A Man Called Hawk

A Man Called Hawk
Genre	Drama action
Based on	lead character by Robert B. Parker
Developed by	Stephen Hattman William Robert Yates
Starring	Avery Brooks Moses Gunn
Theme music composer	Stanley Clarke Avery Brooks Lawrence "Butch" Morris
Composers	Stanley Clarke Avery Brooks (final two episodes)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Hattman-Yates Productions Avery Brooks Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 28 (1989-01-28) – May 13, 1989 (1989-05-13)
Related
Spenser: For Hire

A Man Called Hawk is an American action drama series, starring Avery Brooks, that ran on ABC from January 28 to May 13, 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.

Main cast

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 the recently cancelled 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. ^[1]

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

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Master's Mirror"	Virgil W. Vogel	Stephen Hattman	January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)	17.6 [2]
2	"A Time and a Place"	Winrich Kolbe	Stephen Hattman & William Robert Yates	February 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)	16.3 [3]
3	"Hear No Evil"	Stanley Lathan	William Robert Yates	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)	15.2 [4]
4	"Passing the Bar"	Bill Duke	Jerome Coopersmith	February 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)	15.5 [5]
5	"The Divided Child"	Winrich Kolbe	Carleton Eastlake	February 25, 1989 (1989-02-25)	15.3 [6]
6	"Vendetta"	Sigmund Neufeld	Jaison Starkes	March 4, 1989 (1989-03-04)	14.6 [7]
7	"Choice of Chance"	Virgil Vogel	Steve Duncan & L. Travis Clark	March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)	12.8 [8]
8	"Poison"	Harry Falk	Story by : Joan Parker & Robert B. Parker Teleplay by : Robert B. Parker	March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25)	13.7 [9]
9	"Never My Love"	Virgil Vogel	Steve Duncan & L. Travis Clark	April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01)	12.3 [10]
10	"Intensive Care"	Virgil Vogel	Carleton Eastlake	April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)	12.2 [11]
11	"If Memory Serves"	Mario Di Leo	Jaison Starkes	April 29, 1989 (1989-04-29)	6.9 [12]
12	"Beautiful Are the Stars"	Virgil W. Vogel	Story by : Calvin Hernton Teleplay by : Calvin Hernton and Steve Duncan & L. Travis Clark	May 6, 1989 (1989-05-06)	10.1 [13]
13	"Life after Death"	Harry Falk	Thomas Huggins & Charlotte Clay	May 13, 1989 (1989-05-13)	7.5 [14]

Notable guest stars

• Angela Bassett
• Keith David
• William Fichtner
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Delroy Lindo
• Joe Morton
• Wesley Snipes
• 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 is currently available for streaming online on Tubi. ^[15]

References

1. Gaines-Carter, Patrice (November 17, 1988). "LIGHTS! CAMERA! 'HAWK'!". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 5, 2020.
2. "Midseason entries boost NBC". Life. USA Today . February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306144802.
3. "Comedies sweep up for NBC". Life. USA Today . February 8, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306179902.
4. "CBS gallops to a tie with NBC". Life. USA Today . February 15, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306163263.
5. "NBC's back alone on top". Life. USA Today . February 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306175741.
6. "CBS up despite Grammy drop". Life. USA Today . March 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306152931.
7. "Hit-and-miss program changes". Life. USA Today . March 8, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306184202.
8. "NBC, in front with 'Left Behind'". Life. USA Today . March 15, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306172200.
9. "A 'Brewster' boost for ABC". Life. USA Today . March 29, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306173300.
10. "ABC's roller-coaster week". Life. USA Today . April 5, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306171172.
11. "CBS squeaks by into second". Life. USA Today . April 19, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306176608.
12. "We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute". Life. USA Today . May 3, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306197470.
13. "Bright spots for No. 3 ABC". Life. USA Today . May 10, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306210811.
14. "NBC sweeps top 11 spots". Life. USA Today . May 17, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306203436.
15. "Watch A Man Called Hawk". Tubi. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

External links

• A Man Called Hawk at IMDb