Mickey Spillane

Mickey Spillane

Known for

Writing

Born

March 9, 1918

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

July 17, 2006 (aged 88)

Biography

Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film The Girl Hunters.

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Best known work

Columbo
Columbo
1971
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
1982
Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1984
My Gun Is Quick
My Gun Is Quick
1957
The Girl Hunters
The Girl Hunters
1963
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Long Wait
The Long Wait
1954
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1993

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Untitled Mike Hammer Film

    Novel

  2. 2023

  3. 2005

  4. 1998

  5. 1997

    Mike Hammer, Private EyeTV

    Characters

  6. 1997

    Mommy's Day

    as Attorney Neal Ekhardt

  7. 1995

    Mommy

    as Attorney Eckhart

  8. 1994

  9. 1993

  10. 1992

    Hammar

    as Himself

  11. 1989

  12. 1984

    Mike HammerTV

    Characters, Creator

  13. 1984

  14. 1983

  15. 1982

  16. 1981

  17. 1974

    Dinah!TV

    as Self (1 episode)

  18. 1971

    ColumboTV

    as Alan Mallory (1 episode)

  19. 1970

  20. 1968

    The Dick Cavett ShowTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  21. 1967

  22. 1963

    The Girl Hunters

    as Mike Hammer, Screenplay, Novel

  23. 1962

  24. 1957

  25. 1955

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