Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American
actor and
narrator. He is mostly known for his
dramatic roles; however, he has done
narration most notably for CNBC'S
American Greed also his works included
The Opie & Anthony Show on
Sirius XM satellite radio, and in
educational programming on
PBS and the
Discovery Channel, as well as some
comedy (particularly his role in the Fox sitcom
Titus as Ken, the hard-drinking, chain-smoking, womanizing father of comedian
Christopher Titus and for Sergeant Stedenko in
Up in Smoke) and musical roles. He is also particularly well known for portraying
Mickey Spillane's fictional detective
Mike Hammer in a 1984 TV series,
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, for one season (due to a
cocaine arrest in
England) and then a recurring series of
television films starting in 1986. Keach is probably the actor most identified with the role of Hammer.