Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the first syndicated television series based on Spillane's hard-boiled private detective Mike Hammer, played by Darren McGavin. The series was produced from 1957 to 1959, and had a run of 78 episodes over two seasons. Episodes were filmed in black and white and filled a half-hour time slot. As a syndicated television series, original air dates and the order of episodes vary by geographic location – for example, in New York City. The series debuted January 28, 1958, on WCBS-TV, and the first episode aired was "Letter Edged in Blackmail". Cast Main Darren McGavin as Mike Hammer Bart Burns as Captain Pat Chambers Recurring Vito Scotti as Geta Johnny Seven as Carl Pate Dale Van Sickel as Blackie Davis James Westerfield as Bill 'Murph' Murphy Patricia Huston as Mary Otto Walter Reed as Fred Rankin