Born on this day – Bruce Glover:

Bruce Glover

Actor

Writer

Director

May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 30 Years of James Bond (1992); 6½ (1998); Adam-12 (1969); American Hero (1997); An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners (2021); At Ease (1983); Avroskoop (1971); B.J. and the Bear (1980–1981); Barney Miller (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Bearcats! (1971); Benson (1982); Big Bad Mama II (1987); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Black Gunn (1972); Bless the Beasts & Children (1971); Blindfold (1966); Bonanza (1970); Broke Sky (2007); Buffalo Bushido (2009); C.C. & Company (1970); Car 54, Where Are You? (1961); Chaindance (1991); Chinatown (1974); CHiPs (1977–1979); Darkness Awaits (2025); Dayton's Devils (1968); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diamonds Are Forever: Deleted Scenes (2006); Die Hard Dracula (1998); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017); Filming the James Bond Film 'Diamonds Are Forever' in Amsterdam (1971); Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977); Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965); Ghost Town (1988); Ghost World (2001); Gunsmoke (1969–1972); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry O (1976); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawk (1966); Hider in the House (1989); Hunter's Blood (1986); Influence (2015); Inside Acting (2000); Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000); Inside Out II / Segment: Mis-Apprehended (1992); It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007); James Bond Radio (2015); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983); Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995); Kill Crazy (1989); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Kojak (1976); Les enfants de la télé (2020); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); McNamara's Band (1977); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mod Squad (1968–1970); MTV Movie Special: Licence to Kill (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Favorite Martian (1966); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); Night of the Scarecrow (1995); No Soap, Radio (1982); One Little Indian (1973); Our House (1987); Paris 7000 (1970); Part 2: Walking Tall (1975); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975–1979); Popcorn (1991); Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015); Route 66 (1963); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1976); Santa Barbara (1987); Scammerhead (2014); Scandalous John (1971); Sean Connery: Private (1993); Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021); Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Simon Says (2006); Six Days in Paradise (2010); Small & Frye (1983); Spoiler (1998); Street War! (1990); Street Wars (1991); Stunts (1977); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); Summer Babes (2013); Swatch James Bond 007 Villain Collection Television Commercial (2008); Sweet Love, Bitter (1967); Switch (1976); T.J. Hooker (1984); The A-Team (1985); The Big Score (1983); The Big Valley (1968); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1983); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2006); The Facts of Life (1984); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Good Guys (1968); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969); The Impostor (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1976 / 1980); The Outsider (1969); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Partners (1972); The Psychiatrist (1971); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); This Is the West That Was (1974); Tiger, Tiger (1969); Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project / Apollo, Old Brutus (2025); Vega$ (1980); Voices Lost (2025); Walking Tall (1973); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); What Is It? (2005); Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965); Will Unplugged (2005); You're in the Picture (1961); Yuma (1971).

On this day in television history - The Blue Knight (1975 - 1976)

The Blue Knight

created by Albert Ruben and E. Jack Neuman,

based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh,

was released in the United States on December 17, 1975,

and ran for two seasons until October 20, 1976.

The pilot episode was shown on May 9, 1975.

Theme music by Henry Mancini.

Partial cast:

George Kennedy, John Steadman, Barbara Rhoades, Lee Weaver, Lucy Saroyan, Robert Hays, Phillip Pine, Al Hansen, Jess Nadelman, Don Maxwell, Bruce Glover, Gerald McRaney, Tom Bower, Anthony Geary, James A. Watson Jr., Jason Bernard, Ben Frank, Kelly Thordsen, Marc Alaimo, Hoke Howell, Don Hanmer, Byron Mabe, Phillip Simms, Jonathan Goldsmith, Jan Peters, Harry Lauter, Ross Elliott, Alex Rocco, Vic Tayback, Joanna Moore, Mitchell Ryan, John Ireland, Verna Bloom, Steve Sandor, Suzanne Charny, Carmen Zapata, Jacqueline Scott, T.J. Castronovo, Mel Novak, Juno Dawson, Christina Hart, Claire Brennen, Edward James Olmos, Judson Pratt, Lewis Charles, Claudia Bryar, Thomas Carter, Joseph Wambaugh, Kitty Carl, Paul Fierro, Peter Brandon, Booth Colman, Roy West, Lisa Moore, Dorothy Dells, William C. Coleman, Hilary Beane, Sharon Compton, Lieux Dressler, Jason Sommers, Curtis Henderson, Dorothy Meyer, Rita Gomez, Brooks Almy, Michael O'Keefe, Aneta Corsaut, Anjanette Comer, Judith McConnell, Janet MacLachlan, Charles Aidman, Davis Roberts, Kathryn Reynolds, Michael Swan, Helen Craig, Lucy Marlow, Jeff Goldblum, Sherry Jackson, P. J. Soles, Katherine Helmond, Gary Lockwood, Joanne Linville, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Davis, James Whitmore Jr., Salome Jens, Norman Fell, Guy Stockwell, John Quade, John Lone, Woodrow Parfrey, Hampton Fancher, Jillian Kesner, Kathleen Hughes, Rudy Ramos.