Stacy Keach Dies at 85 in Poland After Heart Failure

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Nov 11

Stacy Keach died Tuesday at 85 at his family home in Magdalenka, Poland, with wife Małgosia Tomassi saying he had battled a serious heart condition and heart failure.
Keach remained active into his 80s, with late-career roles in “Ray Donovan,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Simpsons” and 2025 film “Jay Kelly.”
His best-known screen role was private detective Mike Hammer, which he played on CBS from 1984 to 1987 and revived in a 1989 TV movie and a 1997-98 syndicated series.
Across a 6-decade career, Keach also earned a 1969 Tony nomination for “Indians,” won Obies, received a 2010 Helen Hayes Award for “King Lear,” and built credits from “Fat City” to “American Greed.”