"Buck Rogers was my first TV series, and playing The Hawk was an exotic, creative, challenging role that caught on with the audience in such a short time -- beyond my belief!

Thom Christopher, known to genre fans as Hawk in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and an Emmy winner for his soap opera roles, has died. Christopher is perhaps best known for his two roles on the ...

The native New Yorker also was known for his turn as the stoic, half-man, half-bird alien Hawk (think Mr. Spock on Star Trek) on the second season of the 1979-81 NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th ...

His 1979 follow-up, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, hasn’t aged as well, but it captures the serial spirit much better. Kino Lorber will release the 37-episode series on Blu-ray along with the ...