STACY KEACH: Star of Mike Hammer Dies at 85
STACY KEACH: Star of Mike Hammer Dies at 85
Veteran actor Stacy Keach, best known for playing hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer on television, has died at 85. Keach died Tuesday at his home in Poland following a lengthy battle with heart disease and heart failure, according to his wife.
His career spanned nearly six decades, with memorable performances in Fat City, The New Centurions, The Long Riders, American History X and Nebraska. He also appeared in the television series Prison Break and Titus.
An accomplished Shakespearean actor, Keach earned a Golden Globe for portraying Ernest Hemingway in a 1988 miniseries. (Hollywood Reporter)
