Kevin Hooks

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: Directing

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1958-09-19

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	J.T.	J.T. Gamble	0
2	1972	Sounder	David Lee Morgan	75
3	1975	Aaron Loves Angela	Aaron	50
4	1976	Just an Old Sweet Song	Junior	0
5	1977	The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened	Hoover Sissle	0
6	1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	Tiger	59
7	1979	Take Down	Jasper MacGrudder	37
8	1979	Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story	Nat Blake	60
9	1980	Friendly Fire	Polk	75
10	1987	Innerspace	Duane	68
11	1991	Strictly Business	Married Man	55

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
2	1972	The Rookies		68
3	1978	The White Shadow	Morris Thorpe	70
4	1986	He's the Mayor		0
5	2000	Soul Food	Ginder T. Jones	70

Kevin Hooks

Film

Television