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Creator:
Richard Di Lello
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
25 October 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jack Killian is an ex-cop in San Francisco. He quit the police force after accidentally shooting his partner... more
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Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
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Cast

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Gary Cole ... Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian (61 episodes, 1988-1991)
Dennis Dun ... Billy Po (60 episodes, 1988-1991)
Arthur Taxier ... Lt. Carl Zymak (60 episodes, 1988-1991)
Wendy Kilbourne ... Devon King (44 episodes, 1988-1990)

Mykelti Williamson ... Deacon Bridges (39 episodes, 1988-1991)
Jerado Carmona ... Jerado / ... (25 episodes, 1988-1991)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min | Sweden:49 min | 60 min (61 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
San Francisco Studios, San Francisco, California, USA more
Company:
December 3rd Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the earliest episodes dealt with the aftermath of AIDS, as Jack's old girlfriend (played by Kay Lenz) develops the disease, and Jack hunts down the man who infected her. The episode was eventually rewritten to show compassion for people with AIDS, and won Kay Lenz an Emmy award. more
Quotes:
[at the end of every episode]
Jack Killian: This is Jack Killian, the Nighthawk, on KJCM, 98.3, and good night America... wherever you are.
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
The tagline, 31 January 2004
Author: paxpuella from Florida

This show was really good. Though, i was only 8 or 9 when it started airing, i still remember the tagline used at the end of every episode...it reads something like this:

Goodnight America, wherever you are.

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