Robert Hooks
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Robert Dean Hooks (April 18, 1937 in Washington, DC) is an African American actor. In the past twenty five years, Hooks has starred in over forty five films and has appeared in guest star roles on nearly fifty television programs.
Hooks is best remembered for his leading role in the 1972 film Trouble Man.
Soap opera fans will most likely recogonize Hooks for his portrayal as "Doctor Walcott" from Dynasty. He is also known in Star Trek circles as Fleet Admiral Morrow from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Of Hooks' recent films include a role in Passenger 57 where he played a Federal agent. He also played the elderly grandfather in the 2000 film Seventeen Again.
[edit] External links
- Robert Hooks at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Hooks article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
