Irwin Keyes

Irwin Keyes

actor, writer, producer

Irwin Keyes was born on Mar 16, 1952 in USA. Irwin Keyes's big-screen debut came with The Warriors directed by Walter Hill in 1979, strarring Police. Irwin Keyes is known for Black Dynamite directed by Scott Sanders, Phyllis Applegate stars as Aunt Billy and Obba Babatundé as Osiris. The most recent award Irwin Keyes achieved is FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego. The upcoming new movie Irwin Keyes plays is Dead Kansas which will be released on Sep 24, 2013.

Large (6'1"), affable, and commanding character actor Irwin Keyes was born on March 16, 1952 in New York City. Keyes grew up in Amityville, New York and graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1970. He acted in his first play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Grody while attending college. Frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons, and imposing authority figures, Irwin acted in a diverse array of movies in such genres as horror ("Friday the 13th," "Guilty as Charged," "House of 1000 Corpses"), comedy ("The Private Eyes," "Zapped!;" hilarious as Wheezy Joe in "Intolerable Cruelty"), thriller ("Dream Lover"), science fiction (both "Oblivion" pictures), and action ("The Warriors," "The Exterminator" and its sequel). Keyes achieved his greatest enduring popularity with his recurring role as endearingly oafish bodyguard Hugo Majelewski on the hit sitcom "The Jeffersons." Among the TV shows that Irwin made guest appearances on are "Laverne & Shirley," "Police Squad!," "Moonlighting," "Married with Children," "thirtysomething," "Growing Pains," "Tales from the Crypt," and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Moreover, Keyes not only acted in TV commercials and music videos (he was very touching as a struggling down on his luck actor in the music video for "Good Enough" by Prozak), but also did voice overs for video games. Irwin lived in Los Angeles, California and continued to act with pleasing regularity right up until his death at age 63 on July 8, 2015.

  • Birthday

    Mar 16, 1952
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego
2016
Best Actor in a Short Film
Winner - FANtastic Award
The Master & Me (2012)
2015
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Winner - FANtastic Award
The Caretaker (2016)
Action on Film International Film Festival, USA
2011
Outstanding Cast Performance
Winner - Action on Film Award

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