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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 Blue Bloods and the films American History X, The Bourne Legacy and Nebraska, has died.
Keach's wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, announced on Tuesday that the acting legend died at his home in Magdalenka, Poland, according to Entertainment Weekly. He was 85."
"After a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure, Stacy peacefully departed this world," Malgosia Tomassi Keach said in a statement (via EW). "He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.
"Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family," the statement added. "His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever."
"Among Keach's most popular roles was Mike Hammer, the literary creation of crime novelist Mickey Spillane. Keach first starred as the legendary character in the CBS series The New Mike Hammer from 1984 to 1989, as well as the TV movies The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1986 and Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All in 1989."
Keach also reprised Hammer for the syndicated series Mike Hammer, Private Eye, which ran for two seasons from 1997 to 1998.
Born Walter Stacy Keach Jr. on June 2, 1941, in Savannah, Ga., Stacy Keach appeared in more than 200 screen roles over his six-decade career, beginning in 1964 with a guest role in the ABC drama Channing. Keach's last role was in 2025's comedy-drama Jay Kelly, in which he played the father of George Clooney's title character.
Keach also starred in the films The New Centurians, Fat City, Escape from L.A., Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Machete, W., Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.
The actor's final television role was a recurring turn as Archbishop-turned-Cardinal Kevin Kearnson on the hit CBS series Blue Bloods. He appeared in 11 episodes over six seasons of the police procedural from 2016 to 2024."
"Keach's other television credits included starring roles in Prison Break, Titus, Man with a Plan, Full Circle, Lights Out and Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book. In addition, he played legendary author Ernest Hemingway in the 1988 miniseries Hemingway and Barabbas in the 1977 NBC miniseries Jesus of Nazareth."
Important films that the article missed: All the kind Strangers, Doc, Fat City. And he also did the audio books for a lot of Spillane books, as well as...
https://archive.org/details/2ndCorinthians
One of the greats... even if he was a nepo baby....
https://archive.is/twUqg
"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 Blue Bloods and the films American History X, The Bourne Legacy and Nebraska, has died.
Keach's wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, announced on Tuesday that the acting legend died at his home in Magdalenka, Poland, according to Entertainment Weekly. He was 85."
"After a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure, Stacy peacefully departed this world," Malgosia Tomassi Keach said in a statement (via EW). "He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.
"Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family," the statement added. "His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever."
"Among Keach's most popular roles was Mike Hammer, the literary creation of crime novelist Mickey Spillane. Keach first starred as the legendary character in the CBS series The New Mike Hammer from 1984 to 1989, as well as the TV movies The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1986 and Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All in 1989."
Keach also reprised Hammer for the syndicated series Mike Hammer, Private Eye, which ran for two seasons from 1997 to 1998.
Born Walter Stacy Keach Jr. on June 2, 1941, in Savannah, Ga., Stacy Keach appeared in more than 200 screen roles over his six-decade career, beginning in 1964 with a guest role in the ABC drama Channing. Keach's last role was in 2025's comedy-drama Jay Kelly, in which he played the father of George Clooney's title character.
Keach also starred in the films The New Centurians, Fat City, Escape from L.A., Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Machete, W., Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.
The actor's final television role was a recurring turn as Archbishop-turned-Cardinal Kevin Kearnson on the hit CBS series Blue Bloods. He appeared in 11 episodes over six seasons of the police procedural from 2016 to 2024."
"Keach's other television credits included starring roles in Prison Break, Titus, Man with a Plan, Full Circle, Lights Out and Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book. In addition, he played legendary author Ernest Hemingway in the 1988 miniseries Hemingway and Barabbas in the 1977 NBC miniseries Jesus of Nazareth."
Important films that the article missed: All the kind Strangers, Doc, Fat City. And he also did the audio books for a lot of Spillane books, as well as...
https://archive.org/details/2ndCorinthians
One of the greats... even if he was a nepo baby....