Stacy Keach Interview
Stacy Keach sat down with TVGuide to talk about his guest role on ER (and also a couple of quick Prison Break questions). And he’s buddies with Michael Crichton. Can’t be that!!
Keach is making his second appearance as Mike Gates, the hard-drinking father of John Stamos’ paramedic-turned-do on tonight’s episode.
TVGuide.com: It was great to see you again as former Warden Henry Pope in Prison Break not long ago.
Stacy Keach: I love doing that show.TVGuide.com: Despite helping the sort-of-good guys, Pope hasn’t yet died. Could he pop up again?
Keach: I called Matt Olmstead, one of the writer/producers, and asked him, “What’s the future of Henry Pope?” He said, “As long as you are still breathing, we can bring you back for no other reason than to kill you.” Now that I’m an accomplice, the chances are very good that my demise is forthcoming.TVGuide.com: You have a great deal of experience playing drunks. What’s the trick to doing it right?
Keach: You don’t play it like this [slurring his words], that’s the worst way to play a drunk. You’re sober. You’re absolutely fine! That’s the trick in playing ‘em. A lot of young actors go all slurry and wobbly. That’s there, but then what you do is try to straighten it out. And that makes it all the drunker.TVGuide.com: Have you been an ER fan over the years?
Keach: Oh, yeah. Michael Crichton, who created the show, is an old buddy of mine. We go way back. I’m just thrilled that the show’s such a success for him.
Source: TVGuide
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