Irwin Keyes obit

Irwin Keyes, Horror Movie Character Actor, Dies at 63

 

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Irwin Keyes, an actor with credits ranging from “The Jeffersons” to “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas,” died July 8. He was 63 and suffered from acromegaly, a pituitary gland disorder.

Keyes appeared in a number of horror films, including “House of 1000 Corpses” and, most recently, “Dahmer vs. Gacy” in 2009.

On July 8 Keyes’ niece, Rene Galarza, announced his death in a post to his Facebook page:

“It’s with deep sympathy that I’m writing this post. Early this morning my family was informed that our beloved uncle, brother, teammate and friend, Irwin Keyes, has had his last curtain call. He is now an angel for us all and will be watching down. Our family wishes to thank all of you who have been a part of his life. He will be missed very much.”

Keyes was born in New York City and made his bigscreen debut as a policeman in 1979 cult classic “The Warriors.” He appeared in Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories,” “The Exterminator” and its sequel, “The Flintstones” feature and its sequel and in the feature adaptation of “Get Smart.” He was assassin Wheezy Joe in the Coen brothers movie “Intolerable Cruelty” and most recently appeared in the 2013 digital series “Dead Kansas.”

In addition to “The Jeffersons,” on which he played George Jefferson’s bodyguard, the actor’s TV credits included “Police Squad,” “Married … With Children,” “Growing Pains” and a 2007 episode of “CSI.”

He is survived by his wife, Tracy Fontaine, whom he married in 2008.

Filmography

 

1978 Team-Mates as Frank "Big Frank"

1978 Manny's Orphans as "Shove"

1979 The Warriors as Police Officer

1979 Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula as Transylvania Character

1979 Squeeze Play! as Bouncer

1979 The Prize Fighter as "Flower"

1979 The Gang That Sold America as Support Killer

1980 Friday the 13th as Busboy (uncredited)

1980 Bloodrage as Pimp In Hallway

1980 The Exterminator as Bobby

1980 Stardust Memories as Fan Outside Hotel

1980 The Private Eyes as Jock

1981 Lovely But Deadly as Gommorah

1981-1984 The Jeffersons (TV Series) as Hugo Mojelewski

1982 Police Squad! (TV Series) as Luca

1982 Zapped! as "Too Mean" Levine

1983 Chained Heat as Lorenzo

1984 Exterminator 2 "Monster"

1987 Nice Girls Don't Explode as Cocker

1987 Married... with Children (TV Series) as Mr. Hugo

1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Joey, Bauggs' Chauffeur

1988 Frankenstein General Hospital as The Monster

1988 Kandyland as Biff

1989 Growing Pains (TV Series) as Jeff

1990 Down the Drain as Patrick

1990 Mob Boss as Monk

1990 Disturbed as Pat Tuel

1991 Guilty as Charged as Deek

1991 Adventures in Dinosaur City as Guard #1

1991 Motorama as Hunchback Attendant

1992 On the Air (TV Series) as "Shorty", The Stagehand

1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as Figure

1993 Magic Kid as The Bookie

1993 Dream Lover as Officer

1993 Sam & Max Hit the Road (Video Game) as Bruno (voice)

1993 Double Switch (Video Game) as Brutus

1994 The Silence of the Hams as Guard

1994 Oblivion as Bork

1994 The Flintstones as Joe Rockhead

1995 Get Smart (TV Series) as Agent 0 / Drowning Victim

1995 The Power Within as Mosh

1995 Timemaster as Orphanage Aide

1996 Oblivion 2: Backlash as Bork

1996 Pure Danger as "Killjoy"

1998 The Godson as Tracy Dick

1999 Tequila Body Shots as Jailman #1

2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Joe Rockhead

2001 The Vampire Hunters Club (Video Short) as Obnoxious Dancer

2001 Perfect Fit as Otto, Convict

2002 Legend of the Phantom Rider as Bigfoot

2003 House of 1000 Corpses as Ravelli

2003 Intolerable Cruelty as Joe "Wheezy Joe"

2005 Neighborhood Watch as Vernon

2005 ShadowBox as The Mechanic

2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story as Stiff Drinks Bartender

2006 Sent as Judas

2006 Wrestlemaniac as The Stranger

2007 Dream Slashers as The Mechanic

2007 Careless as Bob "Woodsman Bob"

2007 DarkPlace as The Mechanic

2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as Russ Beauxdreaux

2008 The Urn as Albert

2008 Doesn't Texas Ever End

2009 Black Dynamite as Henchman

2010 Dahmer vs. Gacy as Dr. Pruitt

2009 Glass Houses

2011 Ham Sandwich (Short) as Hunchback

2011 Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong as The Killer

2012 The Master & Me (Short) as Ygor

2013 Dead Kansas as Giant

2013 Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) as "Creepy"

2014 Catch of the Day as Kletus Thorne

2014 Titano (Short) as Titano

2015 Angel Investors

2015 Portend

2016 The Caretaker as Sebastian