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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008) -- The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock--Petey Greene--who battled the system and his own demons
"Dynasty" (1981): Season 4: Episode 19 -- Fallon's doctors believe her paralysis to be psychosomatic. To prevent her from marrying Adam, Alexis offers Kirby a job in Paris.
Airport '77 (1977) -- Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water.
"21 Jump Street" (1987): Season 2: Episode 1 -- The Jump Street team goes undercover to investigate a suspected kidnapper Edison Coulter.
"M.A.N.T.I.S." (1994): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Hawkins tries to control his rage against those who permanently disabled him.

Overview

Date of Birth:
18 April 1937, Washington, District of Columbia, USA more
Trivia:
He is father of Eric Hooks. more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Bobby Dean Hooks

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Dragnet" .... Captain (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka L.A. Dragnet (USA: new title)
        - The Big Ruckus (2003) TV episode .... Captain
  2. Seventeen Again (2000) .... Grandpa Gene Donovan

  3. "The Hoop Life" (1999) TV series .... Willis Berry (unknown episodes)
  4. "Clueless" .... Benjamin Davenport (1 episode, 1999)
        - A Test of Character (1999) TV episode .... Benjamin Davenport
  5. Free of Eden (1999) (TV) .... Joe Sherman
  6. Glory & Honor (1998) (TV) .... Thomas
  7. "The Parent 'Hood" .... Lawrence (1 episode, 1997)
        - Mother and Law (1997) TV episode .... Lawrence
  8. "Diagnosis Murder" .... City Attorney Andrew Chivers (1 episode, 1996)
        - Murder by Friendly Fire (1996) TV episode .... City Attorney Andrew Chivers
  9. Fled (1996) .... Lieutenant Clark
    ... aka Perseguidos (USA: Spanish title)
  10. "Seinfeld" .... Joe Temple (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - The Diplomat's Club (1995) TV episode .... Joe Temple
        - The Couch (1994) TV episode .... Joe Temple
  11. Abandoned and Deceived (1995) (TV)
  12. "M.A.N.T.I.S." .... Mayor Lew Mitchell (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Spider in the Tower (1995) TV episode .... Mayor Lew Mitchell
        - Revelation (1994) TV episode .... Mayor Lew Mitchell
        - Thou Shalt Not Kill (1994) TV episode .... Mayor Lew Mitchell
  13. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Everett Charles Jensen / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1995)
        - The Scent of Murder (1995) TV episode .... Kendall Ames
        - Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday (1986) TV episode .... Everett Charles Jensen
  14. "Family Matters" .... Dr. Smiley (1 episode, 1994)
        - Good Cop, Bad Cop (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Smiley
  15. "The Sinbad Show" .... Mr. Winters (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Sinbad (UK)
        - My Daughter's Keeper (1993) TV episode .... Mr. Winters
  16. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" .... Dean Morgan (1 episode, 1993)
        - It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It... (1993) TV episode .... Dean Morgan
  17. Posse (1993) .... King David
  18. "L.A. Law" .... Judge Earl Gregory (2 episodes, 1993)
        - Parent Trap (1993) TV episode .... Judge Earl Gregory
        - Bare Witness (1993) TV episode .... Judge Earl Gregory
  19. "Out All Night" (1 episode, 1993)
        - A Date with a Diva (1993) TV episode
  20. Passenger 57 (1992) .... Dwight Henderson
  21. "The Royal Family" .... Langston White (1 episode, 1991)
        - A Mid-Summer's Night Barbeque (1991) TV episode .... Langston White
  22. "The Flash" .... Chief Arthur Cooper (1 episode, 1990)
        - Pilot (1990) TV episode .... Chief Arthur Cooper
  23. Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Reverend Brooks
  24. Appearances (1990) (TV) .... Wesley

  25. "A Different World" .... Phillip Dalton (1 episode, 1989)
        - Risky Business (1989) TV episode .... Phillip Dalton
  26. "Supercarrier" (1988) TV series .... Capt. Jim Coleman (unknown episodes, 1988)
  27. "Hotel" .... Frank 'Squire' Vance / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1988)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Aftershocks (1988) TV episode .... Joe Durran
        - Choices (1983) TV episode .... Frank 'Squire' Vance
  28. Supercarrier (1988) (TV) .... Commander Jim Coleman
    ... aka Deadly Enemies
  29. "J.J. Starbuck" .... Lt. Lavelle Caspersons (1 episode, 1987)
        - The 6 % Solution (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Lavelle Caspersons
  30. "21 Jump Street" .... Dr. Tony Hoffs (1 episode, 1987)
        - In the Custody of a Clown (1987) TV episode .... Dr. Tony Hoffs
  31. "Head of the Class" .... Mr. Nevins (1 episode, 1987)
        - Crimes of the Heart (1987) TV episode .... Mr. Nevins
  32. "227" .... Congressman Rivers (1 episode, 1986)
        - Washington Affair (1986) TV episode .... Congressman Rivers
  33. D.C. Cops (1986) (TV) .... Nathan Jackson
  34. "T.J. Hooker" .... Police Detective Joe Fisher / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
        - Trackdown (1985) TV episode .... Police Detective Joe Fisher
        - The Trial (1983) TV episode .... Police Lt. Peter Ellis
  35. The Execution (1985) (TV) .... Alton Reese
  36. "V" .... George Caniff (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka V: The Series
        - The Hero (1985) TV episode .... George Caniff
  37. Words by Heart (1985) (TV) .... Ben Sills
    ... aka Wonderworks: Words by Heart (USA: series title)
  38. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) .... Adm. Morrow
  39. "Dynasty" .... Dr. Walcott (3 episodes, 1984)
        - Birthday (1984) TV episode .... Dr. Walcott
        - Steps (1984) TV episode .... Dr. Walcott
        - The Vigil (1984) TV episode .... Dr. Walcott
  40. "Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Lieutenant Carlton (1 episode, 1983)
        - Man in a Glass House (1983) TV episode .... Lieutenant Carlton
  41. "Hart to Hart" .... Inspector Jordan (1 episode, 1983)
        - Bahama Bound Harts (1983) TV episode .... Inspector Jordan
  42. "Feel the Heat" (1983) TV series .... Captain Barney Hill
  43. "The Devlin Connection" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Allison (1982) TV episode
  44. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) .... Harry Burton
  45. Fast-Walking (1982) .... William Galliot
  46. "WKRP in Cincinnati" .... Prosecutor (1 episode, 1982)
        - Circumstantial Evidence (1982) TV episode .... Prosecutor
  47. "Cassie & Co." .... Matthews (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Golden Silence (1982) TV episode .... Matthews
  48. "Quincy M.E." .... Police Sgt. LeBatt - Narcotics (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - Bitter Pill (1982) TV episode .... Police Sgt. LeBatt - Narcotics
  49. The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) .... Ezra 'Chops' Jackson
  50. Madame X (1981) (TV) .... Dist. Atty. Roerich
  51. The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981) (TV) .... John Miller
  52. "The White Shadow" .... Dr. Luther Tucker (2 episodes, 1980)
        - Reunion: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Dr. Luther Tucker
        - Reunion: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Dr. Luther Tucker
  53. "The Facts of Life" .... Mr. Ramsey (1 episode, 1980)
        - Overachieving (1980) TV episode .... Mr. Ramsey
  54. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Sykes (1 episode, 1980)
        - Boom! (1980) TV episode .... Sykes

  55. Hollow Image (1979) (TV) .... Paul Hendrix
  56. "Time Express" .... John Slocum (1 episode, 1979)
        - Rodeo/Cop (1979) TV episode .... John Slocum
  57. "Backstairs at the White House" .... Doorman and Presidential Barber Mays / ... (4 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode .... Doorman and Presidential Barber Mays
        - Episode #1.4 (1979) TV episode .... Doorman and Presidential Barber Mays
        - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode .... Chief Barber Mays
        - Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode .... Doorman and Presidential Barber Mays
  58. "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Dying Declaration (1978) TV episode
  59. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) .... William Still
  60. The Courage and the Passion (1978) (TV) .... Maj. Stanley Norton
  61. To Kill a Cop (1978) (TV) (uncredited) .... Captain Pete Rolfe
  62. Airport '77 (1977) .... Eddie
    ... aka Airport 1977 (International: English title: informal title)
  63. Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) (TV) .... Nate Simmons
    ... aka Down Home
  64. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) (TV) .... Commissioner Frank Wharton
    ... aka Ohanian
  65. Aaron Loves Angela (1975) .... Beau
  66. "Petrocelli" .... Dave Hill (1 episode, 1975)
        - Too Many Alibis (1975) TV episode .... Dave Hill
  67. "Police Story" .... Police Detective Ernie Tillis (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Cut Man Caper (1975) TV episode .... Police Detective Ernie Tillis
  68. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975) (TV) .... Blue Haven
  69. Police Story: The Cut Man Caper (1975) (TV)
  70. "The F.B.I." .... Steven Harber / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - Deadly Ambition (1974) TV episode .... Wilcox
        - Silent Partners (1969) TV episode .... Steven Harber
  71. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Joe Joplin (1 episode, 1974)
        - Rampage (1974) TV episode .... Joe Joplin
  72. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Joe Lucas (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - Nguyen (1973) TV episode .... Joe Lucas
  73. Trapped (1973) (TV) .... Sergeant Connaught
    ... aka Doberman Patrol (UK: theatrical title)
  74. "The Rookies" .... Barney Miller (1 episode, 1973)
        - Deadly Cage (1973) TV episode .... Barney Miller
  75. Trouble Man (1972) .... Mr. T
  76. Two for the Money (1972) (TV) .... Larry Dean
  77. Crosscurrent (1971) (TV) .... Inspector Lou Van Alsdale
  78. "The Man and the City" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Run for Daylight (1971) TV episode
  79. Vanished (1971) (TV) .... Larry Storm
  80. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Scott Dayton (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - Killer on the Loose (1970) TV episode .... Scott Dayton
  81. Carter's Army (1970) (TV) .... Lt. Edward Wallace
    ... aka Black Brigade
  82. Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) .... Chicken
    ... aka Blood Kin
    ... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle

  83. "Then Came Bronson" .... Henry Tate (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Long Trip to Yesterday (1969) TV episode .... Henry Tate
  84. "N.Y.P.D." .... Det. Jeff Ward (49 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - No Day Trippers Need Apply (1969) TV episode .... Det. Jeff Ward
        - Everybody Loved Him (1969) TV episode .... Det. Jeff Ward
        - Boys Night Out (1969) TV episode .... Det. Jeff Ward
        - The Face of the Dart Board (1969) TV episode .... Det. Jeff Ward
        - Who's Got the Bundle? (1969) TV episode .... Det. Jeff Ward
          (44 more)
  85. "Mannix" .... Floyd Brown (1 episode, 1969)
        - Last Rites for Miss Emma (1969) TV episode .... Floyd Brown
  86. Hurry Sundown (1967) .... Reeve Scott
  87. Sweet Love, Bitter (1967) .... Keel Robinson
    ... aka Black Love, White Love
    ... aka It Won't Rub Off, Baby!
  88. "Preview Tonight" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Cliff Dwellers (1966) TV episode
  89. "Profiles in Courage" .... Frederick Douglass (1 episode, 1965)
        - Frederick Douglass (1965) TV episode .... Frederick Douglass
  90. "East Side/West Side" .... Police Detective (1 episode, 1963)
        - Age of Consent (1963) TV episode (as Bobby Dean Hooks) .... Police Detective
Soundtrack:
  1. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) (performer: "Smile, Smile")
Self:
  1. Jackson Five in Africa (2009) .... Narrator
  2. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2009) TV episode
  3. Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008) .... Himself
  4. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself

  5. Passion and Memory (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "Ossie and Ruby!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode dated 21 February 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "Black Journal" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1976)
        - Episode dated 22 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 May 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host

  8. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.22 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  10. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 30 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1973, he starred in an unsold television series pilot for ABC called "Stone" where he played a highly paid African-American private detective who is headquartered in Southern California. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Comedy | Action more
Plot Keywords:
African American | Character Name In Title | Detective | Murder more

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