Police Story
Television Show
Obituary: Dennis Cole / Veteran TV actor who appeared in numerous primetime series...century. Through the '70s and '80s Mr. Cole appeared in many other series, including "Bracken's World," "Medical Center," "Police Story," "Fantasy Island," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Murder, She Wrote," "Barnaby Jones," "The Love Boat," "The... In this article: Dennis Cole, Charlie's Angels, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Post-Gazette, Stutz Bearcat, Joey, Richard, Jaclyn Smith, and Rod Taylor |
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Filmcritic.com DVD Reviews | November 17, 2009
New Police Story - 11/24/2009
...a dozen police cars every time they set out on a chase. Sarcasm aside, New Police Story (which bears no connection to the many many Police Story movies that have come before it) is a very watchable addition to the genre. Its...
In this article: Jackie Chan, New Police Story, Hong Kong, Potato, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu, and Kowloon
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Canoe | November 17, 2009
Actor Dennis Cole dies at 69
...1966 series Felony Squad before enjoying a stint on soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1981. He guest starred on shows including Police Story and Charlie's Angels, where he met his second wife, Smith. They married in 1978 but...
In this article: Dennis Cole, Jaclyn Smith, The Twilight Saga, Felony Squad, The Young and the Restless, Charlie's Angels, Fort Lauderdale, and Florida
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washingtonpost.com | November 17, 2009
The Daily Goodbye
...dozens of TV shows throughout the '60s and '70s, including "The Young and the Restless," "Bracken's World," "Bearcats!," "Medical Center," "Police Story," "Fantasy Island," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Charlie's Angels," died...
In this article: Suicide, Medal of Honor, World War II, VIA Rail, Lewis Millett, and Dennis Cole
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L.A. Times - Latin America | November 17, 2009
PASSINGS: Dennis Cole, Bruce King, Francisco Ayala
...in the daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" and many prime-time series, including "Bracken's World," "Bearcats!," "Medical Center," "Police Story," "Fantasy Island," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Charlie's Angels." It...
In this article: Francisco Ayala, Dennis Cole, Bruce King, New Mexico, Francisco Franco, Jaclyn Smith, Charlie's Angels, Cattle, and Cervantes Prize
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The Hollywood Reporter | November 16, 2009
'Felony Squad' actor Dennis Cole dies
...stint on the daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" that began in 1981. Cole guest-starred on such series as "Medical Center," "Police Story," "The Love Boat" and "Charlie's Angels," where he met his second wife, Jaclyn Smith, to whom he...
In this article: Dennis Cole, Felony Squad, The Love Boat, Charlie's Angels, Fort Lauderdale, Jaclyn Smith, Medical Center, and Bracken's World
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Police Story (film series)
THe Police Story (film series) comprises five crime -action films, directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong and Benny Chan, produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan and Solon So. The first film ''Police Story...
In this article: Jackie Chan, Hong Kong, Police Story 3, New Police Story, and Asia
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Police Story (1985 film)
...Story () is a 1985 Hong Kong action -comedy film directed by and starring Jackie Chan and written by Edward Tang. It is the first of the Police Story series featuring Chan as a Hong Kong police detective named "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui. Chan...
In this article: Jackie Chan, The Protector, Hong Kong, Royal Hong Kong Police Force, Michelle Yeoh, and Police Story 4
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Police Story (TV series)
...format made the show an excellent venue to try out characters and settings for series development, and, during its broadcast run, Police Story generated three spin-off s. A first-season episode, "The Gamble," starring Angie Dickinson, became...
In this article: LAPD, Don Meredith, Emmy, Joseph Wambaugh, Lloyd Bridges, Tony Lo Bianco, Vic Morrow, Angie Dickinson, and Scott Brady
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The Hollywood Reporter | October 12, 2009
Jackie Chan eyes role in 'Flying Duck'
...new Asian directors," producer Chow said. "He has expressed interest in this film, and his role will play on his cop persona (from the 'Police Story' series)." "Flying Duck" marks the first collaboration between Hong Kong/Beijing-based X...
In this article: Jia Zhangke, Jackie Chan, Busan, Shanghai, Pusan International Film Festival, Beijing, and China
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Newsweek Entertainment | July 11, 2009
Whose Cop Shows Rule: L.A.'s or N.Y.'s?
...going strong. But given that Los Angeles practically invented the cop show and monopolized the genre in its early years (see: Dragnet, Police Story, 77 Sunset Strip), it's curious that the city has largely relinquished its dominance. Dark...
In this article: L.A., Los Angeles, LAPD, Dark Blue, The Shield, New York, Law & Order franchise, Botox, and Jerry Bruckheimer
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Description from Wikipedia:
Police Story is an anthology television crime drama that aired on NBC from 1973 through 1978. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV.
Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Also, notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots. Tony Lo Bianco and Don Meredith made several appearances as Robbery-Homicide Division partners Tony Calabrese and Bert Jameson. Other recurring characters included surveillance specialist Joe LaFrieda, played by Vic Morrow, and vice officer turned homicide detective Charlie Czonka, played by James Farentino.
The anthology format made the show an excellent venue to try out characters and settings for series development, and, during its broadcast run, Police Story generated three spin-offs. A first-season episode, "The Gamble," starring Angie Dickinson, became the pilot for the successful Police Woman series, which ran from 1974-1978. "The Return of Joe Forrester," a second-season episode starring Lloyd Bridges, was developed into the weekly series Joe Forrester. "A Chance to Live," an episode from the fifth season, with David Cassidy, became Man Undercover.
- Name:
- Police Story
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Executive Producer:
- David Gerber
- Created By:
- Joseph Wambaugh
- Length:
- 60 min.
- Format:
- Drama/Crime
- Broadcast Channel:
- NBC
- Number of Seasons:
- 5
- First:
- September 25, 1973
- Last:
- May 28, 1978
- Number of Episodes:
- 96
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