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Spenser: For Hire
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My Enemy, My Friend

  • Episode aired Oct 4, 1987
  • TV-14
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Spenser: For Hire (1985)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Spenser and Hawk are on opposite sides of a case when a hot shot young black teenager tries to be a young "Hawk" - his idol. He is a witness to a double murder. Hawk wants to send him away. ... Read allSpenser and Hawk are on opposite sides of a case when a hot shot young black teenager tries to be a young "Hawk" - his idol. He is a witness to a double murder. Hawk wants to send him away. Spenser wants him to do his duty. Fireworks erupt.Spenser and Hawk are on opposite sides of a case when a hot shot young black teenager tries to be a young "Hawk" - his idol. He is a witness to a double murder. Hawk wants to send him away. Spenser wants him to do his duty. Fireworks erupt.

  • Director
    • Virgil W. Vogel
  • Writers
    • Robert B. Parker
    • John Wilder
    • Alex Gansa
  • Stars
    • Robert Urich
    • Avery Brooks
    • Barbara Stock
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
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    • Director
      • Virgil W. Vogel
    • Writers
      • Robert B. Parker
      • John Wilder
      • Alex Gansa
    • Stars
      • Robert Urich
      • Avery Brooks
      • Barbara Stock
    • 3User reviews
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    Robert Urich
    Robert Urich
    • Spenser
    Avery Brooks
    Avery Brooks
    • Hawk
    Barbara Stock
    Barbara Stock
    • Susan Silverman
    Ron McLarty
    Ron McLarty
    • Sgt. Frank Belson
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Lt. Martin Quirk
    Daniel Beer
    Daniel Beer
    • Jack
    Cleavant Derricks
    Cleavant Derricks
    • Mac Dickerson
    Tim DeZarn
    Tim DeZarn
    • Harris
    • (as Tim De Zarn)
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • Monroe
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Bobby Waters
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Ned
    Daryl Keith Roach
    • Greg Bronson
    • (as Daryl Roach)
    David Youse
    David Youse
    • Larry
    • Director
      • Virgil W. Vogel
    • Writers
      • Robert B. Parker
      • John Wilder
      • Alex Gansa
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    Why is that I can't watch it here with the rest of the Spenser's. I love this show and I feel unhappy when I'm not able to watch of them. I also wish you put the movies of Spenser on free and A Man Called Hawk.

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    • Trivia
      Cleavant Derricks, playing the character of Mac Dickerson, is introduced playing the saxophone in a New York night club. In real life Cleavant Derricks is an accomplished Tony Award winning singer and songwriter. As an actor he often draws from his experience and plays struggling musicians, such as his well known character Cleavant Derricks in Sliders (1995).

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • 48m
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1

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