Before fame he served as class president while in high school and went on to earn two ba degrees from uc berkeley. Kiss me deadly audiobook by mickey spillane, stacy keach. Its a toughguy mystery to please even the most bloodthirsty of fans. The return of mickey spillanes mike hammer 1986 tv movie, stacy keach reprises his role as hammer in this pilot for the third season of his hammer tv show aka the new mike hammer. My name is andy, and ive been a huge mike hammer fan since i was a kid.
A fine dramatic actor who never quite made it as a movie star and so settled with a highly successful career as a television leading man, stacy keach is best known for playing the title character in the television detective drama mike hammer 19841987. Topics include how stacys love of radio dramas helped continue reading. John nicolella mike is asked by a las vegas entertainer to come to vegas. Stacy keach biography and filmography actors of hollywood.
Mickey spillanes mike hammer, with stacy keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on cbs from january 28, 1984 to january 12, 1985. Stacy keach at the american society of music arrangers and composers 70th birthday gala. Created by acclaimed detectivenoir author mickey spillane, private eye mike hammer stacy keach is a hardboiled, twofisted detective who mixes it up with tough guys on a mission, clean and dirty cops on the beat and dropdead gorgeous dames with plenty of attitude. Mike hammer, private eye mike hammer 19971998 the sea wolf wolf larsen 1997 legend of the lost tomb dr.
This trilogy of brandnew mysteries narrated by acclaimed actor stacy keach is enhanced with a full. The return of mickey spillanes mike hammer 1986 and murder takes it all 1988. Stacy keach is best known for playing mike hammer in the cbs tv series mickey spillanes mike hammer 198485 as well as the new mike hammer 198687. Indeed, keachs mike hammer left the viewer with the impression that this detective had been somehow transported from a 1940s film set to 1980s new york city. Stacy keach biography facts, childhood, family life.
May 29, 2015 indeed, keach s mike hammer left the viewer with the impression that this detective had been somehow transported from a 1940s film set to 1980s new york city. Download audiobooks narrated by stacy keach at and save. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 1958 tv series, starring darren mcgavin. Stacy keach biography and filmography stacy keach movies. This is a wittier hammer with comedic undertones but make no mistake, mike hammer remains hardboiled. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer. Stacy keach celebrity profile check out the latest stacy keach photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 19841985, cbs series 22 60minute episodes based upon charactors created by mickey spillane.
Stacy keach a star of stage, film, and television, won a golden globe award and an emmy nomination for his acclaimed portrayal of hemingway in the definitive television epic. Also includes six mickey spillane mike hammer movies, 4 starring stacy keach as mike hamnmer 1 starring kevin dobson as mike hammer 1 starring armand assante starring as mike hammer, made between 19811989. Stacy keach meets mary shelleys frankenstein original airdates. Not to be confused with mickey spillanes mike hammer 198485, the new mike hammer 198687 or mike hammer, private eye 199798, all of which starred stacy keach, this 195860 series instead stars darren mcgavin. In each of the 22 episodes mike faces danger and romance, with his. Other television features include prison break, and titus.
He is best known for his portrayal of detective mike hammer and his golden globewinning portrayal of ernest hemingway. Stacy keach is perhaps best known for his portrayal of hardboiled detective mike hammer. Find highquality stacy keach stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Keach read all three volumes of the short stories of ernest. Stacy keach internet movie firearms database guns in. He later portrayed mike hammer in the cbs television series mickey spillanes mike hammer and the new mike hammer from 1984 to 1987. Actor stacy keach is to return to the stage on friday 27mar09 10 days after suffering a mild stroke. Mickey spillanes murder me, murder you 1983, cbs tvm written by bill stratton directed by gary nelson starring stacy keach as mike hammer.
He also is the older brother of james keach, with whom he costarred in the long riders. Stacy keach brings mickey spillanes famous detective to life in. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The panel is conducting hearings on the widespread use of cocaine and how the federal government should tackle the problem. Each and every episode mike faces danger and romance, with his secretary and best friend velda, his blue. Despite obviously utilizing older video transfers, the release of mickey spillanes mike hammer the complete series is especially welcome. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer mickey spillane, max allan collins, stacy keach, a full supporting cast on. Pat chambers don stroud, is gunned down during a drug bust, and implicated in drug trafficking. Mike hammer, the detective character created by mickey spillane. He then reprised the role in a new syndicated series mike hammer, private eye from 1997 to. Mike hammer on mickey spillanes mike hammer for cbstv 19841987. Stacy keach full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. His most prominent role was as mickey spillane s fictional detective mike hammer, which he played in numerous standalone television films and at least. Stacey keach reprises his role as the twofisted private eye with an eye for the ladies.
With stacy keach, lindsay bloom, don stroud, kent williams. Stacy keach, tanya roberts, don stroud, delta burke. Mickey spillane as mike hammer questions a bikiniclad shirley eaton. While other detectives bend and manipulate the law, hammer holds it in total contempt, seeing it as nothing more than an impediment to justice, the one virtue he holds in absolute esteem. Mickey spillanes private eye mike hammer stacy keach probes his longlost loves death while seeking their daughter. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer publishers summary everybody loves a mystery, and nobody solves them like mike hammer. He returned to the role of hammer in mike hammer, private eye, a new syndicated series that aired from 1997 to 1998.
Stacy keachmike hammer darren mcgavin was lst, but keach did a great job, too. Everybody loves a mystery, and nobody solves them like mike hammer. Actor stacy keach, as mike hammer, investigates the killing of a photographer, aided by lindsay bloom, as velda, on mickey spillaneas mike hammer, saturday, march 31 10. Born on june 2nd, 1941, keach is a sturdy and handsome fellow who is often cast. Geestelijke vader van mike hammer overleden het nieuwsblad. The cases of mickey spillanes classic private eye character. Stacy keach brings mickey spillanes famous detective to life in this actionpacked series. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
Stacy keach starred in mike hammer, private eye created by mickey spillane. June 2, 1941 stacy keach was born walter stacy keach jr. In this april 1986 tv movie, a young girl is kidnapped and there is an attempt on the daughter of a wellknown actress, after which the kidnapper then turns up dead. Heres mickey spillane and mike hammer in their roughest and readiesta doublestrength shot of sex, violence, and action that is vintage spillane all the way. Stacy keach, lynda carter, lindsay bloom, jim carrey, don stroud directed by. Stacy keach is a veteran american actor whose long acting career includes roles in such films as the long riders and class of 1999. In 2000, he played the cantankerous father ken titus in the title family of foxs sitcom titus. The mike hammer star was hospitalised last week 17mar09 and spent six days under observation. See more ideas about stacy keach, actor and american actors. Ed welcomes back stage and tv actor stacy keach mickey spillanes mike hammer, titus, man with a plan.
He also portrayed the literary private eye mike hammer in a television film and subsequent series. Stacy keach and wife malgosia tomassi at the new york premiere of walk the line. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 1984 tv series, starring stacy keach. He won a golden globe for his portrayal of ernest hemingway and starred as richard nixon in the us national tour of frostnixon. Pamplona is canceled after stacy keach falls ill the. The television actor, the star of the cbstv series. Stacy keach in the title role and lindsay bloom as velda return to mickey spillanes mike hammer, hour long actionmystery series for cbs beginning a second season this september at a new time, 9 pm saturdaysphoto measures 8 x 10. The producer of mickey spillanes mike hammer, jay bernstein, even traveled to 15 cities while keach was in jail, as part of a personal campaign to protect keachs reputation.
He played ken titus on the sitcom titus, warden henry pope in the hit series prison break, and has been seen in numerous film and stage productions. Stacy keach brings mickey spillanes famous detective to life in this action packed series. Theres never been a tv show as cool as the hammer series. Killing man audiobook by mickey spillane, stacy keach. Stacy keach talks about his role as mike hammer by. Mike hammer series the official website for stacy keach. In this updated version hammer is older and even has an assistant helping him solve the cases. The shows theme song harlem nocturne by earle hagen, a jazz tune featuring a deeply melancholy saxophone, set a gritty tone for each episode. Mickey spillanes the new mike hammer the series 1986 dvd. He is perhaps best known as mike hammer across multiple shows featuring the character such as mike hammer.
Mickey spillane mike hammer james leavey connections. Stacy keach biography, movie highlights and photos. Stacy keach at the hollywood bowl for the who concert. The producer of mickey spillanes mike hammer, jay bernstein, even traveled to 15 cities while keach was in jail, as part of a personal campaign to protect keach s reputation. Watch mike hammer episodes online season 1 1984 tv guide. This is the opening from mickey spillanes mike hammer, the 19841985 cbs tv series starring stacy keach as spillanes extrahardboiled new york city. Born on june 2nd, 1941, keach is a sturdy and handsome fellow who is often cast as. Keachs first return to the goodman theater more than a decade after he portrayed the title role in shakespeares king lear, directed by mr. Watch the new mike hammer s01e06 dd on a dime jaredyjaredy. The new adventures of mickey spillanes mike hammer, vol.