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Stacy Keach Biography
Birth Name:
Walter Stacy Keach Jr.
Birth Place:
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Profession
Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
Fast Facts
- Was born with a cleft lip and partial cleft palate and underwent several surgeries as a child
- His trademark mustache hides the scars
- Received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Was a member of the inaugural company of New York's Lincoln Center Repertory
- Won a 1969-1970 Obie Award (which recognizes off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions) for his performance in the dramatic play MacBird! Incarcerated for six months in England's Reading Gaol in 1984 following a conviction for possession of cocaine
- Met his third wife, Malgosia, when she appeared alongside him in the 1986 TV movie The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Awards
- 1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
- 1988Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special: nominated
- 1985Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
Relationships
- Karolina Keach -- Daughter
- Marilyn Aiken -- Ex-wife
- Walter Stacy Keach Sr. -- Father
- Mary Cain Peckham Keach -- Mother
- Shannon Keach -- Son
- Malgosia Tomassi -- Wife