# Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer actor whose career spanned stage and screen, dies aged 85

- community: News (news@lemmy.world)
- author: Corvidae@lemmy.world
- posted: 2026-11-11T07:14:54.255738Z (5h ago)
- score: 53 · 2 replies
- address: https://dboft.com/post/22169/stacy-keach-mike-hammer-actor-whose-career-spanned-stage-and-screen
- link: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/11/stacy-keach-mike-hammer-actor-death-aged-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 1984 for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain, has died aged 85.

## Replies

- **TipRing@lemmy.world** · 20 pts · 5h: Absolutely brilliant actor.  He was great as the dad on Titus. 
  - **ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world** · 12 pts · 5h: That was an underrated show. And yes, he stole pretty much every scene he was in.