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David Cassidy - Man Undercover

  • TV Series
  • 1978–1979
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
154
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David Cassidy and Simon Oakland in David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
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Twenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.Twenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.Twenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.

  • Creators
    • Larry Brody
    • Richard Fielder
  • Stars
    • David Cassidy
    • Simon Oakland
    • Wendy Rastattar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    154
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Larry Brody
      • Richard Fielder
    • Stars
      • David Cassidy
      • Simon Oakland
      • Wendy Rastattar
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    David Cassidy
    David Cassidy
    • Officer Dan Shay
    • 1978–1979
    Simon Oakland
    Simon Oakland
    • Sgt. Abrams…
    • 1978–1979
    Wendy Rastattar
    • Joanne Shay
    • 1978–1979
    Michael A. Salcido
    • Paul Sanchez
    • 1978–1979
    Ray Vitte
    Ray Vitte
    • Officer T.J. Epps
    • 1978–1979
    Albert Able
    • Patrolman…
    • 1978–1979
    Elizabeth Reddin
    • Cindy Shay…
    • 1978
    Ron Stokes
    • Detective Dugan…
    • 1978–1979
    Peter Nyberg
    • Hanes…
    • 1978–1979
    Heather Thomas
    Heather Thomas
    • Caryl Manning
    • 1978
    Gary Graham
    Gary Graham
    • Otis
    • 1978
    Brian Kerwin
    Brian Kerwin
    • Ernie
    • 1978
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • Detective Norlund
    • 1978
    Maggie Cooper
    • Jill Roberts
    • 1978
    John Lisbon Wood
    • Ben
    • 1979
    J. Jay Saunders
    J. Jay Saunders
    • Holman
    • 1979
    Patsy Rahn
    • Francine
    • 1979
    Livia Ginise
    • Lidia Dantone
    • 1978
    • Creators
      • Larry Brody
      • Richard Fielder
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    10chebeebennett

    David Cassidy Man Undercover

    I have got the DVD of this tv show & my partner Chris & I watch it because very lovely David Cassidy starred along with the rest of the cast, he was indeed an excellent actor, a very great performance indeed by him.
    10chill-91369

    Police story movie

    I have a recording of this David Cassidy movie which was a film called a chance to live police story,,it was about 1hr 30mins long where he goes undercover in a school.very good film.dont think this was put on police story dvds.
    stargzr454

    This show was very underrated

    This was a very timely show, and being around the same age as David I could relate to it completely. I would put in the same category with "Straightaway" which was a "teen" show back in the 60's. I guess because David's character was not a "teenie-bopper star" like the Partridges,it wasn't a big hit. I was disappointed when it was canceled because I thought there many plot points that could be addressed over the years. They did an episode on the California road racing scene, later featured in the movies "Mulholland Drive" and "The Fast and The Furious." They was the first episode I watched as was really blown away. Simon Oakland was great as his boss, much nicer than Darren McGavin's boss in "Night Stalker."
    randy5k-3

    One great show! We just couldn't forget Keith Partridge.

    This was a terrific show, I remember it more than I do Keith Partridge. I was 15 at the time, and remember thinking what a great young actor David Cassidy was. What a great tragedy we wouldn't give Mr.Cassidy the chance he so greatly deserved to leave the Partridge Family behind. Great acting, great plots, great everything!

    Try it again David, I'll watch, I think alot of people would.
    stevenfallonnyc

    Pretty decent

    As a David Cassidy/Partridge Family fan, I was very anxious to check out this series, and having finally found all the episodes, I was pleased to discover that this was actually a decent show. While it may be a little difficult to watch good-looking David act like a tough guy sometimes, he does a fine job as an undercover cop.

    This is a lot better than a lot of 70's shows out there. A DVD release would be fantastic. I do have the whole series (only ten episodes) and the pilot from the show Police Story, which led to this becoming its own series. The cast is really good, especially the guy who plays the top cop. Why the girl who plays David's wife gets third billing in the credits is a mystery, as she's hardly even on the show, doesn't say much when she actually is on, and is probably the weakest on the show acting-wise. You may even see some familiar character actors in various roles throughout the series.

    But this is an excellent show, very entertaining in a 70's way. David even drives a cool red early Mustang, that reminds me of the early Matchbox Superfast #8 Mustang. He also sings (and wrote I believe) the title song, which is good. The opening credits sequence is strange but definitely is a fun cheesy 70's opener. All-around fun show.

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    • Trivia
      The show has drawn comparisons with (and is said to have influenced) 21 Jump Street where a high school looking cop infiltrates the crime scenes of the youth culture.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Walter Matthau (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Man Undercover
      by David Cassidy and Jay Gruska

      Produced by Ken Mansfield

      Arranged by Ken Mansfield and Jay Gruska

      Performed by David Cassidy

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 潜行刑事ダン
    • Production companies
      • David Gerber Productions
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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