At 85, Stacy Keach, Mike Hammer and Blue Bloods star is dead, tvline reports
Wife announces his death
Malgosia said in a statement that Keach died at their family home in Magdalenka, Poland. She gave the date as November 10th, 2026, and said he was 85.
She said he had faced a serious heart condition and heart failure over a long period. Malgosia described her husband as courageous and said his voice, spirit and love would remain with the family.
The Mike Hammer years
Keach began his career on stage and earned praise for his work with the New York Shakespeare Festival. His film roles included Sergeant Stedenko in “Up in Smoke.” He became especially familiar to television viewers as private investigator Mike Hammer. The first series, “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer,” debuted on CBS in 1984 and brought Keach a Golden Globe nomination.
Later television roles
Keach later played the title character’s father on Fox’s “Titus” and appeared as prison warden Henry Pope on “Prison Break.” He also had a recurring role on “Blue Bloods” as Archbishop Kevin Kearns, who later became a cardinal. On the CBS drama, Kearns often spoke with Frank Reagan, played by Tom Selleck. Keach also narrated CNBC’s long-running true-crime series “American Greed.” Other television credits included “The Blacklist,” “Man With a Plan” and “NCIS: New Orleans.”
Key points
- Stacy Keach died at 85, his wife said.
- Malgosia said he died at home in Poland on November 10th, 2026.
- Keach played Mike Hammer in two CBS series.
- His television work also included “Titus,” “Prison Break” and “Blue Bloods.”