Actor Stacy Keach Has Died At 85

Prolific veteran actor Stacy Keach, star of such TV series as “Mike Hammer” and “Prison Break” along with films like “Road Games” and “The Long Riders” has died at the age of 85.

His wife, Małgosia Tomassi, issued a statement saying he died “after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure” at the family home in Poland. In her statement, she says:

“Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”

The actor got started on Broadway where he landed a Best Actor Tony nomination for his work as Buffalo Bill in the play “Indians”. His stage work saw him inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2015.

He moved to film and TV in the 1970s with movies like “Fat City,” “Doc,” “The New Centurians,” “Luther,” ” Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,” “Orville and Wilbur,” “Up in Smoke,” “Nice Dreams,” “Gray Lady Down” along with narrating Ridley Scott’s “The Duellists”.

In the 1980s he starred in the film “The Long Riders”, the Aussie cult classic “Road Games,” the film “Butterfly,” and the lead role in the CBS series “Mike Hammer,” along with roles in the mini-series “The Blue and the Gray” and telemovie “Hemingway”.

By the 1990s he lent his voice to the animated classic “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm,” and had supporting roles in “Escape from LA,” “W.” and “American History X”. In 2000 he led the FOX sitcom “Titus,” appeared multiple times on “The Simpsons,” guested on “Will & Grace” and “Bayman Beyond,” and had a memorable recurring role as Warden Henry Pope in the Fox drama “Prison Break”.

In the 2010s he had recurring roles on “Two and a Half Men,” “Blue Bloods” and “Lights Out,” guested on shows like “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Man with a Plan,” “The Blacklist,” and “30 Rock”. He was was married four times and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

Source: The Guardian

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