A Man Called Hawk

• Avery Brooks: Hawk
• Moses Gunn: Old Man

Hawk is the eponymous hero of the eponymous television series that was produced as a spin-off of the television series Spenser in the U.S. in 1989. The figure of the Hawk is based on the novel series Spenser: For Hire by Robert B. Parker in which the private investigator Spenser has Hawk several times as executor as a friend to the side.

The hallmark of Hawk was already in the series Spenser a BMW 635 CSI in black and has been shown in every episode at least once.

It was only produced for one season with 13 episodes. Scene and location of the series was Washington DC As a leading actor Avery Brooks was committed, who plays the role of Hawk already in the television series Spenser. On the side of the Brooks 1993 deceased Moses Gunn played in the role of the Old Man.

A variety of popular actors made ​​guest appearances in the television series, such as Angela Bassett, Lorraine Toussaint, Delroy Lindo, Wesley Snipes and Samuel L. Jackson.