Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer actor whose career spanned stage and screen, dies aged 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 career included stage roles in Shakespeare and Broadway productions, film and television work, and a Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Ernest Hemingway.Key Facts
- Keach’s wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, said he died after a long battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.
- Keach played fictional private detective Mike Hammer in television adaptations of Mickey Spillane’s crime stories.
- 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.
- His film and television credits included Fat City, The Ninth Configuration, Nebraska, Titus and The Bourne Legacy.
- Keach was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in 1984 after trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain and served six months in prison.
- Born in Savannah, Georgia, Keach studied at the University of California, Berkeley, Yale School of Drama and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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