To Kill a Cop (1978)

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Police drama concerning a maverick chief of detectives dealing with two cop killings and a spate of bank robberies. He's also fighting a back stabbing police commissioner and a revolutionary leader plotting a police massacre.

First Air Date: April 10, 1978
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Rating: 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Cast: Joe Don Baker, George DiCenzo, Desi Arnaz Jr., Scott Brady, Eartha Kitt, Christine Belford, Diana Muldaur, Rosey Grier

Network: NBC

Production: David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

based on novel or book police

Seasons

Season 1

2 episodes

1978

Full Cast (30 people)

Joe Don Baker as Chief Earl Eischied
George DiCenzo as Captain Cornworth
Desi Arnaz Jr. as Martin Delahanty
Scott Brady as Inspector James Gleason
Eartha Kitt as Paula
Christine Belford as Agnes Cusack
Diana Muldaur as Florence
Rosey Grier as Albert Hoyt
Louis Gossett Jr. as Everett Walker
Patrick O'Neal as Police Commissioner
Alan Fudge as Ralph O'Connor
Nathan George as Charles
Julius Harris as Charles
Julius Harris as Det. Baker
Robert Hooks as Capt. Pete Rolfe
Alan Oppenheimer as Capt. Finnerty
Milton Selzer as Myron Klopfman
Ken Swofford as Lt. Fitzgerald
David Toma as Louis
Joyce Van Patten as Betty Eischied
Ric Mancini as Mike Cusack
Allen Price as Richie
Kim Delgado as Butch
Gene Woodbury as Mark D
Rod Colbin as Chief Emerson
Rosalind Miles as Ida
Maxwell Glanville as J.J. Maxwell
Sonny Grosso as Malfitano
Joe Maross as D.A.
Randy Jurgensen as Digillo

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To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

93 min

1 seasons

Police drama concerning a maverick chief of detectives dealing with two cop killings and a spate of bank robberies. He's also fighting a back stabbing police commissioner and a revolutionary leader plotting a police massacre.

93 min

Police drama concerning a maverick chief of detectives dealing with two cop killings and a spate of bank robberies. He's also fighting a back stabbing police commissioner and a revolutionary leader plotting a police massacre.

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Networks & Studios

Networks

Production Companies

David Gerber Productions

Columbia Pictures Television

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired4/10/1978

Last Aired4/11/1978

Seasons1

Episodes2

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Creators & Crew

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

1

Seasons

2

Episodes

93m

Per Episode

1978

First Aired

Keywords

based on novel or book police

Content Ratings

Languages

External Links

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Cast

JDB

Joe Don Baker

as Chief Earl Eischied

GD

George DiCenzo

as Captain Cornworth

DAJ

Desi Arnaz Jr.

as Martin Delahanty

SB

Scott Brady

as Inspector James Gleason

EK

Eartha Kitt

as Paula

CB

Christine Belford

as Agnes Cusack

DM

Diana Muldaur

as Florence

RG

Rosey Grier

as Albert Hoyt

Seasons

1 seasons

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Miniseries

1978

2 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is To Kill a Cop about?▾

Police drama concerning a maverick chief of detectives dealing with two cop killings and a spate of bank robberies. He's also fighting a back stabbing police commissioner and a revolutionary leader pl…

How many seasons does To Kill a Cop have?▾

1

How many episodes does To Kill a Cop have?▾

2

Is To Kill a Cop still running?▾

No, it ended in 1978.

When did To Kill a Cop first air?▾

April 10, 1978

Who created To Kill a Cop?▾

Ernest Tidyman

Who stars in To Kill a Cop?▾

Joe Don Baker, George DiCenzo, Desi Arnaz Jr.

What genre is To Kill a Cop?▾

Drama, Crime