A versatile, talented actor especially active on TV and the stage, Keith Szarabajka has most often been cast in high-powered drama. Possessing a long face, clear eyes and handsome if slightly uneven features, he has most typically played intense, aggressive character roles. Szarabajka made his feature debut in "Simon" (1980) but made more of an impression alongside Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon in Costa-Gavras' potent political drama, "Missing" (1982). Several years later, he made his first filmic impression as Spacek's sympathetic friend in the government corruption expose, "Marie: A True
Decided to become a professional actor at age 19 while a student at the University of Chicago; joined the Organic Theater Company in Chicago that same year
1978
Off-Broadway debut in "Bleacher Bums", a play Szarabajka performed in and co-wrote with other members of the Organic Theater Company (including Joe Mantegna)
