Portrait of Mickey Spillane

Writing

Mickey Spillane

Career

Active from 1953 to 2005, with a break from 1971 to 1981, busiest in 1954 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mickey Spillane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    21
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    1 title
    Untitled Mike Hammer Film
    Untitled Mike Hammer Film

    Novel

    2020s

    1 title
    Mickey Spillane's Encore for Murder
    Mickey Spillane's Encore for Murder (2023)

    Characters

    2000s

    1 title
    The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides
    The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    1990s

    3 titles · average score 43
    Mommy's Day
    Mommy's Day (1997)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Attorney Neal Ekhardt

    Mommy
    Mommy (1995)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Attorney Eckhart

    Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery
    Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994)
    GoodWatch score 45

    Writer

    1980s

    5 titles · average score 59
    Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
    Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Characters

    More Than Murder
    More Than Murder (1984)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Characters

    Murder Me, Murder You
    Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Characters

    I, the Jury
    I, the Jury (1982)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Novel

    Margin for Murder
    Margin for Murder (1981)

    Characters

    1970s

    2 titles · average score 63
    Columbo
    Columbo (1971)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as Alan Mallory

    The Delta Factor
    The Delta Factor (1970)
    GoodWatch score 44

    Novel

    1960s

    2 titles · average score 50
    Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı
    Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı (1967)

    Novel

    The Girl Hunters
    The Girl Hunters (1963)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Mike Hammer

    1950s

    6 titles · average score 59
    My Gun Is Quick
    My Gun Is Quick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Novel

    Kiss Me Deadly
    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
    GoodWatch score 87

    Novel

    The Long Wait
    The Long Wait (1954)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Novel

    Ring of Fear
    Ring of Fear (1954)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Mickey Spillane

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954)

    Characters

    I, the Jury
    I, the Jury (1953)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Novel