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, died Tuesday. He was 85. cnn.it/4zI02RU
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85 | CNN

Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85 | CNN

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...

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Narrated American Greed on CNBC doing over 225 episodes. If you like seeing fraudsters being busted it's for you. Keach had a very smooth distinctive delivery which was exactly the right tenor for this production. I recommend taking a look it's usually the best of real TV.

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