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The Blue Knight is a 1973 made-for-TV film based on Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It gave rise to the 1975 TV series also named The Blue Knight. It ran originally on NBC TV in November 1973, was directed by Robert Butler, and starred an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan. The additional cast includes Lee Remick, Anne Archer, Sam Elliott, Joe Santos, and Vic Tayback. The film was a four-hour series.
Original Release
11/11/1973
US Release
11/11/1973
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Holden | Bumper Morgan |
Lee Remick | Cassie Walters |
Joe Santos | Sergeant Cruz Segovia / Sgt. Cruz Segovia |
Sam Elliott | Detective Charlie Bronski |
Eileen Brennan | Glenda |
Vic Tayback | Neil Grogan |
Anne Archer | Laila |
Lucille Benson | Elmira Gooch |
Ja'net DuBois | Celia Louisa / Celia Louise |
Mario Roccuzzo | Harold Wagner |
Directors
Writers
Joseph Wambaugh, E. Jack Neuman
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Holden | Bumper Morgan |
Lee Remick | Cassie Walters |
Joe Santos | Sergeant Cruz Segovia / Sgt. Cruz Segovia |
Sam Elliott | Detective Charlie Bronski |
Eileen Brennan | Glenda |
Vic Tayback | Neil Grogan |
Anne Archer | Laila |
Lucille Benson | Elmira Gooch |
Ja'net DuBois | Celia Louisa / Celia Louise |
Mario Roccuzzo | Harold Wagner |
Jamie Farr | Yasser Hafiz |
David Moody | Marvin Haywood |
Gloria LeRoy | Ruthie - Diner Waitress |
Richard Collier | Greg Millard |
Kenneth Wolger | |
George DiCenzo | Zoot Lafferty |
Raymond Guth | Lieutenant Hilliard / Lt. Hilliard |
Emile Meyer | Harry Debbs |
Ernest Esparza III | Rudy Garcia |
John Quade | Knobby Booker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lee Rich | Executive Producer |
Neil T. Maffeo | Producer |
Walter Coblenz | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1974 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actress - Drama | Won |
1974 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
1974 | Emmy | Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Won |
1974 | Emmy | Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Nominated |
1974 | Emmy | Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme | Won |
1974 | Emmy | Director of the Year - Series | Won |
1974 | Emmy | Best Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series | Won |