A Man Called Hawk

A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in the series of Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker.

On Spenser: For Hire, the character of Hawk was defined by his sharp outfits, streetwise manner, sunglasses (worn even at night) 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. 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.

This is the complete 13 Episode Collection


Starring 

Avery Brooks
Moses Gunn


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 S. 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

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