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Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer actor whose career spanned stage and screen, dies aged 85 (www.theguardian.com)
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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, has died aged 85.

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[–] 3 points 1 day ago

I’ll chew some glass today in his honor. RIP

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    [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Damn. I liked him Class of 1999.

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    [–] 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Absolutely brilliant actor. He was great as the dad on Titus.

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    • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    RIP

    My daughter started watching Planes and he plays Skipper in that. The highlight performance in a pretty bleh film.

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    [–] 5 points 1 day ago*

    first met him though cheech and chong

    ‘do you know who this is?!?’

    ‘no, who is this is?’

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    [–] 5 points 1 day ago*

    He was terrifying in american history x!

    And also, does anybody remember the sitcom Titus? I must have been in 8th grade when that came out!

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    [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I thought he was already dead.

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