How Did ‘T.J. Hooker’ Lead William Shatner to ‘TekWar’? The Icon Explains

Erin Maxwell August 3, 1:00 pm

T.J. HOOKER, William Shatner, (1982), 1982-1987. ph: Gene Trindl/TV Guide/Courtesy Everett Collection — Gene Trindl/TV Guide/Courtesy Everett Collection

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William Shatner may be forever associated with Captain James T. Kirk, but in 1982, the Star Trek star traded one uniform for another as Sgt. Hooker. T.J. Hooker gave Shatner a very different kind of hero to play: a veteran cop who frequently put himself directly in the line of fire.

And Shatner loved his time behind the badge.

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