Mike Hammer - Movies

Movies

  • I, the Jury (United Artists, 1953)
Filmed in 3-D starring Biff Elliot as Mike Hammer.
  • Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955)
Robert Aldrich was the director, Ralph Meeker was cast as Hammer, while Maxine Cooper portrayed Hammer's sexy secretary/companion Velda.
  • My Gun Is Quick (United Artists, 1957)
Robert Bray was cast as Hammer, with more of the violence originated from the villain rather than the detective.
The film grossed $308,000 with a total of $602 overseas.
  • The Girl Hunters (Colorama Features, 1963)
Mickey Spillane was given the rare opportunity to portray his own creation in this film. This is one of the few occasions in film history in which the creator of a literary character was later hired to portray that character in a film. Producer Robert Fellows and Spillane planned to follow the film with The Snake but it never materialised.
  • Margin For Murder (TV movie, 1981)
Kevin Dobson plays Hammer in this made for TV movie.
  • I, the Jury (20th Century Fox, 1982)
Armand Assante plays Hammer in this version.
  • Murder Me, Murder You (1983 TV movie)
Stacy Keach played Hammer in this TV pilot for the TV Series that ran in the 1980s. This update featured a traitor to the U.S. and a daughter Hammer does not know he has.
  • Come Die With Me (Fox, 1994)
Rob Estes plays Hammer in this TV movie. Pamela Anderson plays his secretary Velda.
  • Mike Hammer: Song Bird (2003) (V) – a direct-to-video compilation of Mike Hammer, Private Eye's 1998 episodes of "Songbird: Part 1" and "Songbird: Part 2", where Stacy Keach played Mike Hammer and Shannon Whirry played his secretary Velda.

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