3V3
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Age: 62
The Santa Trap
2002
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as Max the Biker
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Age: 61
The Real Death Star
2002
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 60
Birds of Passage
2001
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as Captain Savienko
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Age: 59
Tesla: Master of Lightning
2000
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as Nikola Tesla (Voice)
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Age: 59
Mercy Streets
2000
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as Tom
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Age: 59
Militia
2000
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as George Armstrong Montgomery
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Age: 59
No Image
Savage Planet: Deadly Skies
2000
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 59
Icebreaker
2000
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as Bill Foster
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Age: 58
Alien Technology
2000
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as Host
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Age: 58
Fear Runs Silent
2000
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as Mr. Hill
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Age: 58
The Courage to Love
2000
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as Jean-Baptiste Delille
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Age: 58
Unshackled
2000
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as Warden Kelso
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Age: 58
Sea Devils
1998
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as Captain Savienko
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Age: 57
American History X
1998
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as Cameron
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Age: 57
Amanda & the Alien
1998
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as Emmitt Mallory
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Age: 56
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
1998
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as Self
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Age: 56
Future Fear
1997
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as General Wallace
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Age: 56
Murder in My Mind
1997
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as Cargill
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Age: 55
Legend of the Lost Tomb
1997
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as Dr. William Bent
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Age: 55
Volcano: Nature's Inferno
1997
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 55
The Sea Wolf
1997
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as Wolf Larsen
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Age: 55
Prey of the Jaguar
1996
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as The Commander
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Age: 55
Escape from L.A.
1996
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as Malloy
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Age: 55
The Pathfinder
1996
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as Compte du Leon
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Age: 55
Titanic's Lost Sister
1996
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as Narrator (voice) - US Version
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Age: 54
Reflections on Elephants
1994
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as Narrator
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Age: 52
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993
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as Phantasm / Carl Beaumont (voice)
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Age: 52
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
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as Self
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Age: 52
Sunset Grill
1993
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as Harrison Shelgrove
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Age: 52
Body Bags
1993
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as Richard
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Age: 52
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
1993
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 51
Irresistible Force
1993
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as Harris Stone
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Age: 51
Rio Diablo
1993
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as Kansas
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Age: 51
Working with Orson Welles
1993
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as Himself
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Age: 51
No Image
Lincoln
1992
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as George McClellan (voice)
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Age: 51
Revenge on the Highway
1992
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as Claude Sams
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Age: 51
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
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as
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Age: 51
The Secret World Of Bats
1992
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as Host
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Age: 50
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
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as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
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Age: 50
Milena
1991
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as Jesenski
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Age: 50
Lindbergh
1990
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 49
False Identity
1990
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as Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
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Age: 49
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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as Self
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Age: 48
Class of 1999
1990
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as Dr. Bob Forrest
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Age: 48
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
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as Mike Hammer
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Age: 47
The Forgotten
1989
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as Adam Roth
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Age: 47
Nice Dreams
1981
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as Sergeant Stedenko
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Age: 40
Roadgames
1981
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as Patrick 'Pat' Quid
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Age: 39
The Long Riders
1980
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as Frank James
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Age: 38
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
1980
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as Judge Murdock
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Age: 38
The Ninth Configuration
1980
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as Col. Hudson Kane
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Age: 38
Two Solitudes
1978
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as Huntley McQueen
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Age: 37
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978
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as Professor Edward Foster
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Age: 37
Up in Smoke
1978
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as Sergeant Stedenko
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Age: 36
Gray Lady Down
1978
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as Captain Bennett
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Age: 36
The Biggest Battle
1978
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as Maggiore Mannfred Roland
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Age: 36
No Image
Hamburger Hamlet
1975
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as
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Age: 33
All the Kind Strangers
1974
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as James "Jimmy" Wheeler
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Age: 33
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
1974
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as Narrator
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Age: 33
Watched!
1974
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as Mike Mandell / Sonny
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Age: 33
The Dion Brothers
1974
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as Calvin
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Age: 33
Antigone
1974
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as Chorus
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Age: 32
Luther
1974
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as Martin Luther
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Age: 32
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
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as Bad Bob
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Age: 31
The New Centurions
1972
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as Roy Fehle
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Age: 31
Particular Men
1972
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as
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Age: 30