Stacy Keach dies at 85
The gist
American actor Stacy Keach, known for playing TV detective Mike Hammer, died at home in Poland at 85.
His career spanned Broadway to film and survived a 1984 cocaine-smuggling prison term.
How it unfolded
- 1965Keach appeared on Broadway in "The Country Wife."
- 1968He made his film debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
- 1984Keach was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport and imprisoned for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain while still starring in the Mike Hammer series.
Key terms
- Emmy-nominated
- An American award honoring outstanding achievement in the television industry, comparable to the Oscars for film.
- Congress
- The two houses of the U.S. legislature: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Source: Wikipedia