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Joseph Wambaugh

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Was an LAPD officer for several years before turning into a novelist. He was still on the force when two of his books, The New Centurions and The Blue Knight, were released He decided to quit the force because too many people recognized him when he was on duty.

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in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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1993 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (TV movie) (book / screenplay)
 
1987 Echoes in the Darkness (TV movie) (based upon the book by / teleplay)
 
1984 The Glitter Dome (TV movie) (novel)
 
1980 Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (TV movie) (creator)
 
1980 The Black Marble (novel / screenplay)
 
1979 The Onion Field (book / screenplay)
 
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie) (creator)
 
1973-1978 Police Story (TV series)
– A Chance to Live (1978) (creator)
– No Margin for Error (1978) (creator)
– The Broken Badge (1978) (creator)
– Day of Terror... Night of Fear (1978) (creator)
– River of Promises (1978) (creator)
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1977 The Choirboys (novel / screenplay - uncredited)
 
1975-1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
– The Rose and the Gun (1976) (novel)
– Upward Mobility (1976) (novel)
– A Slight Case of Murder (1976) (novel)
– Bull's Eye (1976) (novel)
– Everybody Needs a Little Attention (1976) (novel)
See all 25 episodes »
 
1973 The Blue Knight (TV movie) (novel)
 
1972 The New Centurions (novel)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
Police Story (TV series) (production consultant - 80 episodes, 1973-1977) (technical consultant - 7 episodes, 1973)
– Prime Rib (1977) (production consultant)
– The Six Foot Stretch (1977) (production consultant)
– Ice Time (1977) (production consultant)
– One of Our Cops Is Crazy (1977) (production consultant)
– End of the Line (1977) (production consultant)
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1975-1976 The Blue Knight (TV series) (production consultant - 24 episodes)
– The Rose and the Gun (1976) (production consultant)
– Upward Mobility (1976) (production consultant)
– A Slight Case of Murder (1976) (production consultant)
– Bull's Eye (1976) (production consultant)
– Everybody Needs a Little Attention (1976) (production consultant)
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1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie) (production consultant)
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series) (production consultant - 1 episode)
– The Return of Joe Forrester (1975) (production consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1993 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
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1975 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Desk Sergeant
– Pilot (1975) … Desk Sergeant
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Truxton
– Incident in the Kill Zone (1975) … Truxton
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2007 Murder by the Book (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joseph Wambaugh (2007) … Himself
 
2006 History's Mysteries (TV series)
Himself
– The Onion Field with Joseph Wambaugh (2006) … Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Return to the Onion Field (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 We, the Writer (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971-1983 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1983 (1983) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
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1980 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Straight Time: He Wrote It for Criminals (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.74 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Truman Capote (1974) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.145 (1971) … Himself
 
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Fiction: "The Delta Star", "Playboy" (USA), February 1983, p.94-95+98+192-201. See more »

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Trivia:

Was an LAPD officer for several years before turning into a novelist. He was still on the force when two of his books, The New Centurions and The Blue Knight, were released He decided to quit the force because too many people recognized him when he was on duty. See more »

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