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The Blue Knight is a 1973 television miniseries and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight.
The Blue Knight is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from December 17, 1975 until October 20, 1976. 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.
The Blue Knight is the second novel by former Los Angeles Police detective Joseph Wambaugh, written while he was still a serving detective. Published in 1972, it follows the last days on the beat for a veteran LAPD police officer, detailing his thoughts and actions from a first person perspective.
The Blue Knight succeeds in creating one of the greatest characters I’ve ever met, the Los Angeles street cop named William ‘Bumper’ Morgan. Wambaugh influenced the greats, King, Westlake, Connelly, Cornwell, Lehane, Slaughter and Lee Child, just to name a few.
William Holden stars as Bumper Morgan, a veteran LAPD officer on his last days before retirement. He investigates a series of murders involving a mysterious blue knight symbol.
The Blue Knight. Page 1 of 3, 6 total items. A policeman knows the inner-city neighborhood that he patrols on foot.
Apr 1, 2008 · The Blue Knight Paperback – April 1, 2008. by Joseph Wambaugh (Author), Michael Connelly (Foreword) 4.2 539 ratings. See all formats and editions. Ex-cop turned #1 New York Times bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh forged a new kind of literature with his great early police procedurals.
