Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist best known for Trouble Man (1972), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), and Passenger 57 (1992).
He was married to Rosie Lee Hooks and Yvonne Hickman, currently married to Lorrie Marlow and has six children, including Kevin Hooks.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1967: Sweet Love Bitter as Keel Robinson
- 1967: Hurry Sundown as Reeve Scott
- 1970: The Last Of The Mobile Hot Shots as Chicken
- 1970: Carters Army as Lt. Edward Wallace
- 1971: Crosscurrent as Insp. Lou Van Alsdale
- 1971: Day Of Absence as John
- 1972: Two For The Money as Larry Dean
- 1972: Trouble Man as Mr. T
- 1973: Trapped as Sgt. Connaught
- 1975: Ceremonies In Dark Old Men as Blue Haven
- 1975: Aaron Loves Angela as Beau
- 1976: The Killer Who Wouldnt Die as Commissioner Frank Wharton
- 1976: Just An Old Sweet Song as Nate
- 1977: Airport 77 as Eddie
- 1978: To Kill A Cop as Capt. Pete Rolfe
- 1978: The Courage And The Passion as Maj. Stanley Norton
- 1979: Hollow Image as Paul
- 1981: The Oklahoma City Dolls as John Miller
- 1981: Malcolm X as D.A. Roerich
- 1982: Fast Walking as William Galliot
- 1982: Sister Sister as Harry Burton
- 1984: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Adm. Morrow
- 1985: The Execution as Alton Reese
- 1985: Words By Heart as Ben Sills
- 1986: DC Cops as Nathan Jackson
- 1990: Appearances as Wesley
- 1990: Heat Wave as Rev. Brooks
- 1992: Passenger 57 as Dwight Henderson
- 1993: Posse as King David
- 1995: Abandoned And Deceived as Dr. Peck
- 1996: Fled as Lt. Clark
- 1998: Glory And Honor as Thomas
- 1998: Free Of Eden as Joe Sherman
- 2000: Seventeen Again as Grandpa Gene
Television Roles
- 1963: East Side West Side as Det. Stern
- 1965: Profiles In Courage as Frederick Douglass
- 1967-1969: NYPD as Det Jeff Ward
- 1969: Mannix as Floyd Brown
- 1969: Then Came Bronson as Henry Tate
- 1969-1974: The F.B.I. as Wilcox/Steven Harber (2 episodes)
- 1970: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Scott Dayton
- 1971: Vanished as Larry Storm
- 1973: The Rookies as Barney Miller
- 1973: McMillan & Wife as Sam
- 1973: Marcus Welby, M.D. as Joe Lucas
- 1974: The Streets of San Francisco as Joe Joplin
- 1975: Police Story as Police Det. Ernie Tillis
- 1975: Petrocelli as Dave Hill
- 1978: A Woman Called Moses as William Still
- 1979: Backstairs At The White House as Doorman and Presidential Barber John Mays
- 1979: Time Express as John Slocum
- 1980: Trapper John, M.D. as Sykes
- 1980: The Facts of Life as Mr. Ramsey
- 1980: The White Shadow as Dr. Luther Tucker
- 1981: The Sophisticated Gents as Ezra 'Chops' Jackson
- 1982: Quincy, M.E. as Sgt. LeBatt
- 1982: Cassie And Co as Matthews
- 1982: WKRP in Cincinnati as Prosecutor
- 1982: The Devlin Connection as Gaylord
- 1983: Hart to Hart as Insp. Jordan
- 1983: Hardcastle and McCormick as Lt. Carlton
- 1983: Feel The Heat as Capt. Barney Hill
- 1983-1985: T.J. Hooker as Police Det. Joe Fisher/Lt. Ellis (2 episodes)
- 1983-1988: Hotel as Joe Durran/Frank 'Squire' Vance (2 episodes)
- 1984: Dynasty as Dr. Walcott
- 1985: V as George Caniff
- 1986: 227 as Congressman Rivers
- 1986-1995: Murder, She Wrote as Kendall Ames/Everett Charles Jensen (2 episodes)
- 1987: Head of the Class as Mr. Nevins
- 1987: 21 Jump Street as Dr. Tony Hoffs
- 1987: JJ Starbuck as Lt. Lavelle Caspersons
- 1988: Supercarrier as Commander Jim Coleman
- 1989: A Different World as Phillip Dalton
- 1989: Generations as Dr. Warren Jackson
- 1990: The Flash as Chief Arthur Cooper
- 1991: The Royal Family as Langston White
- 1993: Out All Night as Cliff Emory
- 1993: L.A. Law as Judge Earl Gregory
- 1993: Reasonable Doubts as Kane
- 1993: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Dean Morgan
- 1993: The Sinbad Show as Mr. Winters
- 1994: Family Matters as Dr. Smiley
- 1994-1995: M.A.N.T.I.S. as Mayor Lew Mitchell (3 episodes)
- 1994-1995: Seinfeld as Joe Temple (2 episodes)
- 1995: The Commish as Capt. M.A. Daniels
- 1996: Diagnosis: Murder as City Atty. Andrew Chivers
- 1997: The Parent 'Hood as Lawrence
- 1999: Clueless as Benjamin Davenport
- 1999-2000: The Hoop Life as Willis Barry
- 2003: Dragnet as Captain
- 2007: Lincoln Heights as Det. Chase
- 2011: Reed Between The Lines as Monroe Reed
