Career
He also produced early television specials, including A Christmas Carol in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted Beat the Odds while it was presented at KTLA. Mike Stokey II is a United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, whose career as a technical advisor on war movies led to his working with many notable movie giants, including Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Mike Stokey II recently published a book titled "River of Perfumes", about his experience during the battle of Hue in 1968.
Stokey died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.
