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Stacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85
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What happenedStacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV, has died. He was 85.
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Left / center-leftStacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
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Right / center-rightStacy Keach, 'Mike Hammer' Actor, Dies at 85
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Keach died at home in Magdalenka, Poland, “after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure,” his wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, said in a statement.
Actor Stacy Keach, best known as private investigator Mike Hammer and for roles in Titus, Blue Bloods and Prison Break, has died at 85. His wife said he died at their home in Poland after a...
Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer, Private Eye’ And ‘Blue Bloods’ Star, Dies At 85
Stacy Keach, a prolific actor who starred in the title role of TV’s “Mike Hammer, Private Eye” and “The New Mike Hammer,” as well as the TV series "Blue Bloods,” dies.
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 198...
Stacy Keach, actor who embodied Hamlet and Mike Hammer, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, a larger-than-life actor who triumphed as Hamlet on the boards and as Mike Hammer, Mickey Spillane’s tough-guy detective, on network television, died Tuesday. He was 85.
