John Langley, the developer of the long-running TELEVISION series “Cops,” has passed away after suffering an evident cardiac arrest Saturday during a roadway race in Mexico. He was 78. Langley died in Baja, Mexico, throughout the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, household spokesperson Pam Golum stated. He was likewise an executive manufacturer for “Cops,” which followed on-duty police officers throughout the U.S. and was among the first reality series when it initially aired in March of 1989. FATAL SHOOTING IN MASSACHUSETTS EYED AS POSSIBLE HATE CRIME
John Langley, creator of the tv program “Cops” responses questions during a press conference at police headquarters in Omaha, Neb on Aug. 27, 2014.( AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle).
” Cops” initially debuted on FOX up until it moved to Paramount Network– then called Spike TELEVISION– in 2013. Langley and production partner Malcolm Barbour had actually shopped the concept for several years before it was gotten and ran for more than 30 seasons. The series was pulled from the air last year in reaction to the growing civil unrest stimulated by the death of George Floyd in cops custody.” Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we dont have any present or future prepare for it to return,” a Paramount Network representative stated in a statement acquired by Fox News last June. Some versions of the program still air globally in syndication.Langley was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Los Angeles. He finished from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and served in the U.S. Army in the early 1960s. MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS REACH DEAL ON POLICING MEASURESLangley was likewise a producer on the 2009 film “Brooklyns Finest,” directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere and Don Cheadle.He was an off-road racing lover and frequently drove in events like the one on Saturday.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLangley is endured by his boy and producing partner, Morgan, who oversees their business Langley Productions; another son, Zak; two daughters, Sara Langley Dews and Jennifer Blair; his partner, Maggie, and 7 grandchildren. Fox News Nate Day and the Associated Press contributed to this report.