''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' is an American syndicated

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based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective

Mike Hammer Michael Hammer or Mike Hammer may refer to: *Michael Armand Hammer (1955–2022), American philanthropist and businessman *Michael Martin Hammer (1948–2008), engineer and author *Mike Hammer (character), a fictional hard boiled detective ** ''Mick ...

, created by novelist

Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer. More than 225 million c ...

. Like the previous series, it was produced by

Jay Bernstein Jay Bernstein (June 7, 1937 – April 30, 2006) was an American producer and manager to actors, such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Landon, and to actresses, such as Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers. Career Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ...

but in a less hands-on capacity. The show failed to gain a wide audience and, as a result, it was canceled after only one season. ''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' premiered on September 27, 1997. The final episode of the series aired on June 14, 1998.

Premise

The series starred

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictiona ...

and was seen as an attempt to revive the character he had played in '' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' and ''

The New Mike Hammer ''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 series consisted ...

'', two moderately successful

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series from the 1980s. Kent Williams was the only other, regular actor from the 1980s series to return, albeit in a different role. Guest star, Tracy Scoggins, formerly seen in a different role in the 1984 episode of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, "24 Karat Dead," appears in episode 2, "Beat Street," of this series.

Cast

as Mike Hammer * Shane Conrad as Nick Farrell *

Shannon Whirry Shannon Whirry is an American actress. Career A native from Green Lake, Wisconsin, where she was the salutatorian of her 1983 high school graduating class, in 1985 Whirry was accepted to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, one of onl ...

as Velda * Kent Williams as Deputy Mayor Barry Lawerence *

Peter Jason Peter Edward Ostling (born July 22, 1944), also known as Peter Jason, is an American character actor. He has appeared in over eighty films and a hundred television series. He played Con Stapleton in the series '' Deadwood''. He was a frequent col ...

as Capt. Skip Gleason * Malgosia Tomassi as Maya Ricci * Rebekah Chaney as The Face

Episodes

References

External links

* {{Mike Hammer 1997 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings 1990s American crime drama television series First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television shows based on American novels Television series by The Kushner-Locke Company Mike Hammer (character) television series