
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

The Long Riders (1980)
as Jesse James

Love Letters (1983)
as Oliver Andrews

Wildcats (1986)
as Frank Needham

Cannonball (1976)
as Wolfe Messer

Moving Violations (1985)
as Deputy Halik

The Razor's Edge (1984)
as Gray Maturin

The Experts (1989)
as Yuri

Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Emil Kroegh

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

Evil Town (1987)
as Christopher Fuller

Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
Actor

Stand Alone (1985)
as Detective Isgrow

Hurricane (1979)
as Sgt. Strang

The Deadly Visitor (1973)
as Virgil
Death Play (1976)
as James

Options (1989)
as Ed Sloan

FM (1978)
as Lt. Reach

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

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978)
as Parker

The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
as Jim McCoy

Slashed Dreams (1975)
as Levon

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006)
as Self

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

Wishman (1983)
as Galen Reed

Perfectly Prudence (2011)
as Mister

Dr. Shagetz (1975)
as Christopher Fuller

Till Death Do Us Part (1982)
Actor

Murder in High Places (1991)
as Ronald Levering

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
as Dr. Huston
Like Normal People (1979)
as Robert Meyers, Jr.

The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
as Jack Robinson

Nowhere to Run (1978)
as McEnerney

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

Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
as Jeff Tompkins

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980)
as Bondo

Six Characters in Search of An Author (1976)
as The Son

Turning Point (2018)
as narrator

The Blue Hotel (1977)
as Johnnie

Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)
as Joshua
The Dance Goes On (1992)
as James Smith





