Cop on the Beat (movie)
- User score: 4.1
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Virgil W. Vogel
- Production companies: David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
- Release date: 5/6/1975
- Run time: 73 min.
Movie description
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."