High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982 on ABC-TV and ran on ABC prime time through May 4, 1985. The show stars William Shatner in the title role as the 15-year veteran police sergeant T. J. Hooker. The supporting cast includes Adrian Zmed as rookie Officer Vince Romano, Heather Locklear as Officer Stacy Sheridan (season 2 onwards), and Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan as personnel in the fictional "LCPD" academy precinct. At the tail end of the show's second season, James Darren became a regular cast member, as Officer Jim Corrigan. The series was created by Rick Husky, who later served as executive producer of Walker Texas Ranger in its early seasons.