Avery Brooks
publication date: Monday, July 1, 2019 (part of Summer 2019)
category: 
Television
clue: This actor has spent most of his career singing on a stage or teaching in a classroom, which is why almost half of the credits on his fairly short screen resume are for his two most famous roles, in the Spenser and Star Trek franchises.
explanation: Brooks played Hawk in Spenser for Hire and various spin-offs, and Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and various spin-offs. Of his 22 acting credits in IMDb, 9 are for those two roles. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Stan Iwanchuk
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