Stacy Keach was born on the 2nd June 1941, in Savannah, Georgia USA, and is an actor perhaps still best known for landing the role of Ernest Hemingway in the miniseries “Hemingway” (1988) for which he won the Golden Globe. Stacy has been active in the entertainment industry since 1966.
How much is the net worth of Stacy Keach? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $4 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Films, television and stage are the main sources of his wealth.
Stacy Keach Net Worth $4 Million
To begin with, Keach matriculated from Van Nuys High School in 1959 and continued his studies at Berkeley, obtaining two degrees in 1963: one in English Philology and the other in Dramatic Art. His red hair and cleft lip were always marked at the beginning of his career, although more than one agent tried to stop his career, trying to convince him that with the harelip he would never have a prominent role. Yet Keach did not change his mind, and decided to study theatre at Yale University majoring in interpreting works of Shakespeare. Afterwards, he earned a Fulbright scholarship to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
At the beginning of his career, Keach appeared in credits as Stacy Keach, Jr., to avoid confusion with his father Stacy Keach, Sr. His brother, James Keach, is also an actor who worked with Stacy in the film “The Long Raiders” (1980), and is also known as the director of the television series “Dr. Quinn” (1993).
Concerning his professional career, Stacy Keach is known for his dramatic roles but he has also worked as a narrator for educational programs of the PBS and the Discovery Channel. Moreover, he has landed a number of roles in comedies and musicals. He is also widely recognized for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in the television series released under the franchise of “Mike Hammer” created by Mickey Spillane. He also appeared in John Carpenter’s movie “Escape from LA” (1996) as one of the bigwigs of the US military, acting alongside Kurt Russell. Keach also had the role of Cameron in the film “American History X” (1998). Another recognizable role was as Barabbas in Franco Zeffirelli’s miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth” (1977). Between 2000 and 2001, he played Ken Titus, Christopher Titus’s father in the sitcom “Titus”. He created the role of a womanizer and beer addict who was responsible for tormenting and ridiculing the protagonists of the series, his brother Dave (Zach Ward) and his best friend Tommy (David Shatraw). Between 2005 and 2006, Stacy Keach played the role of Henry Pope, the warden of Fox River Penitentiary in “Prison Break”. Recently, he starred in the science fiction film “Cell” (2016) by Tod Williams and drama thriller “Gold” by Stephen Gaghan.
To conclude, Stacy Keach has proved that imperfect looks are not an obstacle for the genius actor; it can help to earn millions if one uses it wisely.
Finally, in the personal life of Stacy Keach, he has married three times; in 1975, he married Marilyn Aiken, in 1981 Jill Donahue, and has been married to Malgosia Tomassi since 1986, with whom he has two children. He was also romantically linked with singer Judy Collins in the early 1970s.
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