The Blue Knight (1973)Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat. Director:Robert Butler |
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The Blue Knight (1973)Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat. Director:Robert Butler |
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| William Holden | ... | ||
| Lee Remick | ... |
Cassie Walters
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| Joe Santos | ... |
Sergeant Cruz Segovia
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| Sam Elliott | ... |
Detective Charlie Bronski
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| Eileen Brennan | ... |
Glenda
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| Vic Tayback | ... |
Neil Grogan
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Laila
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Lucille Benson | ... |
Elmira Gooch
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| Ja'net DuBois | ... |
Celia Louise
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Mario Roccuzzo | ... |
Harold Wagner
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Yasser Hafiz
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David Moody |
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Gloria LeRoy |
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Richard Collier |
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Kenneth Wolger |
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Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
I also saw this NBC mini series in its original uncut network run in the fall of 1973 and then saw it repeated in 1975, but that's it. Yes, it needs to be released on DVD or VHS in its original state because this is classic landmark adult TV. This was the re-birth of William Holden's career and he was beyond memorable as Bumper Morgan. The characters ran better here than in print and that was hard to top because Wambaugh wrote a great first person character analysis with his novel of the final works days of a dinosaured LAPD street cop. Overlooked was the supporting mastery of Joe Santos, Vic Tayback and Sam Elliot. Along with KOJAK, this was TV's best of 1973.