No information was released as to whether this would commence a fourth regular series for Parker before his death in January 2010. ===Spenser's firearms=== In the 1970s and 1980s, Spenser usually carried a Smith & Wesson Model 36, .38 Special caliber, "Chief's Special" revolver.
Spenser also had a small .32 caliber revolver that he carried as a "backup" weapon in the 1970s and early 1980s.
His first appearance was in the 1973 novel The Godwulf Manuscript.
He is also featured in the 1980s television series For Hire and a related series of TV movies based on the novels.
No information was released as to whether this would commence a fourth regular series for Parker before his death in January 2010. ===Spenser's firearms=== In the 1970s and 1980s, Spenser usually carried a Smith & Wesson Model 36, .38 Special caliber, "Chief's Special" revolver.
Spenser also had a small .32 caliber revolver that he carried as a "backup" weapon in the 1970s and early 1980s.
In some of the early books he refers to his mother and, in 1981's A Savage Place, for example, he even quotes advice his mother gave him.
In 1992, Spenser started regularly carrying a Browning Hi-Power 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
All three seasons of the series have been released on DVD by the Warner Archive Collection. Avery Brooks starred in a spin-off series entitled A Man Called Hawk. ===First Spenser film series=== Four made-for-TV movies based upon the series were produced by the Lifetime cable network between 1993 and 1995, again starring Robert Urich and Avery Brooks.
All three seasons of the series have been released on DVD by the Warner Archive Collection. Avery Brooks starred in a spin-off series entitled A Man Called Hawk. ===First Spenser film series=== Four made-for-TV movies based upon the series were produced by the Lifetime cable network between 1993 and 1995, again starring Robert Urich and Avery Brooks.
Parker never explained the inconsistencies. ===Young Spenser=== Released in 2009, a young adult novel, Chasing the Bear, discusses some of Spenser's childhood, and further complicates the continuity issue with his family.
No information was released as to whether this would commence a fourth regular series for Parker before his death in January 2010. ===Spenser's firearms=== In the 1970s and 1980s, Spenser usually carried a Smith & Wesson Model 36, .38 Special caliber, "Chief's Special" revolver.
In 2010, Spenser replaces the Browning with a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol.
In 2012, he starts carrying the Chief's Special again while working, but also carries the .357 Magnum or the .40 caliber Smith & Wesson, in addition to the .38 Special, when anticipating a possible gunfight.
The film is very loosely based on the 2013 novel by Ace Atkins, an authorized continuation of the Spenser series.
In March 2020 he was featured in the Netflix thriller film Spenser Confidential. Spenser is only referred to by his surname in the novels, but the non-canon television series has him introduce himself as "David Spenser" to a cop sitting at the diner in the fifteenth episode of season 2. ==Fictional biography== Spenser was born and grew up in Laramie, Wyoming and is a Boston private eye in the mold of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, a smart-mouthed tough guy with a heart of gold.
Spenser Confidential was released by Netflix in March 2020.
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