The Cast

Airwolf Characters

Hawke never flew alone. From the hangar at Santini Air to the white corridors of Knightsbridge — and one very patient dog — these are the people (and machines) of the Airwolf universe. Every profile is a full fan read: story, case file, key episodes and connections.

The flight crew

Stringfellow Hawke

Pilot of Airwolf

Jan-Michael Vincent

The reclusive veteran at the heart of the series — a cello-playing loner who flies the supercopter in exchange for one thing: help finding his… Full profile →

Dominic Santini

Co-pilot & engineer of Airwolf, owner of Santini Air

Ernest Borgnine

Hawke's oldest friend and father figure, owner of Santini Air. Warm, loyal and fearless, "Dom" is the heart of the team and the engineer who keeps… Full profile →

Caitlin O'Shannessy

Pilot, Santini Air & Airwolf crew

Jean Bruce Scott

A former Texas highway-patrol helicopter pilot who joins Santini Air and earns her place aboard Airwolf — with flying skill to match her stubborn… Full profile →

The F.I.R.M.

Archangel

Deputy director of the F.I.R.M.

Alex Cord

The white-suited spymaster — real name Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III. Hawke's handler and uneasy ally, instantly recognizable by the eyepatch, the… Full profile →

Marella

Senior aide to Archangel, the F.I.R.M.

Deborah Pratt

Archangel's brilliant right hand — mission briefer, analyst and pilot, and living proof the Firm runs on far more than one man in a white suit. Full profile →

Zeus

Director of the Committee, the F.I.R.M.

The rarely seen director of the F.I.R.M.'s ruling Committee — the authority Archangel answers to, and the institutional will that wants Airwolf back. Full profile →

The 1987 team

St. John Hawke

Pilot of Airwolf (Season 4)

Barry Van Dyke (Season 4); Christopher Connelly (earlier appearances)

The brother lost in Vietnam whose fate drives Hawke's every bargain — until the final season answers the question and hands him the Lady. Full profile →

Jo Santini

Pilot & owner of Santini Air (Season 4)

Michele Scarabelli

Dom's niece — fiery, stubborn and every inch a Santini. She inherits Santini Air after his death and flies the family name straight into Airwolf's… Full profile →

Mike Rivers

Major, U.S. military aviator — Airwolf crew (Season 4)

Geraint Wyn Davies

Major Mike Rivers brings regulation training to an outlaw aircraft — the final season's hotshot military aviator, equally at home in a dogfight or… Full profile →

Jason Locke

Company intelligence officer (Season 4)

Anthony Sherwood

The intelligence officer attached to the new Airwolf operation — Season 4's answer to Archangel, but flying inside the aircraft he's supposed to… Full profile →

The wider Airwolf universe

Dr. Charles Henry Moffet

Creator of Airwolf — the series' first villain

David Hemmings

The unstable genius who designed Airwolf and then stole her, murdering his way to Libya and setting the entire series in motion. Brilliant… Full profile →

Gabrielle

F.I.R.M. agent — the pilot movie

Belinda Bauer

The F.I.R.M. agent who reached the unreachable Stringfellow Hawke — then was sent to find Moffet in Libya, and paid the price that shaped Hawke… Full profile →

Le Van Hawke

St. John's son — Hawke's nephew

The boy who changes everything: revealed in Season 3 to be St. John's son, giving the loneliest man on television a family — and the search for St… Full profile →

Tet

Hawke's dog

Hawke's imperturbable hound — guardian of the cabin, connoisseur of Dom's steaks, and the only crew member who never asks questions. Full profile →

Airwolf (The Lady)

The supercopter herself

Mach-capable, armored, irreplaceable: the billion-dollar attack helicopter at the center of it all — 'the Lady' to the only crew she ever answered to. Full profile →

A note on the fourth season: when the series moved to a new production for its 1987 run, much of the cast changed and the story shifted decisively toward resolving the search for St. John Hawke. See the episode guide for the season-by-season breakdown — or test yourself on the whole saga at Trivia & Games.