Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
September 19, 1958
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kevin Hooks
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable from his roles in Aaron Loves Angela & Sounder, but may be best-known as Morris Thorpe from TV's The White Shadow. In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom He's the Mayor. He directed Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57 and also Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin in Fled. Hooks worked as a director and producer on the series Prison Break. He also directed two episodes from the first season of Lost, "White Rabbit" and "Homecoming". In 2003, Hooks revisited Sounder. He directed ABC's Wonderful World of Disney's TV remake of the film, with Paul Winfield, his co-star from the original, playing a different role. Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s. Kevin's nickname amongst his friends is "King Royal".
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Married Man |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Duane |
| 1980 | Friendly Fire | Polk |
| 1979 | Take Down | Jasper MacGrudder |
| 1979 | Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story | Nat Blake |
| 1977 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | Tiger |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened | Hoover Sissle |
| 1976 | Just an Old Sweet Song | Junior |
| 1975 | Aaron Loves Angela | Aaron |
| 1972 | Sounder | David Lee Morgan |
| 1969 | J.T. | J.T. Gamble |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Soul Food | Ginder T. Jones |
| 1986 | He's the Mayor | |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Morris Thorpe |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |