James Keach

Known for: Acting
Born: December 7, 1947, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Movies: 72

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.5

Walk the Line

2005

7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

6.7

The Long Riders

1980

5.9

Waiting for Forever

2010

6.2

Wildcats

1986

5.7

Armed and Dangerous

1986

6.0

Blind Dating

2007

5.6

Cannonball

1976

6.4

The Razor's Edge

1984

6.1

Comes a Horseman

1978

Filmography

2026	Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul	Self
2018	Turning Point	narrator
2011	Perfectly Prudence	Mister
2006	Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line	Self
2005	Walk the Line	Warden
2000	Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble	Dr. Huston
1998	The New Swiss Family Robinson	Jack Robinson
1992	The Dance Goes On	James Smith
1991	Murder in High Places	Ronald Levering
1990	Good Cops, Bad Cops
1989	Options	Ed Sloan
1989	The Experts	Yuri
1987	The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains	Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
1987	Evil Town	Christopher Fuller
1986	Wildcats	Frank Needham
1985	Stand Alone	Detective Isgrow
1985	Moving Violations	Deputy Halik
1984	The Razor's Edge	Gray Maturin
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Motorcycle Cop
1983	Wishman	Galen Reed
1983	Love Letters	Oliver Andrews
1982	Till Death Do Us Part
1982	Thou Shalt Not Kill	Jeff Tompkins
1980	The Long Riders	Jesse James
1980	The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway	Bondo
1979	Smokey and the Hotwire Gang	Joshua
1979	Like Normal People	Robert Meyers, Jr.
1979	Hurricane	Sgt. Strang
1978	Comes a Horseman	Emil Kroegh
1978	Lacy and the Mississippi Queen	Parker
1978	FM	Lt. Reach
1978	Nowhere to Run	McEnerney
1977	Kill Me If You Can	Officer #1
1977	The Blue Hotel	Johnnie
1976	Six Characters in Search of An Author	The Son
1976	Death Play	James
1976	Cannonball	Wolfe Messer
1975	Slashed Dreams	Levon
1975	The Hatfields and the McCoys	Jim McCoy
1975	Miles To Go Before I Sleep	Man In Bar
1975	Dr. Shagetz	Christopher Fuller
1973	The Deadly Visitor	Virgil

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul	Director, Producer
2026	Brothers Under Fire	Producer
2024	Taking Care	Director, Producer
2020	Linda and the Mockingbirds	Director, Producer
2018	Turning Point	Director
2017	Augie	Director
2014	Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me	Director, Producer
2010	Waiting for Forever	Director, Producer
2007	Blind Dating	Director, Producer
2005	Walk the Line	Producer
2002	Mom's on Strike	Director
2001	Submerged	Director
2001	Blackout	Director
2001	Camouflage	Director
2000	Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble	Director
2000	Murder in the Mirror	Director
1999	Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie	Director
1998	A Marriage of Convenience	Director
1997	The Absolute Truth	Director
1995	The Stars Fell on Henrietta	Director
1994	A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story	Director
1993	Praying Mantis	Director
1992	Sunstroke	Director
1990	False Identity	Director
1989	The Forgotten	Director, Producer, Writer
1989	The Experts	Producer
1986	Armed and Dangerous	Producer
1986	A Winner Never Quits	Producer
1980	The Long Riders	Writer
1975	Slashed Dreams	Writer

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