Hawkins 51 years old
Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in, similarly to Stewart's earlier smash hit movie Anatomy of a Murder. Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award, the series was cancelled after one season consisting of seven 90-minute episodes. Stewart requested the cancellation since he believed that the quality of scripts and directors in television could not continuously measure up to the level to which he was accustomed with theatrical films. Seen as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, it alternated with the TV movie adaptations of Shaft. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.
Credits
Sam Elliott
Luther Wilkes
James Stewart
Billy Jim Hawkins
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sam Elliott He was 28 , now 79 years old | as Luther Wilkes |
| James Stewart He was 64 , 89 years old when he died | as Billy Jim Hawkins |
| Lew Ayres He was 64 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Strother Martin He was 53 , 61 years old when he died | |
| James Best He was 46 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Cameron Mitchell He was 54 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Diana Ewing She was 27 , now 78 years old | as Connie Hawkins |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Jud Taylor Directing He was 41 , 76 years old when he died | Director |
| Robert Scheerer Directing He was 44 , 89 years old when he died | Director |
Hawkins (51 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1973-03-13
- Runtime: [90] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 8
