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  "id": 19436822,
  "title": "Mike Hammer star and stage actor Stacy Keach dead at 85",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/mike-hammer-star-and-stage-actor-stacy-keach-dead-at-85",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:28:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/stacy-keach-obituary-actor-mike-hammer-9.7417622"
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  "summary": "Stacy Keach, a prolific stage, film, and television actor, has died at the age of 85. While CBC News reports he died on Tuesday, Deadline reports his death occurred on Monday. Variety reports he died in Poland, while Deadline states he died at the family home. His wife, Małgosia Tomassi, confirmed his death to Variety and told Deadline he died after a long and difficult battle with heart failure and a serious heart condition.\n\nKeach was best known for starring as private investigator Mike Hammer in the CBS series \"Mike Hammer, Private Eye\" and \"The New Mike Hammer.\" His other television credits include roles in \"Titus\" and \"Blue Bloods.\" His film work included the movie \"Fat City.\" CBC News noted that his career was nearly derailed following a 1984 imprisonment for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Britain.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer And Blue Bloods Star, Dead At 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-mike-hammer-and-blue-bloods-star-dead-at-85",
        "published": "2026-11-11T00:35:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer,’ And ‘Blue Bloods’ Star, Dies At 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-mike-hammer-and-blue-bloods-star-dies-at-85",
        "published": "2026-11-11T00:55:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Stacy Keach, Actor Who Embodied Hamlet and Mike Hammer, Dies at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-actor-who-embodied-hamlet-and-mike-hammer-dies-at-85",
        "published": "2026-11-11T01:08:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Stacy Keach, ‘Fat City’ and ‘Mike Hammer’ Star, Dead at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-fat-city-and-mike-hammer-star-dead-at-85",
        "published": "2026-11-11T01:20:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ and ‘Fat City’ Star, Dead at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/stacy-keach-mike-hammer-and-fat-city-star-dead-at-85",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:31:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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