Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy (particularly his role in the FOX sitcom Titus as Ken, the hard-drinking, chain-smoking, womanizing father of comedian Christopher Titus) and musical roles.
Known For
Gold
(2016)
Clive Coleman
Cell
(2016)
Charles Ardai
American History X
(1998)
Cameron
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
(2014)
Wallenquist
Planes
(2013)
Skipper (voice)
Gotti
(2018)
Neil Dellacroce
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Turso
Machete
(2010)
Doc Franklin
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(2004)
Gov. Lancaster
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Malloy
W.
(2008)
Rev. Earle Hudd
The Duellists
(1977)
Narrator (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
(2014)
Skipper (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
(2008)
Skipper
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
(1993)
Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
If I Stay
(2014)
Gramps
Full Filmography
Acting
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
(1968)
Blount
Brewster McCloud
(1970)
Abraham Wright
The Traveling Executioner
(1970)
Jonas Candide
End of the Road
(1970)
Jacob Horner
Doc
(1971)
Doc Holliday
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Bad Bob
The New Centurions
(1972)
Roy Fehle
Fat City
(1972)
Tully
Particular Men
(1972)
All the Kind Strangers
(1974)
James "Jimmy" Wheeler
The Dion Brothers
(1974)
Calvin
Watched!
(1974)
Mike Mandell / Sonny
Luther
(1974)
Martin Luther
Antigone
(1974)
Chorus
One By One
(1975)
Narrator
Conduct Unbecoming
(1975)
Capitano Archer
James Dean: The First American Teenager
(1975)
Narrator (voice)
The Killer Inside Me
(1976)
Lou Ford
Street People
(1976)
Charlie Hanson
Dynasty
(1976)
Matt Blackwood
The Squeeze
(1977)
Jim Naboth
The Duellists
(1977)
Narrator (voice)
Gray Lady Down
(1978)
Captain Bennett
Slave of the Cannibal God
(1978)
Professor Edward Foster
The Biggest Battle
(1978)
Maggiore Mannfred Roland
Up in Smoke
(1978)
Sgt. Stedenko (Narc)
Two Solitudes
(1978)
Huntley McQueen
Diary of a Young Comic
(1979)
Mr. Porzinski
The Long Riders
(1980)
Frank James
The Ninth Configuration
(1980)
Col. Vincent Kane
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
(1980)
Judge Murdock
Nice Dreams
(1981)
The Sarge Stedanko
Roadgames
(1981)
Patrick 'Pat' Quid
Butterfly
(1982)
Jess Tyler
That Championship Season
(1982)
James Daley
Wait Until Dark
(1982)
Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
Murder Me, Murder You
(1983)
Mike Hammer
More Than Murder
(1984)
Mike Hammer
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
(1986)
Mike Hammer
Intimate Strangers
(1986)
Dr. Jeff Bierston
The Forgotten
(1989)
Adam Roth
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
(1989)
Mike Hammer
Class of 1999
(1990)
Dr. Bob Forrest
False Identity
(1990)
Ben Driscoll / Harlan Errickson
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Lindbergh
(1990)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
(1991)
Capt. Charles Butler McVay
Milena
(1991)
Jesenski
Lincoln
(1992)
George McClellan (voice)
Revenge on the Highway
(1992)
Claude Sams
The Secret World Of Bats
(1992)
Host
Lincoln and the War Within
(1992)
Body Bags
(1993)
Richard
Rio Diablo
(1993)
Kansas
Sunset Grill
(1993)
Harrison Shelgrove
Irresistible Force
(1993)
Harris Stone
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
(1993)
Phantasm and Carl Beaumont (voice)
Working with Orson Welles
(1993)
Himself
Warren Oates: Across the Border
(1993)
Self
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
(1993)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Raw Justice
(1994)
Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
(1994)
Wynorski
Against Their Will: Women in Prison
(1994)
Jack Devlin
The Secret of the Wild Child
(1994)
Self
Reflections on Elephants
(1994)
Narrator
Texas
(1995)
Sam Houston
Young Ivanhoe
(1995)
Pembrooke
Amanda & the Alien
(1995)
Emmitt Mallory
Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait - Snow Hill
(1995)
Narrator
Les disciples du diable
(1995)
The Reverend
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Malloy
Prey of the Jaguar
(1996)
The Commander
The Pathfinder
(1996)
Compte du Leon
Titanic's Lost Sister
(1996)
Narrator (voice) - US Version
Future Fear
(1997)
General Wallace
The Sea Wolf
(1997)
Legend of the Lost Tomb
(1997)
Dr. William Bent
Murder in My Mind
(1997)
Cargill
Volcano: Nature's Inferno
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
American History X
(1998)
Cameron
Sea Devils
(1998)
Captain Savienko
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
(1998)
Self
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
(1999)
Dr. Michaels
Olympic Glory
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Dolphins: The Wild Side
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Militia
(2000)
George Armstrong Montgomery
Mercy Streets
(2000)
Tom
Fear Runs Silent
(2000)
Mr. Hill
Icebreaker
(2000)
Bill Foster
Tesla: Master of Lightning
(2000)
Nikola Tesla (Voice)
Unshackled
(2000)
Warden Kelso
Alien Technology
(2000)
Host
The Courage to Love
(2000)
Jean-Baptiste Delille
Savage Planet: Deadly Skies
(2000)
Narrator (voice)
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
(2001)
Bart Pointdexter
The Face: Jesus in Art
(2001)
Narrator (voice)
Sunstorm
(2001)
Gen. John Parker
Majestic White Horses
(2001)
Narrator (voice)
Birds of Passage
(2001)
Captain Savienko
The Santa Trap
(2002)
Max the Biker
The Real Death Star
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
Frozen Impact
(2003)
Pete Crane
Operation Balikatan
(2003)
General Thurmond
How Do You Change Your Parents?
(2003)
Richard Hendersen
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games'
(2003)
Self
The Hollow
(2004)
Claus Van Ripper
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
(2004)
Self
Galaxy Hunter
(2004)
3V3
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(2004)
Gov. Lancaster
Man with the Screaming Brain
(2005)
Dr. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov
Keep Your Distance
(2005)
Brooks Voight
Caught in the Headlights
(2005)
Mr. Jones
Jesus, Mary and Joey
(2006)
Jack O`Callahan
Death Row
(2006)
John Elias
Desolation Canyon
(2006)
Samuel Kendrick
Come Early Morning
(2006)
Owen Allen
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
(2006)
Collin Reed
The Switch
(2006)
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
Honeydripper
(2007)
Sheriff Pugh
W.
(2008)
Rev. Earle Hudd
Lone Rider
(2008)
Robert Hattaway
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
(2008)
Skipper
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
(2008)
Merlyn
The Last Full Measure
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
Ring of Death
(2008)
Warden Carl Golan
Not Quite Hollywood
(2008)
Self
The Boxer
(2009)
Joe
Chicago Overcoat
(2009)
Ray Berkowski
The Nanny Express
(2009)
Reverend MacGregor
The Assistants
(2009)
Harlin W. Keyes
Imbued
(2009)
Donatello
Machete
(2010)
Doc Franklin
The Portal
(2010)
Professor Haffler
The Aristofrogs
(2010)
Miller's Tale
(2011)
Self
Air Mater
(2011)
Skipper (voice)
Storm War
(2011)
Marcus
Jerusalem Countdown
(2011)
Jackson
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Turso
Cellmates
(2012)
Warden Merville
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
(2012)
Self
Planes
(2013)
Skipper (voice)
Nebraska
(2013)
Ed Pegram
Ooga Booga
(2013)
Judge
The Great Chameleon
(2013)
Max
Meir's Festival
(2013)
Self
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
(2014)
Wallenquist
If I Stay
(2014)
Gramps
Planes: Fire & Rescue
(2014)
Skipper (voice)
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
(2014)
Skipper
Truth
(2015)
Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
Sam
(2015)
The Shopkeeper
Father Rupert Mayer
(2015)
Colonel von Bayern
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(2015)
Gold
(2016)
Clive Coleman
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(2016)
Self
Cell
(2016)
Charles Ardai
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
(2016)
Self
Girlfriend's Day
(2017)
Gundy
Habit & Armour
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'
(2017)
Self
Gotti
(2018)
Neil Dellacroce
Periphery
(2018)
Noah Cross
Valerie
(2019)
Self
Survival Skills
(2020)
The Narrator
Titus Family | Homecoming
(2020)
Ken Titus
Buckle Up
(2023)
Ronnie Straight
Writing
Directing
Production