Police Story

CAST

Opening Theme

Jerry Goldsmith

STORYLINE

Police Story was an anthology format series so character development was pretty much done on a episode by episode basis. The main character was the police work and the bond that ties all police officers together. The series showcased various departments and divisions within the Los Angles Police Department with patrol officers, detectives, supervisors and undercover operatives getting fairly equal air time.

With all that being said however several characters were in multiple episodes. Vinnie (Scott Brady) was a retired officer who owned a neighborhood “cop” bar and was always a good listener for the cops to vent their frustrations. Det. Tony Calabrese (Tony Lo Bianco) and Det. Bert Jameson (Don Meredith) were Robbery/ Homicide detectives and were often featured as was Det. Sally Pickle (Joe Santos).

Three spin-offs were created from characters who only appeared in a single episode that was designed to launch the new shows. A first-season episode, “The Gamble,” starring Angie Dickinson as Lisa Beaumont, became the pilot for
“Police Woman”. Lloyd Bridges starred in a new series called “Joe Forrester” after a second season episode titled “The Return of Joe Forrester”. David Cassidy was in the episode “A Chance to Live” which led to his unsuccessful spin-off “Man Undercover”.

Video Clip of Police Story Intro

Passings

Scott Brady passed away in 1985 of pulmonary fibrosis, he was only 60
Don Meredith died of a brain hemorrhage in 2010 he was only 72
Vic Morrow died in 1982 of an accident while filming The Twilight Zone, he was only 53
James Farentino died in 2012 of heart failure, he was just 73
Lloyd Bridges died in 1998 of natural causes, he was 85