A Man Called Hawk
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| A Man Called Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Format | Action/Drama |
| Starring | Avery Brooks Moses Gunn |
| Opening theme | Stanley Clarke Avery Brooks Lawrence "Butch" Morris |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 0:60 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | January 28, 1989 – May 13, 1989 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. On the air for just thirteen episodes, the series starred lauded African-American actor and professor Avery Brooks as the title character, who first appeared in the Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker. In this series, Hawk has relocated from Boston to his hometown, Washington, D.C. The show co-starred actor Moses Gunn, who portrayed a father figure to Hawk known only as "Old Man". The series was a spin-off of another television series, Spenser: For Hire, which also ran on ABC from 1985 through 1988.
On Spenser: For Hire, the character of Hawk was defined by his sharp outfits, streetwise manner, and the incredibly large long barreled Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver that he carried with him nearly everywhere. He most often acted as a street resource for his private detective friend Spenser, though at times he seemed little better than a gangster himself. Notably, Hawk had a clean shaven head, well before Michael Jordan and other celebrities popularized the look in the 1990s.
After spinning off to his own series, Hawk became less of an anti-hero and more of a traditional champion of people that needed help and could not fight for themselves. A deeper personal history was developed for the character, and Hawk became more of a Renaissance man, displaying talents for boxing, chess, playing jazz, and an appreciation of fine African art.
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[edit] List of episodes
| Episode | Production | Airdate | Title | Notable Guest Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | 28 January 1989 | The Master's Mirror | Angela Bassett, Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| 2 | 102 | 4 February 1989 | A Time and a Place | Anthony LaPaglia |
| 3 | 103 | 11 February 1989 | Hear No Evil | Charles S. Dutton, Lorraine Toussaint |
| 4 | 104 | 18 February 1989 | Passing the Bar | Earle Hyman |
| 5 | 105 | 25 February 1989 | The Divided Child | Mary McDonnell, James McDaniel |
| 6 | 106 | 4 March 1989 | Vendetta | Keith David, Delroy Lindo |
| 7 | 107 | 11 March 1989 | Choice of Chance | Wesley Snipes, Joe Morton, Charles Dutton, |
| 8 | 108 | 25 March 1989 | Poison | William Fichtner, Joseph C. Phillips |
| 9 | 109 | 1 April 1989 | Never My Love | Angela Bassett, Wendell Pierce |
| 10 | 110 | 15 April 1989 | Intensive Care | Samuel L. Jackson, Olivia Cole |
| 11 | 111 | 29 April 1989 | If Memory Serves | Nathan George |
| 12 | 112 | 6 May 1989 | Beautiful Are the Stars | Chris Noth, Karen Malina White, Valerie Simpson |
| 13 | 113 | 13 May 1989 | Life after Death | Thomas Hearns, Paul Guilfoyle, Kasi Lemmons |
[edit] Syndication
The TV One network resumed airing episodes of A Man Called Hawk in September 2006.
[edit] Trivia
- During the first three seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Brooks wore a full head of hair and shaved his goatee, as a means of distinguishing his character Benjamin Sisko from Hawk. However, the goatee was added to Sisko's look near the end of Season 3, and his head was permanently shaven at the start of Season 4.
