William Holden
Bumper Morgan
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Nov 11, 1973 · The Blue Knight: Directed by Robert Butler. With William Holden, Lee Remick, Joe Santos, Sam Elliott. Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after twenty years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Robert Butler
- 1973-11-11
Emmys went to William Holden (in his first TV film role), director Robert Butler, and editors Marjorie and Gene Fowler Jr. Lee Remick received an Emmy nomination. The show was also nominated for Outstanding Limited Series.
- Action Crime Drama Thriller
Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the television miniseries The Blue Knight (1973).
It stars George Kennedy as Officer Bumper Morgan. The show was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh and produced by Lorimar Productions. It was also inspired by the 1973 TV film The Blue Knight, starring William Holden, which ran before the TV show premiered.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Two to Make Deadly"Paul Krasny22"Triple Threat"Unknown33"Odds Against Tomorrow"Daniel Haller44"A Fashionable Connection"Unknown5 User reviews. 1 Critic review. Episodes 25. Top-rated. Wed, Dec 24, 1975. S1.E2. Triple Threat. Bumper shoots and wounds Sandy Willard, a suspected mugger. But he finds an angry adversary in Janet, the man's attorney sister, who refuses to believe her brother could be a criminal. 8.0 /10. Rate. Top-rated.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Veteran actor William Holden made his dramatic debut on TV in the role of Bumper Morgan, a twenty-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department on his last few days on the force before his retirement, and won an Emmy Award for his performance.
