Mike Hammer, Private Eye

*Mike Hammer, Private Eye*
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
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Genre	Crime; Drama; Mystery
Starring	Stacy Keach; Shane Conrad; Shannon Whirry; Kent Williams; Peter Jason; Malgosia Tomassi
Theme music composer	Eric Allaman
Opening theme	Harlem Nocturne
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Jay Bernstein; Jeff Franklin; Steve Waterman
Producer	Larry B. Williams
Cinematography	Nicholas Josef von Sternberg
Editors	Greg A. Simone; Jonathan Seay; Michael Matlock; Richard E. Rabjohn; Shawn Paper; Chris A. Moore
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Franklin/Waterman Worldwide; Jay Bernstein Enterprises; The Kushner-Locke Company
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 28, 1997 –; June 13, 1998
Related
	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. Like the previous series, it was produced by Jay Bernstein but in a less hands-on capacity. The show failed to gain a wide audience and, as a result, it was canceled after only three seasons. Mike Hammer, Private Eye premiered on September 28, 1997. The final episode of the series aired on June 13, 1998.

Premise

The series starred Stacy Keach and was seen as an attempt to revive the character he had played in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer, two moderately successful CBS series from the 1980s. Kent Williams was the only other regular actor from the 1980s series to return, albeit in a different role. Shannon Whirry played Hammer's secretary Velda, who had been played by Lindsay Bloom in the previous series. 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.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Stacy Keach as Mike Hammer
Shane Conrad as Nick Farrell
Shannon Whirry as Velda
Kent Williams as Deputy Mayor Barry Lawerence
Peter Jason as Capt. Skip Gleason
Malgosia Tomassi as Maya Ricci
Rebekah Chaney as The Face

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate
1	"Prodigal Son"	Allen Berton	Fred A. Wyler	September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)^[3]
Mike Hammer goes after the killer of his friend, Mike Farrell. He encounters the Russian mob in his search for the killer.
2	"Beat Street"	Rex Piano	Chris Baena	October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)^[4]
An accused polluter hires Mike, but then the reporter who did an expose on him is found dead making him a murder suspect.
3	"www.murder"	James Lemmo	Chris Baena	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
4	"Hoop Nightmares"	Rex Piano	George Melrod	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
5	"False Truths"	Wayne Ewing	Tanya Hekimian	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
6	"Halloween"	Jonathan Winfrey	John Henry Reed	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
7	"Body Odor"	Rex Piano	Jake Kalleen	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
8	"Sins of the Father"	Greydon Clark	George Melrod	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
9	"A Penny Saved"	Greydon Clark	David Reskin & Greydon Clark	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
10	"The Life You Save"	Wayne Ewing	Chris Baena	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)
11	"The Long Road to Nowhere"	Jonathan Winfrey	Brian Oppenhemier	January 24, 1998 (1998-01-24)
12	"The Art of Murder"	Rex Piano	George Melrod	January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)
13	"Countdown to Murder"	William Lucking	Peter McGovern & Michael O'Connell	February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)
14	"The Cutting Edge"	Wayne Ewing	Richard Johnson	February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)
15	"Big Brother's Secret"	Rex Piano	Raul Panadero	February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)
16	"A Candidate for Murder"	Jonathan Winfrey	Chris Baena	February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)
17	"Dump the Creep"	Dimitri Logothetis	Peter McGovern & Michael O'Connell	April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11)
18	"Chop Shop"	Rex Piano	Brian Oppenhemier	April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)
19	"The Maya Connection"	Dimitri Logothetis	Jennifer Boller	April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)
20	"Lucky in Love"	Rex Piano	Chris Baena	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)
21	"Songbird: Part 1"	Jonathan Winfrey	Peter McGovern & Michael O'Connell	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
22	"Songbird: Part 2"	Jonathan Winfrey	Peter McGovern & Michael O'Connell	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
23	"Gone Fishin"	William Lucking	Peter McGovern & Michael O'Connell	May 23, 1998 (1998-05-23)
24	"Dead Men Talk"	Rex Piano	Chris Baena	May 30, 1998 (1998-05-30)
25	"A New Leaf: Part 1"	Jonathan Winfrey	Jennifer Boller	June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)
26	"A New Leaf: Part 2"	Jonathan Winfrey	Jennifer Boller	June 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)

References

External links

Mike Hammer, Private Eye at IMDb

[1] ""The New Mike Hammer" 24 Karat Dead (TV Episode 1984) - IMDb".

[2] ""Mike Hammer, Private Eye" Beat Street (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb".

[3] ""Mike Hammer, Private Eye" Prodigal Son (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb".

[4] ""Mike Hammer, Private Eye" Beat Street (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb".

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Novels	I, the Jury (1947) My Gun Is Quick (1950) Vengeance Is Mine (1950) One Lonely Night (1951) The Big Kill (1951) Kiss Me, Deadly (1952) The Girl Hunters (1962) The Snake (1964) The Twisted Thing (1966) The Body Lovers (1967) Survival... Zero! (1970) The Killing Man (1989) Black Alley (1996) The Goliath Bone (2008) The Big Bang (2010) Kiss Her Goodbye (2011) Lady, Go Die! (2012) Complex 90 (2013) King of the Weeds (2014) Kill Me, Darling (2015) Murder Never Knocks (2016) The Will To Kill (2017) Killing Town (2018) Murder, My Love (2019) Masquerade for Murder (2020) Kill Me If You Can (2022) Dig Two Graves (2023) Baby, It's Murder (2024)
Films	I, the Jury (1953) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) My Gun Is Quick (1957) The Girl Hunters (1963) Margin for Murder (TV, 1981) I, the Jury (1982) Murder Me, Murder You (TV, 1983) More Than Murder (TV, 1984) The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV, 1986) Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (TV, 1989) Come Die with Me (TV, 1994) Mike Hammer: Song Bird (V, 2003)
Television	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958–1960) Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984–1985) episodes The New Mike Hammer (1986–1987) Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997–1998)