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A spin-off of The Rookies, developed from a two-part pilot aired on February 17, 1975, S.W.A.T. follows a police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team operating in an unnamed Californian city. The series stars Steve Forrest , Robert Urich , Rod Perry , Mark Shera , and James Coleman as the titular team's officers.
As SWAT follows up on the armored car theft, T.J. brings Luca to the American Beauty Contest, where his fiancée Susan works as a photographer; unbeknownst to them, the contest is the target of the armored car's thieves, a gang of veterans seeking to steal the bejeweled crown and scepter worn by the winning girl, worth over $2 million.
Mark Shera (born July 10, 1949, Bayonne, New Jersey) [1] is an American film and television actor.. Shera was cast from 1975 to 1976 in the television series S.W.A.T. in the role of Officer Dominic Luca.
(1975) " Theme from S.W.A.T. " is an instrumental song written by Barry De Vorzon and performed by American funk group Rhythm Heritage , released on their debut album Disco-Fied . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States on the chart date of February 28, 1976.
During the series' third season, a two-part episode (titled "S.W.A.T.") aired on February 17, 1975 and served as the pilot for the spin-off series S.W.A.T. The SWAT two-part episode only aired on ABC in 1975 and was subsequently never part of the syndicated TV rerun package as Spelling-Goldberg decided it might confuse viewers as to which TV ...
When Metropolitan Division was reorganized into platoons, SWAT was given the designation of "D" Platoon, and formally adopted the acronym "SWAT". [25] The first significant deployment of LAPD's SWAT unit was on December 9, 1969, in a four-hour confrontation with members of the Black Panthers. The Panthers eventually surrendered, with three ...
Roderick Maurice Perry (July 30, 1934 – December 17, 2020) [2] was an American actor best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series S.W.A.T. Perry also played leading roles in two blaxploitation movies in the mid-1970s: The Black Godfather (1974) and The Black Gestapo (1975).
September 16, 1975 () After the tragic death of a bright high school student, the Rookies put in a team effort to get the pushers off the school campus. They get some help from a pusher who is pretending to scorch for the source.