The Hawk character made this show. That is why he got his own spin off- A Man Called Hawk. It only lasted for 13 episode. It was set in Washington DC and should have run longer.
Other than Avery, no other actor could have played Hawk; he WAS Hawk.❤ He rode the wind; swooped down, and devoured his prey. They couldn't clip his wings, 🪶though they tried.💜
At the 9:44 mark Hawk says he's "been aching since 1619", this was in a prime time program in the early 80's, the writer of that line and the force that Avery Brooks delivered that line was incredible. The character Hawk was one of the illest most underappreciated characters we've ever seen.
As a kid, I always looked up to Hawk as my personal hero. That one cool, mysterious, bad ass friend you can always count on for back up when the chips are down. And I'm not even black.
This was the very BEST team up of different cultures I'd ever seen on TV...and I dare anyone disagree with my point...Spenser And Hawk...cared about each other in and out of cases...unique men indeed!!
This dude deserve the respect,n admiration of a Sidney pointier,denzel! Washington,this dude Avery was light yrs ahead them guys,l don't know y he didn't benefit from all the success he had.
ONE of? Nahhh. THEE COOLEST CAT tuh rock the small screen. AND the BEST DRESSED. AND he says:"Spen-SER!" in a way that all by itself makes you wanna watch the show, because this man makes any word in any language ten trillion times cooler, just because HE said it. I'm still trying to learn Hawk English...#hawkspeak...the man with THE COOLEST collection of Old Skool street slang that somehow not only isn't corny when HE says it, but it's the epitome of a cool so cool? None of us are cool enough to say it. "Who toldja, babe?"
On “Spenser: For Hire”, the character of Hawk (Avery Brooks) was defined by his sharp outfits, streetwise manner, his own personal code, sunglasses (even wore at night) and the incredibly large long barreled Colt Python 357. Magnum revolver that he carries with him nearly everywhere. He most often acted as a street resource for his private detective friend Spenser (Robert Urich). Notably, Hawk has a clean shaved head, well before Michael Jordan and all other male celebrities popularized the look in the 1990s and 2000s. Hawk became less than of an anti-hero and more of a traditional champion of the 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 music, and an appreciation of fine African arts.
Henry Birtcher actually that was his "real-life" look. The showrunners for DS9 didn't want him to have a bald head because (get this) they thought the fans would be confused between him and Patrick Steward! Scroll to 5:42 and look at Micheal Dorn's reaction, priceless! th-cam.com/video/Qvp2JKCM8us/w-d-xo.html
@@MrStClair247 What makes him say that "Avery Brooks taught Samuel L. Jackson how to be a BAD-ASS?" The same thinking that makes people think a man can shoot spiderwebs from his wrist, and a 100 lbs. woman can do a back-flip over a spaceship.. Complete stupidity..
@@skibootdier9488 , I was being facetious : I wanted to hear his opinion as to why. Sam's portrayal of Shaft to me was disappointing even lackluster. Wesley in his prime would have been far better. Hollywood can actually do a remake with Michael B. Jordan and I guarantee, his performance alone would invigorate the franchise.
@@MrStClair247 I just find it funny that people assume that certain admirable traits can be attributed to someone seeing it from someone else.. Personally, I have had a lot of friends that I have known in different states in the U.S. that never met one another, that were smooth, cool, BAD-ASS, charismatic etc.. These traits are not always drawn from imitation. Sometimes a guy is just born with it..
Avery Brooks played the HELL out of this role! Should have won all types of awards! The epitome of tall, dark, handsome, well-dressed, self-educated & made! The total African-American male package & was blessed to see him perform in New Brunswick, NJ once; he is a definite must-see in this lifetime!!
There was one episode where Hawk realized this guy had hired him to kill the guy's daughter's boyfriend out of jealousy not for the reasons he had told Hawk. Cut to the final scene they show the guy at his piano and Hawk's standing behind him scene fades to black and one is left to draw their own conclusions.
Hawk - "You in a big hurry for a fat boy." Dude - "Who the hell are you?" Hawk - "The last man you ever wanted to meet." 😂😂😂 I loved Hawk. Scary, sexy bad boy. Yummy.
Avery Brooks would've been perfect as Shaft, he has the looks, height, sexy voice, and that smile that makes you go weak in the knees. Smooth as silk.. This man played by his own rules, a protector of people who couldn't defend themselves, he was made to play the part as Hawk, no one can ever come close to playing Hawk
I grew up watching Deep Space 9. Never heard of this show. I read that Brooks wanted to wear this look on the show but they wanted him distanced from this character. Interesting seeing him in this role. May start watching.
One thing about hawk was his taste an style , his wardrobe comes with a very very heathy price tag. He has a taste all his own. Head to toe. From the car he drives . an his attitude that goes with it. Tough demeanor cool street wise very wise not to far over over but tough enough to do the job. The words he hit on like brother he stressed it. An other phases he had an went through. To cool to be . he invented the word . his hawknes is to ,to .he had all beat.never a jam or feeling he couldn't express him self on. With the way these cable shows bring these shows. It wont be long til you get a look see. Thanks for the show.
The Hawk character was always one of my favorite's. I say this a lot. Just watching him work out is amazing! A character like that would have been a perfect Rocky oppenent and a cool type of villian!
The only thing I wish to add was a closer...after Spenser got shot..his right arm...in one of the shows...he and Hawk shook hands....and looked at each other...and Hawk said...you got a mighty fine grip there Spenser...yeah...)softer he said then)....mighty fine! That one sold me... those two were incredible friends...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Always loved Spenser & Hawk! My Ebony & Ivory tv boos from Boston!! 💘 Continue RIHP actor Robert Urich!! Avery Brooks ( Hawk) is a fantastic actor, professor, orator & great all-around Renaissance Man!! Once saw him perform in a one-man show entitled " Robeson" at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. I believe that he's still a fine arts ( drama) professor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. NJ.
39:05 Hawk meets Shaft.. I think anyone who watches this will think... Samuel L.Jackson's Shaft was basically a theatrical version of "A Man Called Hawk."
The major character of Hawk was first introduced in Robert B. Parker's fourth novel, Promised Land (1976). In the Spenser novels, Hawk is Spenser's close friend, a equally tough African American but somewhat shady echo of Spenser himself. Hawk is a "Gun for Hire" who lives by his own personal code. In the pilot episode, ("Promised Land"), he and Spenser (Robert Urich) obviously have respect for each other, and he switches from King Powers' side to Spenser's side when he does not like the way how Powers is doing things. Hawk carried a large long barrel Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver pistol as his weapon of choice.
Dude has Spencer for Hire and Vegas under his belt! GOD rest your soul Robert Urich...one of the greatest television actors of the 80's!!! As an 80's kid...you did me good!!!!
He stayed working on tv consistently from the 70's til his death. That kind of longevity is rare as hell. I think it's Urich, Michael Landon, Bill Cosby, Robert Wagner and Lucille Ball who are on that short list.
I tip my hat to Spenser for Hire for NOT making Hawk some token black sidekick. And I commend Avery Brooks for owning Hawk and making him a force to be reckoned with, and someone who whenever he appeared came with rapier wit and parsimonious action!
Just finished re-watching Spenser: For Hire…the first time was first run. Yeah I guess I’m old! Who told ya?! 🤣 Also halfway through A Man Called Hawk. Quality shows like this just aren’t around anymore. Been nice re-watching the good stuff while the actors and writers have been on strike. To those that were around back then, Spenser was one of many in a formula around that time…the buddy cop/black and white combo. Whatever the reasoning behind it, they worked…Spenser and Hawk, Riggs and Murtaugh, Crockett and Tubbs, McClane and Sgt. Powell. I’m a gun guy, too and another commonality was the featuring of the Beretta 92FS 9mm carried by Spenser, Riggs and McClane. Back then it was the new military M9 pistol and it was everywhere. Several LE agencies were issuing it and cinema and TV were quick to jump on the bandwagon. Not something I’d carry but Hawk’s 8” Colt Python .357 Magnum was the perfect fit for his style. I will say he exaggerated the recoil a bit…a steel frame with a long barrel in that caliber is much easier to control than he depicted. Thanks for posting!
Loved seeing Robert Urich act in " Spenser for Hire", " Vegas" & anything else! He was gorgeous, humble, streetwise, resourceful!! Continue to RIHP Acting Emperor!!
He went from this role where he had fabulous clothing each week. To Star Trek where he wear the same set of cloths each week. The costume people had to have had fun with Hawks clothing.
Thanks for this... I was SO disappointed by what the writers of the new "Spenser Confidential" movie did to the most lethal badass of all time! This is a great refresher of what happens when you mix a great actor with people who understand Robert Parker's work.
Are you talking about that pile of crap on Netflix starring Mark Wahlberg? The second I saw that abomination they called Hawk, I turned off that movie.
@@BrotherDerrick3X Yep thats exactly what I'm talking about. The movie isn't terrible for a cliche buddy action movie, but that was NOT Spenser, and that was ABSOLUTELY not Hawk! Part of me died a little on the inside knowing that somebody thought it was a good idea to call it a Spenser movie.
@@RS43210 ah see you should never have gave in to temptation and watched it lol. Reboots of classics suck 9/10 of the time with very few exceptions. I still hate what they did to Magnum PI thank the Lord for the reruns on Hallmark.
If young men today are looking for a male role model in the media, especially young men of African heritage, look to Hawk! Accept No Substitutes! Aside from the criminal background, THIS is what a formidable African man looks like . . . .
Either my man Avery was a good ass actor or he was a boxer at one point in his life. The way he hitting that heavy bag looks like he had some training.
I loved Hawk- SUCH a badass...lol. I used to watch this show growing up (was born in '79) but, I don't remember any particular episode. ...But what I DO remember is how badass Hawk was, and how badass his CARS were. And I remember how shocking it was when Robert Ulrich passed away. It was around 2007 that I started reading the books by Robert Parker. Before that, I- being a dumb kid- had no idea the Spenser show on TV was based on a book series. I'm fixing to watch the NEW Spenser movie (Mark Wahlberg) just to see how entertaining it is.
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The Hawk character made this show. That is why he got his own spin off- A Man Called Hawk. It only lasted for 13 episode. It was set in Washington DC and should have run longer.
If it did he would have never became The Sisko.
They wasn’t ready
@@sharpvision6613that’s the real truth. They didn’t want that portrayal on tv at that time
I thought Star Trek DS9 was the spin-off?
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Avery Brooks will always be Hawk to me. How in the hell is this dude's wardrobe still this sharp in 2019 2020 and beyond?
Timeless outfits, my dude.
he def was hawk
they jacked the HERU or HERO character from the
Egyptian book of the dead
😂😂😂😂😂
Trends are dated, STYLE is timeless!
He’s time stylin on everyone
Other than Avery, no other actor could have played Hawk; he WAS Hawk.❤ He rode the wind; swooped down, and devoured his prey. They couldn't clip his wings, 🪶though they tried.💜
He was the best ,.
absolutely ... no was ever better served - any city, any country, any planet !!!
Well said and true
He was also the one and ONLY Sisko!
As a skinny white kid growing up in the 80's I wanted to be Hawk so badly, He was the baddest man on the planet.
Who u telling my young lad lol
Me too!
*Baddest man in the alpha quadrant
I forgot how much I loved the word play from Hawk on this show. They need to bring this back to MeTv!
Watching on Roku 9/23!!!
AFFIRMATIVE 😉
At the 9:44 mark Hawk says he's "been aching since 1619", this was in a prime time program in the early 80's, the writer of that line and the force that Avery Brooks delivered that line was incredible. The character Hawk was one of the illest most underappreciated characters we've ever seen.
Bruh, I was hypin that line, too! That rang bells for me, especially considering the fact that I'm pursuing my ph.d in Afrikan Studies.
As a kid, I always looked up to Hawk as my personal hero. That one cool, mysterious, bad ass friend you can always count on for back up when the chips are down. And I'm not even black.
I agree.
WELL SAID, I FEEL THE SAME WAY!
This was the very BEST team up of different cultures I'd ever seen on TV...and I dare anyone disagree with my point...Spenser And Hawk...cared about each other in and out of cases...unique men indeed!!
Hey sir I’d NEVER argue with someone who’s CLEARLY right .!!!!! I couldn’t agree with you more.!!!!👍🏽👍🏽
So true
I LOVE that you edited 46 minutes of him saying “spenca”. I want an mp3 of this audio to ease me off to sleep every night.
Captain Sisko goes to the holodeck in his off time and portrays a character from a Robert B Parker novel
Computer, run program Robert B. Parker's the Promised Land.
i know
One of the coolest cats ever to grace the small screen.
And the most intelligent cats also!!!!!
This dude deserve the respect,n admiration of a Sidney pointier,denzel! Washington,this dude Avery was light yrs ahead them guys,l don't know y he didn't benefit from all the success he had.
ONE of? Nahhh. THEE COOLEST CAT tuh rock the small screen. AND the BEST DRESSED. AND he says:"Spen-SER!" in a way that all by itself makes you wanna watch the show, because this man makes any word in any language ten trillion times cooler, just because HE said it. I'm still trying to learn Hawk English...#hawkspeak...the man with THE COOLEST collection of Old Skool street slang that somehow not only isn't corny when HE says it, but it's the epitome of a cool so cool? None of us are cool enough to say it. "Who toldja, babe?"
The series would never have been the same without Avery Brooks as Hawk!
On “Spenser: For Hire”, the character of Hawk (Avery Brooks) was defined by his sharp outfits, streetwise manner, his own personal code, sunglasses (even wore at night) and the incredibly large long barreled Colt Python 357. Magnum revolver that he carries with him nearly everywhere. He most often acted as a street resource for his private detective friend Spenser (Robert Urich). Notably, Hawk has a clean shaved head, well before Michael Jordan and all other male celebrities popularized the look in the 1990s and 2000s.
Hawk became less than of an anti-hero and more of a traditional champion of the 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 music, and an appreciation of fine African arts.
Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Avery brought the Hawk look back Season 4-7 of Deep Space Nine!!
Henry Birtcher actually that was his "real-life" look. The showrunners for DS9 didn't want him to have a bald head because (get this) they thought the fans would be confused between him and Patrick Steward! Scroll to 5:42 and look at Micheal Dorn's reaction, priceless!
th-cam.com/video/Qvp2JKCM8us/w-d-xo.html
I thought that Big Dog was a .44 MAG...
Wow. Wikipedia
Samuel Jackson was ok in the Shaft remake but i think Avery Brooks would of made a awesome SHAFT
Avery Brooks, the man who taught Samuel L. Jackson on how to be a badass. Hawk rules.
No
@@atomicpressure5112 ,
What makes you say that ?
@@MrStClair247 What makes him say that "Avery Brooks taught Samuel L. Jackson how to be a BAD-ASS?"
The same thinking that makes people think a man can shoot spiderwebs from his wrist, and a 100 lbs. woman can do a back-flip over a spaceship..
Complete stupidity..
@@skibootdier9488 ,
I was being facetious : I wanted to hear his opinion as to why.
Sam's portrayal of Shaft to me was disappointing even lackluster.
Wesley in his prime would have been far better.
Hollywood can actually do a remake with Michael B. Jordan and I guarantee, his performance alone would invigorate the franchise.
@@MrStClair247 I just find it funny that people assume that certain admirable traits can be attributed to someone seeing it from someone else..
Personally, I have had a lot of friends that I have known in different states in the U.S. that never met one another, that were smooth, cool, BAD-ASS, charismatic etc.. These traits are not always drawn from imitation. Sometimes a guy is just born with it..
I searched for Spenser for Hire clips specifically to watch Avery Brooks, and the algorithm did not disappoint. Thanks, internet.
Always loved the Hawk character. And Avery Brooks was perfect.
Avery Brooks played the HELL out of this role! Should have won all types of awards! The epitome of tall, dark, handsome, well-dressed, self-educated & made! The total African-American male package & was blessed to see him perform in New Brunswick, NJ once; he is a definite must-see in this lifetime!!
Just finished binge watching on Tubi, all 3 complete seasons of Spenser for Hire, and the complete season of A Man Called Hawk.
The first time I saw Sisko on DS9, I shouted, "Hawk!!" He's perfect, no matter what role he plays! Oh, and did I mention that voice?!!❤
Once Ira Steven Behr won the battle to allow Avery to grow his goatee and shave his head, DS9 became the best trek to watch.
Baddest black man on TV.
sammie smith Yeah! Too Right!
Well remember that he looked different when he was on Star Trek Deep Space Nine until Season 4 and then Seasons 4-7 he went back to being "Hawk"
Love this guys no nonsense delivery
@Henning Malland I agree 100%. "A Man Called Hawk" could have been a classic.
what about shaft?
I loved how he said “Spencer”
V P Holmes affirmative
Spen-sa.....
You are not black
I concur
"Spenser, with an "s", like the English poet"-- Spenser in just about every book.
I am watching reruns of this show now as I am typing....Hawk was NO joke.i used to watch this show as a teen back in the mid 80s...good show
How were you watching this...what network was streaming it?
Avery Brooks was perfect casting. He is Hawk as described in the books.
Actually Hawk from the novels was far more dark and mercurial, but that type of pathology would never pass network approval
There was one episode where Hawk realized this guy had hired him to kill the guy's daughter's boyfriend out of jealousy not for the reasons he had told Hawk. Cut to the final scene they show the guy at his piano and Hawk's standing behind him scene fades to black and one is left to draw their own conclusions.
@@kb72977 Well Parker did say when Brooks was cast he was exactly who he thought Hawk was.
@@kb72977 If you say so, but this Avery Brook's Hawk is plenty intimidating, impenetrable and sardonically humorous . . . .
To me this whole series was perfectly cast especially spenser and hawk
Reminded of my mother who loved her some Hawk. She watched the show just for him.
Great show that most have forgotten about.
@7:18 "One with damsel fancies himself as a ladies man. I trust that he does not own a mirror." 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love Hawk
LOL! Me too!!!
“Who are you? A man with a large loaded concealed weapon.” Hahahahaha!
Damn...Hawk...he was so smooth...Damn... I miss this show. 😍
Just when you start to questions the wisdom/sanity of watching TH-cam someone uploads a 'GEM', like this!!!!!
Spain for hire isn't a more too look at
'And you must be?'
'I am.' Dang that was on point.
OMG the best line is this...
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Point'n this gun at you."
LOL!!
I been loving this guy for over 30 years,,
This is the Lord's Work that you have done here. Bravo sir
Loved this show because of Hawk. Spensa!! Spensa!!
His fashion game was on point!
"Can't you see I'm busy killing somebody?!"
"The deceased made two mistakes: he fired at us and he missed."
I had forgotten how much I loved Hawk.
Spenser for hire......Best Serie ever ..! R.i.P. Robert
Hawk stayed clean. One of my favorites
Hawk - "You in a big hurry for a fat boy."
Dude - "Who the hell are you?"
Hawk - "The last man you ever wanted to meet." 😂😂😂
I loved Hawk. Scary, sexy bad boy. Yummy.
Brooks should've used the last line when fighting the Dominion at DS9.
I love hawks dialogue and how he dressed carried himself. He was fluid like water and as deadly as a storm!
Avery Brooks would've been perfect as Shaft, he has the looks, height, sexy voice, and that smile that makes you go weak in the knees. Smooth as silk.. This man played by his own rules, a protector of people who couldn't defend themselves, he was made to play the part as Hawk, no one can ever come close to playing Hawk
Girl: How come you ain’t got no hair?”
Hawk: Got this girlfriend named Delilah...
Classic
I grew up watching Deep Space 9. Never heard of this show. I read that Brooks wanted to wear this look on the show but they wanted him distanced from this character. Interesting seeing him in this role. May start watching.
That was fantastic. And it had my favorite quote! "That's not a gun! THAT'S A GUN!"
"Solid"...a word originated by Link of the Mod Squad. That was a good show in the 70s too!
"Negative; Affirmative". He was practicing for a Star Trek role years in advance.
this is possibly the best thing i’ve ever seen.
It is pretty impressive
Hawk is a bad ass!
You are evil to the bone sweetheart
Before their was Idris Elba there is Avery Brooks.
wife
Awesome!!
Idris can't hold a candle to Avery
A man who deserved to be called Hawk
It's Cpt. Benjamin Sisko ;)
Hawk was a bada$$ character all the way around and complemented the Spenser character very solidly!!
I wouldn't mind a update hawk show with Avery Brooks in it
One thing about hawk was his taste an style , his wardrobe comes with a very very heathy price tag. He has a taste all his own. Head to toe. From the car he drives . an his attitude that goes with it. Tough demeanor cool street wise very wise not to far over over but tough enough to do the job. The words he hit on like brother he stressed it. An other phases he had an went through. To cool to be . he invented the word . his hawknes is to ,to .he had all beat.never a jam or feeling he couldn't express him self on. With the way these cable shows bring these shows. It wont be long til you get a look see. Thanks for the show.
Moron
Dude!! Hawk's lines are FAI-YER!! Avery Brooks must've ad-libbed some of that!
The man is so cool that ice cubes get chilly looking at him!
lmfaoooo
Prob'ly gonna miss his front door, too... Best line Ever. Followed closely by, " We surely WILL."
Thanks for this. This was the only 49 minutes of the whole series I wanted to see.
Mr. Avery Brooks he was and still is the baddest man on TV EVER!
Made Sam Jackson look like an muthafuckin Amateur.
And he was so FINE. I was 15 and in love lol
The Hawk character was always one of my favorite's. I say this a lot. Just watching him work out is amazing! A character like that would have been a perfect Rocky oppenent and a cool type of villian!
The only thing I wish to add was a closer...after Spenser got shot..his right arm...in one of the shows...he and Hawk shook hands....and looked at each other...and Hawk said...you got a mighty fine grip there Spenser...yeah...)softer he said then)....mighty fine! That one sold me... those two were incredible friends...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
One of my favorite altime actors he has been underrated thespian professor very well read poet and had fun playing HAWK BADD MAN
Hawk is a ronin and Spenser is a knight
It's 2021 and I still want to know "Now where am I going to buy a decent lunch for $100?"
Always loved Spenser & Hawk! My Ebony & Ivory tv boos from Boston!! 💘 Continue RIHP actor Robert Urich!! Avery Brooks ( Hawk) is a fantastic actor, professor, orator & great all-around Renaissance Man!! Once saw him perform in a one-man show entitled " Robeson" at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. I believe that he's still a fine arts ( drama) professor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. NJ.
39:05 Hawk meets Shaft.. I think anyone who watches this will think... Samuel L.Jackson's Shaft was basically a theatrical version of "A Man Called Hawk."
No that's Richard roundtree
15:30 Hawk meets the other Shaft...
Damn yeahhh👍👍
Actually Richard Roundtree will always be the true Shaft.
@@kendallrivers1119 I agree wasn't a fan of Sam Jackson as Shaft.
Hawk was a classic 80’s character that hasn’t been replicated since.
Spenser; What can you tell me about the shooter???
Hawk; THATS HIM SHOOTING AT CHA!!!💯💯💯
Hawk...the one dude even Killmonger wouldn't mess with.
Hawk would whoop Killmonger's ass LOL.
I remember they gave the Avery Brooks his on spin off series based on the hawk character. it a shame it was short lived
" tell me something about the shooter! I think that was him shooting at you . "
people may remember him best for being ben sisqo on deep space9 but he was a real badass on both spenser and his own show a man named hawk!!
What was that you said about scrubbing the pool??? Smack!!!
HAWK, the brother man's, brother man !!!! I always wished I could have been more like him !!!!
Who put this together? Incredible!!!
One things for certain...DON'T MESS WITH HAWK!
The major character of Hawk was first introduced in Robert B. Parker's fourth novel, Promised Land (1976). In the Spenser novels, Hawk is Spenser's close friend, a equally tough African American but somewhat shady echo of Spenser himself. Hawk is a "Gun for Hire" who lives by his own personal code. In the pilot episode, ("Promised Land"), he and Spenser (Robert Urich) obviously have respect for each other, and he switches from King Powers' side to Spenser's side when he does not like the way how Powers is doing things. Hawk carried a large long barrel Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver pistol as his weapon of choice.
the weapon was a 44 magnum !
Spencer a knight errant. Hawk a ronin.
and I've been saying for years, Sam Jackson has been playing Avery Brooks for decades.
It's a 357 Colt Python , not a 44.
@@salimokwaye3831 It's a 357 Colt Python, not a 44 magnum.
Dude has Spencer for Hire and Vegas under his belt! GOD rest your soul Robert Urich...one of the greatest television actors of the 80's!!! As an 80's kid...you did me good!!!!
He stayed working on tv consistently from the 70's til his death. That kind of longevity is rare as hell. I think it's Urich, Michael Landon, Bill Cosby, Robert Wagner and Lucille Ball who are on that short list.
In my house we didn't even call the show Spencer for Hire... We would say "we watchin' HAWK!
I tip my hat to Spenser for Hire for NOT making Hawk some token black sidekick. And I commend Avery Brooks for owning Hawk and making him a force to be reckoned with, and someone who whenever he appeared came with rapier wit and parsimonious action!
Loved the TV series and Avery Brooks and Robert Urich and Robert B. Parker. Not a single zombie around!
Joann Hottman Why would there be a zombie?
Also, Hawk had a wardrobe to kill for!
He was Made in Gary, Indiana Like Fred Williamson. Hawk is 100% Blackman's Blackman. Why? Because We're the Good Guys. (smile)
Too.
Just finished re-watching Spenser: For Hire…the first time was first run. Yeah I guess I’m old! Who told ya?! 🤣 Also halfway through A Man Called Hawk. Quality shows like this just aren’t around anymore. Been nice re-watching the good stuff while the actors and writers have been on strike. To those that were around back then, Spenser was one of many in a formula around that time…the buddy cop/black and white combo. Whatever the reasoning behind it, they worked…Spenser and Hawk, Riggs and Murtaugh, Crockett and Tubbs, McClane and Sgt. Powell. I’m a gun guy, too and another commonality was the featuring of the Beretta 92FS 9mm carried by Spenser, Riggs and McClane. Back then it was the new military M9 pistol and it was everywhere. Several LE agencies were issuing it and cinema and TV were quick to jump on the bandwagon. Not something I’d carry but Hawk’s 8” Colt Python .357 Magnum was the perfect fit for his style. I will say he exaggerated the recoil a bit…a steel frame with a long barrel in that caliber is much easier to control than he depicted. Thanks for posting!
not sure which is better, Hawk or Avery Brooks playing him. Both brilliant
Hawk was the coolest on TV!!
Loved seeing Robert Urich act in " Spenser for Hire", " Vegas" & anything else! He was gorgeous, humble, streetwise, resourceful!! Continue to RIHP Acting Emperor!!
True , one of the best detective shows ever
One of the greater TV characters ever!
Straight from the novels, my man.
I think, Hawk had his own spin-off series.
A Man Called Hawk
@@thomasgregory6975 yes Sir
He went from this role where he had fabulous clothing each week. To Star Trek where he wear the same set of cloths each week. The costume people had to have had fun with Hawks clothing.
Thanks for this... I was SO disappointed by what the writers of the new "Spenser Confidential" movie did to the most lethal badass of all time! This is a great refresher of what happens when you mix a great actor with people who understand Robert Parker's work.
Are you talking about that pile of crap on Netflix starring Mark Wahlberg? The second I saw that abomination they called Hawk, I turned off that movie.
@@BrotherDerrick3X Yep thats exactly what I'm talking about. The movie isn't terrible for a cliche buddy action movie, but that was NOT Spenser, and that was ABSOLUTELY not Hawk! Part of me died a little on the inside knowing that somebody thought it was a good idea to call it a Spenser movie.
@@RS43210 ah see you should never have gave in to temptation and watched it lol. Reboots of classics suck 9/10 of the time with very few exceptions. I still hate what they did to Magnum PI thank the Lord for the reruns on Hallmark.
"Tyrone Blackwell! The name looks good on a tombstone Jack!"
Hawk (Avery Brooks) is cooler than a truck full of penquins!
And colder than a Detroit pimp.
If young men today are looking for a male role model in the media, especially young men of African heritage, look to Hawk! Accept No Substitutes! Aside from the criminal background, THIS is what a formidable African man looks like . . . .
I loved this show SO much, I named my baby Spenser...
Did you read the books? You gotta read the books. I started reading them after Robert B. Parker's death. Such a great author. :)
If your child has your last name that is catchy.
Spenser Spellman yep nice ring.
So you name him after the white dude are you kidding me what are you even doing here.
@@atomicpressure5112 Stop being stupid and racist lol.
@@atomicpressure5112 That way she can address her son the same way Hawk did his friend: "Spen-SAAAHH!"
Hawk is the True MAC Daddy, cool as a winter day ..an awesome Lady’s man with some righteous fire power..
Either my man Avery was a good ass actor or he was a boxer at one point in his life. The way he hitting that heavy bag looks like he had some training.
Can you just see 'Hawk', having the run of 'Deep Space Nine'!?!
Walter D Wormack
Where am I going to by a decent lunch for $100
Lmfao 😆😁😁😁
Dax was Spenser
Mmm hmm (See what I did there?)
Get your geek ass out of here
11:20 "clothes finally where they belong". No, this man was NO body's "sidekick".
Before Denzel's =lizer.....There was a man called Hawk....👊🏿
I loved Hawk- SUCH a badass...lol.
I used to watch this show growing up (was born in '79) but, I don't remember any particular episode.
...But what I DO remember is how badass Hawk was, and how badass his CARS were.
And I remember how shocking it was when Robert Ulrich passed away.
It was around 2007 that I started reading the books by Robert Parker. Before that, I- being a dumb kid- had no idea the Spenser show on TV was based on a book series.
I'm fixing to watch the NEW Spenser movie (Mark Wahlberg) just to see how entertaining it is.
Don't waste your time with that movie lol. That is NOT Spenser and that's for damn sure NOT Hawk!