Stacy Keach dies at 85 after heart battle
The well-known actor and cleft palate advocate died at his home in Poland from heart failure.
Stacy Keach, star of Prison Break and The Blacklist, died at 85 from heart problems and heart failure. His wife Małgosia Tomassi confirmed his death at their home in Poland on Tuesday.
Keach earned degrees in drama from University of California, Berkeley and Yale School of Drama. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
He rose to fame on stage performing Shakespeare. He then moved into film and television.
He played prison warden Henry Pope in Prison Break. He played Robert Vesco in The Blacklist.
Earlier he starred in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. He also appeared in American History X and The Bourne Legacy.
Keach was born with a cleft lip and a partial cleft palate. He spent decades as an advocate and chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation.
- 85
- Age at death
- 1941
- Birth year
- Georgia, USA
- Birthplace
- Six decades
- Career span
Why it mattersHe was a distinctive performer beloved by audiences. He worked across theatre, film and television for six decades.
AustraliaAustralians knew Keach from Prison Break, The Blacklist and his earlier TV roles; his death marks the end of a long career many local viewers grew up watching.
