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Stacy Keach, actor known for playing detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85

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Actor Stacy Keach, best known for his title role in the 1980s television series “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer,” has died. He was 85.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Stacy Keach attends the ceremony honoring him with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held on July 31, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

  2. Deadline

    Stacy Keach Dies: ‘Mike Hammer’ Star, Film & Stage Actor Was 85 (opens Deadline)

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    Stacy Keach, who starred on TV’s Mike Hammer and Titus and recurred on Blue Bloods after establishing himself as a stage and film actor, died Monday. He was 85. His wife, Małgosia Tomassi, said he died “after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure” at the family…

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Stacy Keach, 'Mike Hammer' Actor, Dies at 85 (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    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 long battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.

  4. Forbes

    Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer, Private Eye’ Star, Dies At 85 (opens Forbes)

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    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 “Prison Break” and the film “Nebraska,” has died.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Stacy Keach, stage actor who became screen star playing tough guys like TV detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Stacy Keach, stage actor who became screen star playing tough guys like TV detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85

  6. Variety

    Stacy Keach, Star of ‘Mike Hammer,’ ‘Fat City,’ Dies at 85 (opens Variety)

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    Stacy Keach, a commanding actor whose work includes movies like “Fat City” and the starring role in “The New Mike Hammer” series on CBS, died Tuesday in Poland. He was 85. His wife, Małgosia Tomassi, confirmed his death to Variety.

  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  8. New York Post

    Stacy Keach, actor of ‘Bourne Legacy,’ ‘Mike Hammer’ and ‘Blue Bloods’ fame, dead at 85 (opens New York Post)

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    The actor battled a serious heart condition, according to his wife.

  9. News Nation Now

    Actor Stacy Keach, TV's Mike Hammer, dead at 85 (opens News Nation Now)

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    Keach died at home in Magdalenka, Poland, of a heart ailment.

  10. The Guardian

    Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer actor whose career spanned stage and screen, dies aged 85 (opens The Guardian)

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    The US actor died in Poland on Tuesday, ‘after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure’, his wife said 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 a…

  11. Rolling Stone

    Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ and ‘Fat City’ Star, Dead at 85 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Keach was considered one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his era

  12. Fox News

    Stacy Keach dead at 85 as ‘Mike Hammer’ star’s wife shares emotional tribute (opens Fox News)

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    Stacy Keach's wife reveals the lengthy heart failure battle behind the iconic Mike Hammer actor's final days and his extraordinary courage.

  13. CBS News

    Stacy Keach, star of "Mike Hammer" TV series and stage, dies at 85 (opens CBS News)

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    Stacy 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.

  14. The Guardian

    Stacy Keach obituary (opens The Guardian)

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    Versatile American stage and screen actor whose roles ranged from Hamlet to the tough private eye Mike Hammer There have been few actors as inexhaustible as Stacy Keach, who has died aged 85. Throughout a long career that began in his childhood he was equally active in theatre, films and TV, moving …

  15. The Columbian

    Stacy Keach, actor known for playing detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85 (opens The Columbian)

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    Actor Stacy Keach, best known for his title role in the 1980s television series “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer,” has died. He was 85.

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