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What is Stacy Keach’s Net Worth and Salary?
Stacy Keach, the American actor and voiceover artist, has a net worth of $8 million. He is best known for his portrayal of detective Mike Hammer in various television films and series during the 80s and 90s.
Keach has also appeared in several films including “Fat City,” “The Ninth Configuration,” “Up in Smoke,” and “Nebraska.” He has acted in several other popular films and television series such as “American History X,” “Truth,” “Gotti,” “Titus,” “Prison Break,” and “Man with a Plan.”
Moreover, Keach has been the narrator for the CNBC show “American Greed” since 2008.
Early Life and Education
Stacy Keach was born with a cleft lip in Savannah, Georgia in 1941. His father, Stacy Sr., was a theater director, actor, and drama teacher, while his mother, Mary, was an actress. Keach attended Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles and went on to earn two BA degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He then obtained his MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1966 and was a Fulbright Scholar at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Stacy Keach’s Early Career Highlights
Keach made his television debut in 1964 on “Channing.” He later played the titular role in the off-Broadway antiwar satire “MacBird!” in 1966. The next year, he appeared in another off-Broadway play, “The Niggerlovers,” and starred in “We Bombed in New Haven” at the Yale Repertory Theatre. In 1968, Keach played Banquo in a TV adaptation of “Macbeth” and made his feature film debut in “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” He made his Broadway debut in 1969 as Buffalo Bill in Arthur Kopit’s “Indians.”
Stacy Keach’s Film Career
Stacy Keach began landing roles in films in the early 70s, appearing in movies such as “Brewster McCloud,” “End of the Road,” and “The Traveling Executioner.” He went on to star in “Doc,” “The New Centurions,” “Fat City,” “The Gravy Train,” and “Gray Lady Down” among others. In the 80s, Keach appeared in films such as “The Ninth Configuration,” “The Long Riders,” and “Butterfly.” After an eight-year hiatus, he returned to the big screen in 1990 to direct and star in “False Identity.” He was subsequently in “Escape from L.A.,” “American History X,” and “Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return.” Keach’s credits in the early 2000s include “Icebreaker,” “Militia,” and “The Hollow.” He later appeared in “Man with the Screaming Brain,” “Come Early Morning,” “Honeydripper,” “W.,” and “Chicago Overcoat.” In recent years, Keach has had supporting roles in “Nebraska,” “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” “If I Stay,” “Truth,” “Cell,” “Gold,” and “Gotti.” He also lent his voice to the animated films “Planes” and “Planes: Fire & Rescue.”
Stacy Keach’s Television Career
Keach’s first major television role was on the crime drama series “Caribe” in 1975. He later portrayed Barabbas in the miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth.” In the 80s, Keach starred in several miniseries and television films, including “A Rumor of War,” “The Blue and the Gray,” and “Princess Daisy.” He also played detective Mike Hammer in several television films and series, including “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer,” “The New Mike Hammer,” and “Mike Hammer, Private Eye.”
Keach won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role as Ernest Hemingway in the miniseries “Hemingway” in 1988. He went on to appear in several television films in the 90s, including “Body Bags,” “Texas,” and “Young Ivanhoe.” He also played the father on the Fox sitcom “Titus” from 2000 to 2002, and Warden Henry Pope on “Prison Break” from 2005 to 2007. Keach continued to appear in television films, including “Desolation Canyon,” “Blackbeard,” and “Ring of Death,” and had guest roles on shows such as “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Crowded,” and “Blue Bloods.”
Stacy Keach’s Personal Life
Stacy Keach has been married four times. His first marriage was to Kathryn Baker in 1964. He then married Marilyn Aiken in 1975, but they divorced four years later. Keach married Jill Donahue in 1981, but they divorced in 1986. In the same year, he married his fourth wife, Małgosia Tomassi, a Polish model and actress. They have two children together, Shannon and Karolina. Keach became a Polish citizen in 2015.
In 1984, Keach was arrested at Heathrow airport for possession of cocaine. He served six months in a prison in Reading, Berkshire, England. While in prison, he converted to Roman Catholicism after forming a friendship with a priest.
Stacy Keach’s Malibu Property
Stacy Keach owned a six-acre, gated property in Malibu for over 25 years. He listed the property for sale in 2003 for $5.3 million but ended up selling it to his brother James Keach and actress Jane Seymour for $4 million in 2004. James and Jane spent around $5 million on renovations before listing the property for sale for $16 million. However, they ultimately decided to keep the property. Jane currently resides there, following her divorce from James in 2015.
