Stacy Keach: key obituary facts
Is Stacy Keach dead? Yes. Stacy Keach died on November 10, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Stacy Keach's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Stacy Keach known for?
He was an American actor.
More about Stacy Keach
Born: 2 June 1941.
Place of birth: Savannah.
Gender: male.
Occupation: television actor, film actor, character actor, television producer, screenwriter, actor, stage actor, voice actor.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Yale School of Drama, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Yale University, Van Nuys High School, University of California, Berkeley.
Awards: Fulbright Scholarship, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mary Pickford Award.
Father: Stacy Keach, Sr.
Spouse: Jill Donohue, Malgosia Tomassi.
Also known as: Walter Stacey Keach, Jr.
Years active: 1964–2026.
Stacy Keach, the American actor known for playing private detective Mike Hammer, died November 10, 2026, aged 85.
Born Walter Stacy Keach Jr. in Savannah, Georgia, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University and the Yale School of Drama, as well as the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Keach began distinguishing himself in Off-Broadway productions and became a prominent figure in American theater, particularly in Shakespearean roles. His stage work earned him four Drama Desk Awards and two Helen Hayes Awards. He received a Tony Award nomination for best actor in a play for Arthur Kopit’s 1969 production of “Indians” and was nominated twice for an Obie Award for distinguished performance. In film, Keach won critical notice for playing a washed-up boxer in John Huston’s “Fat City” (1972); other credits included “Brewster McCloud” and “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.” Television audiences knew him as Mike Hammer in the series “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” and its television movies, a role that brought him a Golden Globe nomination. He later played Ken Titus on the sitcom “Titus” and narrated the crime documentary series “American Greed.” His career spanned theater, film and television from the 1960s through 2026.