
James Keach
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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.
Known for
Credits

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Motorcycle Cop

Walk the Line (2005)
as Warden

Cannonball (1976)
as Wolfe Messer

The Long Riders (1980)
as Jesse James

Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Emil Kroegh

Wildcats (1986)
as Frank Needham

Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
Actor

Slashed Dreams (1975)
as Levon

The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
as Jack Robinson

The Razor's Edge (1984)
as Gray Maturin

The Deadly Visitor (1973)
as Virgil

Moving Violations (1985)
as Deputy Halik

The Experts (1989)
as Yuri

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (2026)
as Self

Love Letters (1983)
as Oliver Andrews

Hurricane (1979)
as Sgt. Strang
Death Play (1976)
as James

FM (1978)
as Lt. Reach

Wishman (1983)
as Galen Reed

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
as Dr. Huston

Dr. Shagetz (1975)
as Christopher Fuller

Evil Town (1987)
as Christopher Fuller

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978)
as Parker

Stand Alone (1985)
as Detective Isgrow

Till Death Do Us Part (1982)
Actor

Kill Me If You Can (1977)
as Officer #1

Miles To Go Before I Sleep (1975)
as Man In Bar

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980)
as Bondo

Perfectly Prudence (2011)
as Mister

Options (1989)
as Ed Sloan

The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
as Jim McCoy

Murder in High Places (1991)
as Ronald Levering

Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)
as Joshua

The Blue Hotel (1977)
as Johnnie

Nowhere to Run (1978)
as McEnerney

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006)
as Self
Like Normal People (1979)
as Robert Meyers, Jr.

Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
as Jeff Tompkins

Six Characters in Search of An Author (1976)
as The Son
The Dance Goes On (1992)
as James Smith

Turning Point (2018)
as narrator





