---
name: "Jack Kehoe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-kehoe"
fi1m_id: "jack-kehoe"
imdb_id: "nm0444955"
tmdb_id: 1273
wikidata_id: "Q3157232"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 November 1934"
died: "14 January 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T19:11:47.310124+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack Kehoe

## Identity

Jack Kehoe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-kehoe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-kehoe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0444955
- **TMDB ID:** 1273
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3157232
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kehoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3157232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444955/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1273

Actor. Born 21 November 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 January 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 November 1934, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 January 2020
- **Active:** 1973–1997
- **Also known as:** Jack J. Kehoe
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1980s 82 (3), 1990s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 4, Drama 4, Thriller 4, Comedy 2, History 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $465m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kehoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3157232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444955/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1273

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Untouchables*](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) (81)

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## Biography

Jack Kehoe was an American actor. He was born on 21 November 1934 in New York City and died on 14 January 2020. After serving in the United States Army, he studied acting under Stella Adler and appeared on Broadway in productions including *The Ballad of the Sad Cafe* (1963) and *The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel* (1977).

Kehoe made his feature film debut in 1971 and appeared in numerous films, including *Serpico* (1973) as Tom Keough, *The Sting* (1973) as the Erie Kid, *Car Wash* (1976), *The Untouchables* (1987) as Payne, *Midnight Run* (1988) as Jerry Geisler, *Young Guns II* (1990) and *The Game* (1997) as Lieutenant Sullivan. His television credits included episodes of *Miami Vice*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *The Twilight Zone*. He retired from acting after *The Game*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ew.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Game* (1997), Fi1m 76, as Lieutenant Sullivan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Fi1m 71, as Street Worker — [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Midnight Run* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Jerry Geisler, Tony's secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-run.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Payne — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, as Eddie — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, as Erie Kid — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Game* (1997), as Lieutenant Sullivan — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)
- *Gospel According to Harry* (1994), as Harry
- *The Paper* (1994), as Phil
- *Falling Down* (1993), as Street Worker — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Servants of Twilight* (1991), as Dr. Denton Boothe
- *Young Guns II* (1990), as Ashmun Upson
- *Dick Tracy* (1990), as Customer at Raid
- *Midnight Run* (1988), as Jerry Geisler, Tony's secretary — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-run.md)
- *D.O.A.* (1988), as Detective Brockton
- *The Untouchables* (1987), as Payne — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *A Winner Never Quits* (1986), as Bloom
- *The Tender Age* (1986), as Nikos
- *Flight of the Spruce Goose* (1986), as Freddie Fletcher
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Lou Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
- *The Killers* (1984), as Harry
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Police Chief E. Griffin
- *The Wild Life* (1984), as Mr Parker
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Lt. John Malone — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *The Pope of Greenwich Village* (1984), as Bunky
- *Two of a Kind* (1983), as Mr. Chotiner
- *The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez* (1983), as Prosecutor Pierson
- *The Star Chamber* (1983), as Hingle
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Prosecutor Pierson, Nikos
- *Reds* (1981), as Eddie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Chicago Story* (1981), as Officer Tony Coswell
- *Melvin and Howard* (1980), as Jim Delgado
- *On the Nickel* (1980), as Bad Mood
- *The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh* (1979), as Setshot
- *Car Wash* (1976), as Scruggs
- *Shell Game* (1975), as Lyle Rettig
- *Law and Disorder* (1974), as Elliott
- *The Sting* (1973), as Erie Kid — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Serpico* (1973), as Tom Keough
- *The Friends of Eddie Coyle* (1973), as The Beard
- *The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight* (1971), as Bartender
- *A Hatful of Rain* (1968), as Apples

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