Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
A Man Called Hawk "A Man Called Hawk". In "Spenser: Small Vices" (1999), Hawk was portrayed by Shiek Mahmud-Bey. In "Walking Shadow" (2001), the role went to Ernie Hudson. See Spenser (TV movies). "A Man Called Hawk" was a spin-off of the recently cancelled "", which aired on ABC from 1985 through 1988. Brooks co-wrote the theme music for the show with jazz legends Stanley Clarke and Butch Morris, the latter of whom also did most of the incidental music for the show. The series was also filmed in Washington D.C. During the first three seasons of "", Brooks wore a full head of