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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mickey Spillane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mickey Spillane

Writing Born March 9, 1918 – Died July 17, 2006 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Mickey Spillane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Columbo

Alan Mallory

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Dinah!

Self

Mommy

Attorney Eckhart

The Girl Hunters

Mike Hammer

Ring of Fear

Mickey Spillane

The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides

Narrator (voice)

Hammar

Himself

Mommy's Day

Attorney Neal Ekhardt

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

Self