Stacy Keach
Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and voice actor. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictional detective Mike Hammer, which he played in numerous stand-alone television films and at least three television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1984.
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| Full name at birth | Walter Stacy Keach, Jr.
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| Claim to fame | Mike Hammer
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1941
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| Place of birth | Savannah, Georgia, United States
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| Occupation | Actor, Narrator, Producer, Director
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| Height | 5' 11½" (182 cm)
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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| High school | Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA (1959)
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| Talent agency | Diamond Management
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- Under the then-extant rules, Keach should have been awarded Best Actor honors from the New York Film Critics Circle for his portrayal of Tully in Fat City (1972), as it required only a plurality of the vote and Keach was the top vote-getter in the category. At the time, the NYCC was second in prestige only to the Academy Awards (and some actors and filmmakers considered it a superior honor) and was a major influence on subsequent Oscar nominations. (In the 1976 presidential election year, director Robert Altman characterized the NYFCC Awards as the 'New York primary' leading up to the Oscar 'election,' where the Golden Globes was the 'California primary.') A vocal faction of the NYFCC, dismayed by the rather low percentage of votes that would have given Keach the award, successfully demanded a rule change so that the winner would have to obtain a majority. In subsequent balloting, Keach failed to win a majority of the vote, and he lost ground to his main rival, Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972). However, Brando could not gain a majority either, and a compromise candidate, Laurence Olivier in Sleuth (1972), eventually was awarded Best Actor honors. Both Brando, who eventually won the Oscar for his come-back triumph as Don Corleone in the classic gangster picture, and Olivier were nominated for the Academy Award, but Keach was not.
- When he played Ken Titus on the sitcom "Titus" (2000), he would sometimes receive tips from the actual Ken Titus (before he passed away), on how to portray him better.
- Credits the sitcom "Titus" (2000) for somewhat rejuvenating his career and making him more recognizable to younger audiences.
- Is often referred to as "The American Olivier".
- Was born with a cleft palate. He had it repaired and the scar is on his lip under the right nostril. He hides the scar with his trademark mustache.
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