Portrait of James Keach

Acting

James Keach

Career

Active from 1973 to 2026, busiest in 1975 and 1989 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Keach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Fish-Out-of-Water 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Slow-Burn Romance 2
  • Revenge 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic
Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic

Producer, Screenplay

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 36
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (2026)

Director, Producer

Brothers Under Fire
Brothers Under Fire (2026)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer

Taking Care
Taking Care (2024)

Producer, Director

Linda and the Mockingbirds
Linda and the Mockingbirds (2020)

Director, Producer

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 62
David Crosby: Remember My Name
David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer

Turning Point
Turning Point (2018)

as narrator

Augie
Augie (2017)

Director

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

Perfectly Prudence
Perfectly Prudence (2011)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mister

Waiting for Forever
Waiting for Forever (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer, Director

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 54
Blind Dating
Blind Dating (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Producer

Walk the Line
Walk the Line (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

as Warden

Mom's on Strike
Mom's on Strike (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Camouflage
Camouflage (2001)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Submerged
Submerged (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Blackout
Blackout (2001)
GoodWatch score 42

Executive Producer, Director

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Huston

Murder in the Mirror
Murder in the Mirror (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer, Director

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 57
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

A Memory in My Heart
A Memory in My Heart (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

Executive Producer, Director

The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jack Robinson

The Absolute Truth
The Absolute Truth (1997)

Executive Producer, Director

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Executive Producer

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Brent Currier

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis (1993)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Executive Producer

Sunstroke
Sunstroke (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Murder in High Places
Murder in High Places (1991)

as Ronald Levering

False Identity
False Identity (1990)

Associate Producer, Director

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 50
The Forgotten
The Forgotten (1989)

Producer, Writer

The Experts
The Experts (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as Yuri

Options
Options (1989)

as Ed Sloan

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Wildcats
Wildcats (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

as Frank Needham

Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

Producer

Moving Violations
Moving Violations (1985)
GoodWatch score 32

as Deputy Halik

Stand Alone
Stand Alone (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

as Detective Isgrow

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gray Maturin

Love Letters
Love Letters (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Oliver Andrews

National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

as Motorcycle Cop

The Long Riders
The Long Riders (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jesse James

1970s

29 titles ยท average score 61
Smokey and the Hotwire Gang
Smokey and the Hotwire Gang (1979)

as Joshua

Hurricane
Hurricane (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sgt. Strang

The Blue Hotel
The Blue Hotel (1977)

as Johnnie

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Slashed Dreams
Slashed Dreams (1975)
GoodWatch score 40

as Levon

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

The Hatfields and the McCoys
The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)

as Jim McCoy

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Deadly Visitor
The Deadly Visitor (1973)

as Virgil

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ted Strong

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

1 title ยท average score 45
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show