Ken Titus; Inspired Character on Fox Series ‘Titus’

Ken Titus, 58, the role model for the loving but difficult father played by Stacy Keach in the television series “Titus.” The Fox series features comedian Christopher Titus, who based the series on his own family, including his irascible dad. Keach said that when his real-life counterpart visited the set, he asked Titus if he minded being portrayed as such a bad dad. The real Ken Titus, of the San Francisco Bay Area, replied: “I don’t mind, just as long as it’s funny. It’s not really me, anyway. . . . It’s Christopher’s imagination.” Keach said Ken Titus was very proud of his son’s success. On Saturday in Newark, Calif., of cardiac arrest.