Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
James Keach
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 6All crew credits: 38
TMDB ID: 408
IMDb ID: nm0005077
Known for: Acting
Born: December 7, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2026
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q1680660
Frequent jobs
Director (25)Producer (6)Executive Producer (4)Writer (2)Associate Producer (1)
Biography
James Keach is an American actor, director and producer who has been active in Hollywood since the early 1970s. He is widely recognized for his work on the classic western film The Long Riders (1980) and for his award-winning documentaries. He is the son of actor Stacy Keach and the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach, Jr.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by James Keach.
Director
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
2026 • Movie
Director
Taking Care
2024 • Movie
Director
Linda and the Mockingbirds
2020 • Movie
Director
Turning Point
2018 • Movie
Director
Augie
2017 • Movie
Director
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
2014 • Movie
Director
Waiting for Forever
2010 • Movie
Director
Blind Dating
2006 • Movie
Director
Mom's on Strike
2002 • Movie
Director
Submerged
2001 • Movie
Director
Camouflage
2001 • Movie
Director
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000 • Movie
Director
Murder in the Mirror
2000 • Movie
Director
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
1999 • Movie
Director
A Marriage of Convenience
1998 • Movie
Director
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 • Movie
Director
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994 • Movie
Director
Praying Mantis
1993 • Movie
Director
Sunstroke
1992 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by James Keach.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Keach.
Producer
Walk the Line
2005 • Movie
as Motorcycle Cop
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 • Movie
Writer
The Long Riders
1980 • Movie
as Gray Maturin
The Razor's Edge
1984 • Movie
as Frank Needham
Wildcats
1986 • Movie
Director
Blind Dating
2006 • Movie
Director
Waiting for Forever
2010 • Movie
Producer
Armed and Dangerous
1986 • Movie
as Wolfe Messer
Cannonball
1976 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with James Keach.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with James Keach.
Producer
Brothers Under Fire
2026 • Movie
as Motorcycle Cop
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 • Movie
Writer
Slashed Dreams
1975 • Movie
Producer
Walk the Line
2005 • Movie
as Wolfe Messer
Cannonball
1976 • Movie
Producer
Armed and Dangerous
1986 • Movie
Writer
The Long Riders
1980 • Movie
Director
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
2026 • Movie
Producer
The Experts
1989 • Movie
as Oliver Andrews
Love Letters
1983 • Movie
as Emil Kroegh
Comes a Horseman
1978 • Movie
Director
Blind Dating
2006 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Keach.
Director • 1 eps
JAG
1995 • Series
1 eps
Ironside
1967 • Series
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976 • Series
Director • 25 eps
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 • Series
1 eps
Cannon
1971 • Series
2 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1975 • Series
as Ted Strong • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
1 eps
Police Woman
1974 • Series
Director • 2 eps
The District
2000 • Series
1 eps
The Rookies
1972 • Series
as Dean 'Skip' Crowe • 1 eps
Switch
1975 • Series
1 eps
The Manhunter
1974 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Keach.
Producer
Brothers Under Fire
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
David Crosby: Remember My Name
2019 • Movie
Producer
Walk the Line
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
Blackout
2001 • Movie
Executive Producer
A Memory in My Heart
1999 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Absolute Truth
1997 • Movie
Associate Producer
False Identity
1990 • Movie
Producer
The Forgotten
1989 • Movie
Producer
The Experts
1989 • Movie
Producer
Armed and Dangerous
1986 • Movie
Producer
A Winner Never Quits
1986 • Movie
Writer
The Long Riders
1980 • Movie
Writer
Slashed Dreams
1975 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for James Keach.
as Self
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
2026 • Movie
as narrator
Turning Point
2018 • Movie
as Mister
Perfectly Prudence
2011 • Movie
as Self
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006 • Movie
as Warden
Walk the Line
2005 • Movie
as Dr. Huston
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000 • Movie
as Jack Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998 • Movie
as Ronald Levering
Murder in High Places
1991 • Movie
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990 • Movie
as Ed Sloan
Options
1989 • Movie
as Yuri
The Experts
1989 • Movie
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for James Keach.
as Brent Currier • 1 eps
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 • Series
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976 • Series
1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
1976 • Series
1 eps
The Quest
1976 • Series
2 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1975 • Series
as Dean 'Skip' Crowe • 1 eps
Switch
1975 • Series
1 eps
Joe Forrester
1975 • Series
1 eps
Police Woman
1974 • Series
1 eps
The Manhunter
1974 • Series
as Ted Strong • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
as Abe Jones • 1 eps
Kung Fu
1972 • Series
1 eps
The Rookies
1972 • Series