Robert Hooks

Acting

Robert Hooks

Born April 18, 1937 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA (age 89)

Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist.

Known For

Passenger 57Passenger 57 · 1992
Passenger 57
6.01992
MovieActionAdventure
Airline security specialist John Cutter, finally returning to the job after his wife's death, finds himself stuck on a flight being hijacked by notorious terrorist Charles Rane. Unfortunately for the terrorists, they're also stuck with him.
Star Trek III: The Search for SpockStar Trek III: The Search for Spock · 1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
6.61984
MovieScience FictionAction
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
FledFled · 1996
Fled
5.71996
MovieAction
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to bury. The pair, who don't exactly enjoy each other's company, escape and must work together if they are to reach Atlanta alive. Luckily, they meet a woman who may be willing to help them.
Airport '77Airport '77 · 1977
Airport '77
5.61977
MovieActionDrama
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.
PossePosse · 1993
Posse
5.41993
MovieActionAdventure
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
The FlashThe Flash · 1990
The Flash
6.51990
MovieActionCrime
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
Heat WaveHeat Wave · 1990
Heat Wave
6.81990
MovieHistoryDrama
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Hurry SundownHurry Sundown · 1967
Hurry Sundown
6.41967
MovieDrama
A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

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L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

Judge Earl Gregory