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The killers can't scare him away. The ladies can't leave him alone. And the danger never stops!
Hardboiled private detective Mike Hammer works to solve cases, often involving murder. A recurring plotline focuses on the murder of someone to whom Hammer was close, resulting in his quest for revenge.
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Hardboiled private detective Mike Hammer works to solve cases, often involving murder. A recurring plotline focuses on the murder of someone to whom Hammer was close, resulting in his quest for revenge.
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Episode 1
Mae-Marie hires Hammer to find her sister Deirdre only to be tied up with a philandering preacher called the Reverend Blessing, murder and some missing video tapes.
Directed by Ray DantonWritten by Herman MillerGuest stars Lee Benton
Episode 2
An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder. In the middle is Sheila Forbes, the cop's wife and Hammer's former girlfriend. Hammer has to find out who really did the murder and why.
Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by Fred FreibergerGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 3
A union worker is murdered and Hammer is employed by his widow to help her get money owed to her from his pension fund. Hammer finds that the money has been embezzled through overseas accounts, but who was overseeing the fraud?
Directed by Ray DantonWritten by Duke SandefurGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 4
Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?
Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by B.W. SandefurGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 5
Hammer leads a manhunt for a hood who, in the course of a jewel robbery, has gunned down Hammer's friend and left him with a bullet-riddled right arm.
Directed by Don WeisWritten by B.W. SandefurGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton, Danny Goldman, Robert Miranda, Sydney Lassick
Episode 6
Barrington is drugged and a blackmailer takes some compromising photos of him. He is being asked to lose all his current cases. He then asks Hammer to help him find out who is blackmailing him and why.
Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by Arthur GinsbergGuest stars Donna Denton, Robert Miranda
Episode 7
A man on parole wants Hammer to find his former girlfriend, who he hasn't seen for eight years. The man had been in jail for an armoured car robbery where the money wasn't found, which is crucial to understanding her current whereabouts.
Directed by Ray DantonWritten by Howard Berk, Ed Scharlach, Ray DantonGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 8
Mike Hammer's determination to rescue the son of an old army buddy from a trial for robbery and murder sends him on an eerie mission to an upstate fishing lodge where danger waits.
Directed by Don WeisWritten by Fred A. Wyler, Jay Bernstein, S.S. SchweitzerGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 9
Mike Hammer looks for the answer to who killed his young friend, but all he encounters are more questions.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Herman MillerGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 10
A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.
Directed by John HerzfeldWritten by Ed Scharlach, Jay BernsteinGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton, Danny Goldman
Episode 11
A man with no memory walks into Hammer's office and wants to know who he is. It turns out he is an scientist wanted by the KGB. There are many twists and turns as Hammer tries to save him despite not being helped by the local agents.
Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Howard BerkGuest stars Donna Denton, Eddie Barth
Episode 12
When actress whom Mike knows dies when she jumped off her apartment, MIke wonders if someone pushed her to it. He starts by asking around and learns that she was abused emotionally.
Directed by Jon C. AndersenWritten by B.W. SandefurGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 13
An aging boxer, desperate for money, is training for a fight but his sister is concerned as he is having blackouts. She asks Hammer to find out what is happening. When he investigates there seem to be other factors affecting the fight.
Directed by David JacksonWritten by Ray Danton, Samm-Art WilliamsGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton, Robert Miranda
Episode 14
Sister Lorna disappears and Hammer is hired to find her. It turns out her husband was in a big payroll robbery and the money disappeared. When Sister Lorna is murdered, Hammer is determined to find the murderer and the money.
Directed by Frank BeascoecheaWritten by Judy BurnsGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 15
A friend of Hammer's is blown up investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer. Hammer continues the investigation and there is cross and double cross before he solves the case.
Directed by David HemmingsWritten by James Schmerer, Nancy Ann MillerGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 16
Mike helps an amateur counterfeiter who's gotten herself in trouble with the mob. Those gambling debts paid off with funny money didn't amuse them!
Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Don BalluckGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 17
Hammer's new receptionist asks him to find her manager, who has gone missing. After the man is murdered, Hammer heads to the west coast after his receptionist, looking for the murderer.
Directed by David JacksonWritten by Arthur GinsbergGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 18
A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show. Hammer must act quickly before his client, a women's magazine editor, is also killed.
Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Nancy Ann Miller, Edward di Lorenzo, Edward di LorenzoGuest stars Lee Benton
Episode 19
A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that she's Mrs. Mike Hammer. She's a foreigner who claimed to be his wife so that she could get into the country quietly. She says that her country is trying to change things and is in New York to collect money intended for the reform. When someone tries to kill her, Mike kills him but without her testimony, it can't be proven that it was justified, and she's about to be deported. So Mike marries her.
Directed by Charles BravermanWritten by Paul DiamondGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 20
An arms dealer, Decker, has a blind 12 year-old daughter, Jennifer. Her dog is stolen and Hammer is asked to find it. It turns out to be part of a plot to kidnap the daughter and hold her for ransom. Hammer must save her and the dog.
Directed by Stacy KeachWritten by Jay Bernstein, Stephen LordGuest stars Donna Denton
Episode 21
A woman in distress appears in Hammer's office asking for his help. It turns out to be his daughter, a woman that he didn't know existed. She is a singer in a band and the money she is raising for a charity is disappearing.
Directed by Ted LangeWritten by Gregory S. DinalloGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode 22
An Australian private detective approaches Hammer to find a missing author. Her only clue is 'The Face', Hammer's mysterious woman. He catches up with the The Face and finds out her story. Together they find out why the author is wanted.
Directed by Jay BernsteinWritten by B.W. SandefurGuest stars Donna Denton, Lee Benton
Episode information updated Nov 13, 2026
Stacy KeachMike Hammer
Kent WilliamsSpecial Prosecutor Lawrence D. Barrington
Don StroudCaptain Pat Chambers
Donna DentonThe Face
Lindsay BloomVelda
Lee BentonJenny
Persis Khambatta
Branscombe Richmond
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