Sam Spade | |
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![]() Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in the trailer for The Maltese Falcon | |
First appearance | The Maltese Falcon |
Last appearance | Spade and Archer |
Created by | Dashiell Hammett[1] |
Portrayed by | Ricardo Cortez Humphrey Bogart Edward G. Robinson Howard Duff Steve Dunne Mike O'Malley Tom Wilkinson Michael Madsen Clive Owen |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Private detective |
Spouse | Unnamed wife (deceased) |
Children | Sam Spade Jr. (son) |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | American |
Sam Spade is a fictional character and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett.[2]
The Maltese Falcon, first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Black Mask, is the only full-length novel by Hammett in which Spade appears. The character, however, is widely cited as a crystallizing figure in the development of hard-boiled private detective fiction—Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, for instance, was strongly influenced by Spade.
Spade was a departure from Hammett's nameless and less-than-glamorous detective, The Continental Op. Spade combined several features of previous detectives, most notably his detached demeanor, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice.
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