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LAPD: The Blue Knight - The police drama THE BLUE
KNIGHT/CBS/1975-76 followed the day-to-day activities of William "Bumper Morgan,
a stubborn, old-fashioned beat cop who walked the inner-city streets of Los
Angeles. As Bumper made his rounds, he was accompanied by Leo the dog, a bulldog
terrier mix.
People that Bumper interacted with included:
- Philip Pine as Sgt. Newman
- Charles Siebert as Sgt. Cabe
- Lin McCarthy as Lt. Hauser
- Barbara Rhoades as Carrie Williamson (Bumper's lady friend)
- John Steadman as Wimpy
Based on the novel "The Blue Knight" written by former LAPD officer Joseph Wambaugh,
The Blue Knight first
appeared on the air-waves as a 1973 NBC made-for television miniseries starring William Holden as
patrolman Bumper Morgan. See also "Joe
Forrester"
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