3 1980s US TV action heroes

Following on from the death of Jan-Michael Vincent here is him and 2 others from a time when US TV was producing escapist fare


Jan-Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf

Vincent plays a Vietnam veteran helicopter who after finding himself in possession of a hi tech experimental helicopter undertakes various missions around the world for the US Government. Also starring Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine

Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver in MacGyver

In an age when US TV heroes were always blowing away the bad guys MacGyver would use his brains to construct some device to beat them. More of a solo operator than the current team player. One episode of the original series caused a fuss in the UK when it used clips for classic heist movie The Italian Job for a chase!

David Hasseloff as Michael Knight in Knight Rider

Hasseloff in the role that made his name. When a cop is near fatally shot he is given an new identity and an near indestructible car that talks. Knight Rider's famed narration was done by actor Richard Basehart best known for films Moby Dick and Being There plus TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.