Avery Brooks from deep space 9 speaking at a convention
Chapter 4: Avery Brooks and Justin Emeka discuss "Death of a Salesman" at Oberlin
Trailer: Avery Brooks and Justin Emeka in "Death of a Salesman"
Chapter 5: Avery Brooks and Justin Emeka discuss "Death of a Salesman" at Oberlin
- Date of Birth: 02 October, 1948
- Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana , U.S.
- Biography: Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, jazz musician, opera singer and college professor. Brooks is perhaps best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and his... Read more
Filmography
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009)
- God vs. Satan (2008)
- The Better Hour (2008)
- How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
- Ancient Evidence (2003)
- Land of the Mammoth (2001)
- 15 Minutes (2001)
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
- Quest for Life (2000)
- Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999)
- American History X (1998)
- Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)
News
L. Travis Clark, who 20 years ago was one of the few African-Americans writing and producing for television, died Oct. 30 in Las Vegas after undergoing recent heart surgery. ... Full Article
Avery Brooks: What Has He Been Up To?
blackvoices.com –
2008-12-16
Avery Brooks - that actor who garnered mainstream fame on the hit ABC series 'Spenser: For Hire' and its above-mentioned spin-off - is still working his magic and mesmerizing audiences in the process. ... Full Article
We've talked a lot here about theme songs and how they just don't make them like they used to. The openings to shows used to be a lot longer, a real part of the show. ... Full Article
LOCATION: Where no one has gone before THE SKINNY: The space combat sim STAR TREK: LEGACY will have all of the major actors back to reprise their roles, according to the developer Mad Doc Software. ... Full Article
Spenser:For Hire the Movie Collection
dvdtalk.com –
2005-06-28
Unlike some people, I didn't watch the show Spenser: For Hire religiously during it's original run.I was in college back in those days, and I had other interests (like sex and booze) that I pursued more doggedly. ... Full Article
This tenured faculty member of Rutgers University's drama department enjoyed a varied performing career singing jazz, acting in Shakespeare and appearing in occasional regional and off-Broadway ventures when wide popular success on TV in the 1980s arrived as he approached... ... Full Article