The Best Stacy Keach Movies

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List of the best Stacy Keach movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Stacy Keach's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Stacy Keach movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Stacy Keach movies will be at the top of the list. Stacy Keach has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Stacy Keach movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Stacy Keach films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Stacy Keach role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Stacy Keach performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list below has a variety of films in it, from The Man With the Screaming Brain to Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return.

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Fat City
Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach
Released: 1972
Directed by: John Huston
Fat City is a 1972 American neo-noir boxing drama film directed by John Huston. The picture stars Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, and Susan Tyrrell. One of Huston's later films, it is based on the boxing... more
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The Ninth Configuration
Stacy Keach, Robert Loggia
Released: 1980
Directed by: William Peter Blatty
The Ninth Configuration is a 1980 American film directed by William Peter Blatty. The film is based on Blatty's novel The Ninth Configuration, which was itself a reworking of an earlier version of... more
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Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
Ellen Barkin, Cheech Marin
Released: 1978
Directed by: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong
Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech & Chong's first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. It stars Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, Stacy... more
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Paul Newman, Ava Gardner
Released: 1972
Directed by: John Huston
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American western film written by John Milius, directed by John Huston, and starring Paul Newman. It was loosely based on the real-life, self-appointed... more
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Luther
Judi Dench, Stacy Keach
Released: 1973
Directed by: Guy Green
Luther is the 1973 film of John Osborne's biographical play, presenting the life of Martin Luther. It was one of eight in the first season of the American Film Theater's series of plays made into... more
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American History X
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Kaye
American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. It stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, and co-stars Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould,... more
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The Bourne Legacy
Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton
Released: 2012
Directed by: Tony Gilroy
The Bourne Legacy is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy, and is the fourth installment in the series of films adapted from the novels originated by Robert Ludlum, and... more
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Gray Lady Down
Charlton Heston, Christopher Reeve
Released: 1978
Directed by: David Greene
Gray Lady Down is a 1978 disaster film by Universal Studios starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and is the feature film debut of Christopher Reeve. It is... more
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That Championship Season
Martin Sheen, Robert Mitchum
Released: 1982
Directed by: Jason Miller
That Championship Season is Jason Miller's 1982 film version of his 1973 Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play of the same name. It stars Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach and Paul... more
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Conduct Unbecoming
Christopher Plummer, Richard Attenborough
Released: 1975
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Conduct Unbecoming is a 1975 British drama film, an adaptation of the Barry England play Conduct Unbecoming first staged in 1969. It was directed by Michael Anderson and starred an ensemble cast of... more

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Butterfly
Orson Welles, Stacy Keach
Released: 1982
Directed by: Matt Cimber
Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, and Orson Welles. The... more
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John Carpenter presents Body Bags
Mark Hamill, Debbie Harry
Released: 1993
Directed by: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Larry Sulkis
Body Bags is a 1993 American horror sci-fi anthology film, originally made for television, featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend segments featuring John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper as... more
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Doc
Faye Dunaway, Stacy Keach
Released: 1971
Directed by: Frank Perry
Doc is a 1971 American western film, which tells the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and of one of its protagonists, Doc Holliday. It stars Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway and Harris Yulin. It was... more
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Escape from L.A.
Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1996
Directed by: John Carpenter
Escape from L.A. is a 1996 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russell also... more
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The Traveling Executioner
Stacy Keach, Bud Cort
Released: 1970
Directed by: Jack Smight
The Traveling Executioner is a 1970 American film starring Stacy Keach, Bud Cort, Stefan Gierasch and Marianna Hill and directed by Jack Smight.... more
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Alan Arkin, Cicely Tyson
Released: 1968
Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1968 American film adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It stars Alan Arkin and introduced Sondra... more
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Mark Hamill, Dana Delany
Released: 1993
Directed by: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a 1993 American animated superhero mystery film featuring the DC Comics character Batman, and is based on the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series. Produced by Warner... more
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More Than Murder
Kirk Cameron, Stacy Keach
Released: 1984
Directed by: Gary Nelson
More Than Murder is a 1984 action crime drama directed by Gary Nelson.... more
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The Hollow
Kaley Cuoco, Nick Carter
Released: 2004
Directed by: Kyle Newman
The Hollow is a 2004 teen horror film, starring Kevin Zegers, Kaley Cuoco, Nick Carter and Stacy Keach. The film premiered on the ABC Family Channel, on October 24, 2004.... more
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Raw Justice
Pamela Anderson, Stacy Keach
Released: 1994
Directed by: David A. Prior
Raw Justice also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop or Strip Girl is a 1994 film starring Stacy Keach, David Keith, Airplane! star Robert Hays and Pamela Anderson.... more

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The Killer Inside Me
Stacy Keach, Keenan Wynn
Released: 1976
Directed by: Burt Kennedy
The Killer Inside Me is a 1976 American crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy and based on Jim Thompson's novel of the same name. In this adaption, the action was shifted from the west Texas... more
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Honeydripper
Danny Glover, Mary Steenburgen
Released: 2007
Directed by: John Sayles
Honeydripper is a 2007 American musical drama film written and directed by John Sayles.... more
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Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Malcolm McDowell, Pam Grier
Released: 1990
Directed by: Mark L. Lester, Spiro Razatos
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute is a 1994 Direct-to-video film about a new teacher at a troubled inner city school, where students all are affiliated with gangs, drugs, and violence. It was directed... more
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Meteor
Christopher Lloyd, Stacy Keach
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ernie Barbarash
Meteor is a 2009 disaster television miniseries about the asteroid 114 Kassandra on a collision course with the Earth. Its surrounding meteorites crash into various locations worldwide, including the... more
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
David Caruso, Stacy Keach
Released: 1991
Directed by: Robert Iscove
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is a 1991 film directed by Robert Iscove.... more

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