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Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. Like the previous series, it was produced by Jay Bernstein but in a less hands-on capacity. The show failed to gain a wide audience and, as a result, it was canceled ...
Mike Hammer, Private Eye Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (later titled The New Mike Hammer ), with Stacy Keach in the title role, is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984, to May 13, 1987.
The made for TV movie—aimed at relaunching the Hammer franchise—starred the original cast (like recurring character, Jenny the Bartender), with guest appearances from Vince Edwards, John Karlen, Frank Mcrae, Leo Penn, Mike Preston, Stephen Macht, Mickey Rooney, Bruce Boxleitner, Dabney Coleman, and Dionne Warwick.
Keach is known to television audiences for his portrayal of private detective Mike Hammer on the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984–1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, as Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus (2000–2002) and as the narrator of the crime documentary series American Greed (2007–present).
In 1942, when he was a comic book writer, Spillane created the private detective Mike Lancer published in Green Hornet Comics #10 (December, 1942) by Harvey Comics. [1]In 1946, Spillane worked with illustrator Mike Roy and Edwin Robbins to create the private-eye character Mike Danger for proposed comic-book or comic-strip publication.
“The Private Eye is a fun, twisty comedy/mystery where everything is not quite as it seems. We’re really excited to bring this film to a big audience,” Tom Malloy, president and co-founder ...
She had a recurring role as Mike Hammer's secretary Velda in the television series Mike Hammer, Private Eye and made guest appearances on such shows as ER, Felicity, Seinfeld, V.I.P., Murphy Brown, Malcolm in the Middle and Nash Bridges. She also had a small role in the Jim Carrey film Me, Myself & Irene (2000).
David Harris, the actor known for his role as Cochise in the 1979 cult classic “The Warriors,” has died. He was 75. Harris died Friday at his home in New York City after a battle with cancer ...