Cop on the Beat
6.2
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
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Cast
45 people
Lloyd Bridges
Joe Forrester
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Pat Crowley
Georgia Cameron
Known for
Hollywood or Bust
There's Always Tomorrow
Mark Rodgers
Virgil W. Vogel
Philip D Fehrle
Jim Backus
Jake Mandel
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Rebel Without a Cause
David Gerber
Known for
Night of the Pencils
Dane Clark
Lt. Baker
Known for
Moonrise
A Stolen Life
Stanley Kallis
Dean Stockwell
Det. Callan
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Christopher Morgan
Clara Danese
Lt. Baker
Virgil W. Vogel Director · Mark Rodgers Writer Emmett Bergholz Cinematographer
United States release May 6, 1975 · Produced in United States · Production Columbia Pictures Television
Production
David Gerber Productions
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Columbia Pictures Television
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 6, 1975
TV · NBC
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