James Keach (December 7, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for Vacation (1983), Walk the Line (2005), and The Long Riders (1980).
He was married to Holly Collins, Mimi Maynard, and Jane Seymour (Actress) and has three children. His parents are Stacy Keach Sr. and Mary Cain and his brother is Stacy Keach.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1972: Orville And Wilbur as Orville Wright
- 1973: Deadly Visitor as Virgil
- 1975: Miles To Go Before I Sleep as Man in Bar
- 1975: The Hatfields And Mc Coys as Jim McCoy
- 1975: Sunburst as Levon (also writer)
- 1976: Death Play as Steve
- 1976: Cannonball as Wolfe Messer
- 1976: Six Characters In Search Of An Author as The Son
- 1977: Kill Me If You Can as Officer #1
- 1977: Evil Town as Chris
- 1977: The Blue Hotel as Johnnie
- 1978: Nowhere to Run as McEnerney
- 1978: FM as Lt. Reach
- 1978: Lacy And The Mississippi Queen as Parker
- 1978: Comes A Horseman as Kroegh
- 1979: Hurricane as Sgt. Strang
- 1979: Like Normal People as Robert Meyers Jr.
- 1979: Smokey And The Hotwire Gang as Joshua
- 1980: The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway as Bondo
- 1980: The Long Riders as Jesse James (also producer and writer)
- 1981: The Legend of the Lone Ranger as John Reid/The Lone Ranger (Uncredited Role, voice)
- 1981: Big Bend Country as Ian McGregor
- 1982: Thou Shalt Not Kill as Jeff Tompkins
- 1982: Till Death Do Us Part as Robert Craig
- 1983: Love Letters as Oliver
- 1983: Wishman as Galen Reed
- 1983: Vacation as Motorcycle Cop
- 1984: The Razor's Edge as Gray Maturin
- 1985: Moving Violations as Deputy Malik
- 1985: Stand Alone as Det. Isgrow
- 1986: Wildcats as Frank
- 1987: The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
- 1989: The Experts as Yuri (also producer)
- 1989: Options as Ed Sloan
- 1990: Good Cops Bad Cops as Frank Moran
- 1991: Murder In High Places as Levering
- 1992: The Dance Goes On as James Smith
- 1998: The New Swiss Family Robinson as Jack Robinson
- 2000: Enslavement The True Story Of Fanny Kemble as Dr. Huston (also director and producer)
- 2005: Walk the Line as Warden (also producer)
- 2011: Perfectly Prudence as Mister
Television Roles
- 1971: NET Playhouse as Orville Wright
- 1973: Kung Fu as Abe Jones
- 1973: Kojak as Ted Strong
- 1974: Ironside (1967) as Walter Portman
- 1974: The Rookies as Stoney Putnam
- 1974: Movin' On as Ron
- 1974-1976: Cannon as Pete Wallace/Johnny Cabe (2 episodes)
- 1975: The Manhunter as Reichart
- 1975: Police Woman as Del Franklin/Cliff Hummel
- 1975: SWAT as Arlie Warren
- 1975: Switch as Dean 'Skip' Crowe
- 1975-1977: Starsky & Hutch as Ed Chambers/James March Wrightwood (2 episodes)
- 1976: The Quest as Blue
- 1977: Black Sheep Squadron as Capt. Ted Gerslinger
- 1977: The Tony Randall Show as Bastian
- 1978: The Next Step Beyond as Chris Stabler
- 1979: Quincy, M.E. as Gary Harlan
- 1983: Magnum, P.I. as Killer
- 1997: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Brent Currier
- 2012: This One N That One as Big Jim (also producer)
- 2017: Ray Donovan as Tom
Director
- 1989: The Forgotten 1989 (also producer and writer)
- 1990: False Identity (also producer)
- 1990: Hull High
- 1990-1992: The Young Riders (9 episodes)
- 1992: Sunstroke
- 1992: Covington Cross
- 1993: Jacks Place
- 1993: Praying Mantis (also producer)
- 1993-1998: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (26 episodes)
- 1994: A Passion For Justice The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (also producer)
- 1995: The Star Fell On Henrietta
- 1997: The Absolute Truth (also producer)
- 1998: A Marriage Of Convenience (also producer)
- 1999: Dr Quinn Medicine Woman The Movie (also producer)
- 2000: Murder In The Mirror (also producer)
- 2001: Camouflage
- 2001: Blackout (also producer)
- 2001: Submerged
- 2002: Moms On Strike
- 2002: Disease Of The Wind
- 2003-2004: The District (2 episodes)
- 2004: JAG
- 2006: Blind Dating (also producer)
- 2010: Waiting For Forever (also producer)
- 2014: Glen Campbell Ill Be Me (also producer)
- 2017: The Mix Up (short)
- 2018: Augie (also producer)
- 2018: Turning Point (also producer)
- 2020: Linda And The Mockingbirds (short) (also producer)
Producer
- 1986: A Winner Never Quits
- 1986: Armed and Dangerous (also writer)
- 1991-1992: The Young Riders
- 1999: A Memory In My Heart
- 2009: The Quitter Show
- 2015: Bereave
- 2019: David Crosby Remember My Name
- 2019: Linda Ronstadt The Sound Of My Voice
