Series synopsis
Street Hawk is an American action & adventure mystery sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on ABC on January 4, 1985. It ended on May 16, 1985. It was created by Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff, Bruce Lansbury. It stars Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto, Richard Venture and Jeannie Wilson.
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives change ...
Premise
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985.
Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.
Premise: THE MAN... THE MACHINE...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rex Smith as Jesse Mach
- Joe Regalbuto as Norman Tuttle
- Richard Venture as Lt. Cmdr. Leo Altobelli
- Jeannie Wilson as Rachel Adams
- Ernie Anderson as Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Christopher Lloyd as Anthony Corrido
- George Clooney as Kevin Stark
- Belinda Montgomery as Stefanie Craig
- M.C. Gainey as Frankie Monroe
- Charles Napier as John Slade
- Keye Luke as Mr. Ming
- Earl Boen as Peter Reiger
- James Whitmore Jr. as Neil Jacobs
- John Aprea as Dumos
- Lawrence Pressman as Thomas Miller
- Robert Costanzo as Phil Simkins
- Jayne Modean as Sandy McCoy
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | January 4, 1985 | May 16, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unaired Original Pilot | |
| 2 | The Making of a Legend |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Jesse's best friend is killed by a black truck and Jesse himself is injured in the accident. He can't ride a motorcycle again until a man named Norman Tuttle turns up and offers him a knee operation and a job as a test pilot for a top-secret government project, code named Street Hawk. |
January 4, 1985 |
| 2 |
A Second Self Jesse's old mate (George Clooney) shows up in town after years of not seeing him. Unknown to Jesse he is in town to kill Street Hawk. |
January 11, 1985 |
| 3 |
The Adjuster Jesse impedes a jewel sale, but a murderer, pretending to be a cop, retrieves the gems. This episodes introduces an enemy unknown to Street Hawk. This enemy is the masquerading cop boss whom we only know of via telephone conversations. |
January 18, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 1985 |
| Last aired | May 16, 1985 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |