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Robert Hooks on wanting his N.Y.P.D. character, "Detective Jeff Ward," to have a family and on Denise Nicholas playing his wife

Robert Hooks on his son, Kevin Hooks, getting his first on-screen role on N.Y.P.D. (opposite Al Pacino)

Robert Hooks on his son, Kevin Hooks, getting his first on-screen role on N.Y.P.D. (opposite Al Pacino)

Robert Hooks on working with writer Lonnie Elder on N.Y.P.D. 

Robert Hooks on memorable episodes of N.Y.P.D., including "Encounter on a Rooftop" in which a white rookie cop shoots "Detective Jeff Ward"

Robert Hooks on memorable episodes of N.Y.P.D., including "Encounter on a Rooftop" in which a white rookie cop shoots "Detective Jeff Ward"

Robert Hooks on his first impressions of acting for television -- on East Side/West Side -- and how it differed from acting for theater 

Robert Hooks on his first impressions of acting for television -- on East Side/West Side -- and how it differed from acting for theater 

Robert Hooks on the craft of acting, how he prepares for a role, and theater companies that impacted him

Robert Hooks on the craft of acting, how he prepares for a role, and theater companies that impacted him

Robert Hooks on how Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand have impacted his acting 

Robert Hooks on how Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand have impacted his acting 

Robert Hooks on the legacy of the Group Theatre Workshop and the Negro Ensemble Company

Robert Hooks on his involvement in the Negro Actors Guild and acting in one David Merrick play and boycotting another that didn't employ any Black people

Robert Hooks on borrowing the logo from the Berlin Ensemble Company for the Negro Ensemble Company

Robert Hooks on naming his N.Y.P.D. character after his mother

Robert Hooks on his brother, an architect, becoming a set designer

Robert Hooks on bringing the play Day of Absence to PBS in 1971

Robert Hooks on bringing the play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men to ABC in 1975

Robert Hooks on starring in the Profiles in Courage episode about Frederick Douglass

Robert Hooks on his first national television appearance -- on East Side/West Side

Robert Hooks on how he was cast in a lead role as "Detective Jeff Ward" on N.Y.P.D. and on the joys of shooting the show in New York City

Robert Hooks on wanting his N.Y.P.D. character, "Detective Jeff Ward," to have a family and on additional input he had on his character, storylines, and artists that joined the show

Robert Hooks on memorable episodes of N.Y.P.D., including "Encounter on a Rooftop" in which a white rookie cop shoots "Detective Jeff Ward", and on the cancellation of the show

Robert Hooks on working with the writers on N.Y.P.D. and on getting recognized in his daily life

Robert Hooks on his first impressions of television production -- on East Side/West Side -- and how it differed from theater production 

Robert Hooks on starring in the Profiles in Courage episode about Frederick Douglass

Robert Hooks on starring in the Profiles in Courage episode about Frederick Douglass

Robert Hooks on starring in the Profiles in Courage episode about Frederick Douglass

Robert Hooks on getting recognized in his daily life during the run of N.Y.P.D.