A Man Called Hawk

On the air for just thirteen episodes, A Man Called Hawk starred Avery Brooks as the title character, who has relocated from Boston to his hometown, Washington, D.C. The series co-starred actor Moses Gunn, who portrayed a father figure to Hawk known only as "Old Man". ==Production==

A Man Called Hawk was a spin-off of Spenser: For Hire, which aired on ABC from 1985 through 1988. Brooks co-wrote the theme music for the show with jazz legends Stanley Clarke and Butch Morris, the latter of whom also did most of the incidental music for the show. The series was filmed in Washington, D.C. 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. The goatee was added to Sisko's look near the end of Season 3, and his head was shaved bald at the start of Season 4 (this was due in part to production of DS9 concurring with that of a series of Spenser: For Hire reunion films in which Brooks reprised Hawk). ==Episodes==

• Angela Bassett • Keith David • William Fichtner • Samuel L. Jackson • Delroy Lindo • Joe Morton • Wesley Snipes • Wendell Pierce • Charles S. Dutton • Michael Wincott • Diane Salinger • Michelle Thomas • Kimberly Scott • Joseph C. Phillips • Paul Guilfoyle • Vondie Curtis-Hall • Anthony LaPaglia • Frankie Faison • Roscoe Orman • Joe Seneca == Syndication ==

The series was re-aired in reruns on TV One in 2006. The series was available for streaming online on Tubi, but was removed sometime in 2024. ==References==