Under the then-extant rules, Keach should have been awarded Best Actor honors from the New York Film Critics Circle for his portrayal of Tully in Fat City (1972), as it required only a plurality of the vote and Keach was the top vote-getter in the category. At the time, the NYCC was second in prestige only to the Academy Awards (and some actors and filmmakers considered it a superior honor) and was a major influence on subsequent Oscar nominations. (In the 1976 presidential election year, director Robert Altman characterized the NYFCC Awards as the 'New York primary' leading up to the Oscar 'election,' where the Golden Globes was the 'California primary.') A vocal faction of the NYFCC, dismayed by the rather low percentage of votes that would have given Keach the award, successfully demanded a rule change so that the winner would have to obtain a majority. In subsequent balloting, Keach failed to win a majority of the vote, and he lost ground to his main rival, Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972). However, Brando could not gain a majority either, and a compromise candidate, Laurence Olivier in Sleuth (1972), eventually was awarded Best Actor honors. Both Brando, who eventually won the Oscar for his come-back triumph as Don Corleone in the classic gangster picture, and Olivier were nominated for the Academy Award, but Keach was not.

When he played Ken Titus on the sitcom "Titus" (2000), he would sometimes receive tips from the actual Ken Titus (before he passed away), on how to portray him better.

Credits the sitcom "Titus" (2000) for somewhat rejuvenating his career and making him more recognizable to younger audiences.

Is often referred to as "The American Olivier".

Was born with a cleft palate. He had it repaired and the scar is on his lip under the right nostril. He hides the scar with his trademark mustache.

Was nominated for Broadway`s 1970 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for playing William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill, in Arthur L. Kopit`s "Indians."

Along with Louis Gossett Jr., he was one of two actors considered for the role of the SGC`s new commanding officer, General Hank Landry, on "Stargate SG-1" (1997). The role instead went to Beau Bridges.

Former Fulbright scholar.

Provided the narration for the Submarine ride at Disneyland (in Anaheim, California) - but the ride no longer exists.

Brother-in-law of actress Jane Seymour

Children: son - Shannon, daughter - Karolina.

Stacy Keach graduated from Van Nuys High School in June, 1959.

Performed the role of the King of Siam in a touring rendition of "The King and I".

He won an Obie in 1967 for his performance in the title role of "MacBird!".

Acted in a number of plays at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.

Studied drama at the University of California - Berkeley, Yale, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Stacy`s father started as a community college drama teacher. He then became the director of the Pasadena Playhouse. His mother was Mary Kain Keach.

Son of Stacy Keach Sr., brother of James Keach

Born at 7:15pm-EDT.

In 1984 he was jailed in England for nine months for smuggling cocaine.