Stacy Keach, star of "Mike Hammer" TV series and stage, dies at 85
Summary
Actor Stacy Keach, best known for playing private detective Mike Hammer on television, died at 85 at his home in Magdalenka, Poland. His wife said he died Tuesday after a long battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.Key Facts
- Keach played the fictional detective Mike Hammer in the television series based on Mickey Spillane's crime novels.
- He worked across stage, film and television, including roles in "The Ninth Configuration," "Nebraska" and "Blue Bloods."
- He earned a Tony Award nomination for playing Buffalo Bill in the Broadway play "Indians."
- He won a Golden Globe for portraying Ernest Hemingway in a television miniseries.
- Keach collapsed onstage during a 2017 performance of "Pamplona" in Chicago, leading to the show's cancellation.
- In 1984, authorities arrested Keach at London's Heathrow Airport for trying to smuggle 1.3 ounces of cocaine into Britain.
- He was sentenced to nine months in prison and later called the arrest and sentence the lowest moment of his life.
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