John Langley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Langley

American television and film director, writer and producer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1943

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Profession: screenwriter, television director, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Russell Langley (born 1943) is an American television and film director, writer, and producer who is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running television show COPS, which premiered on FOX in March 1989. Prior to that, he was among the reality television pioneers as a producer of various two-hour event specials in syndicated television markets during the 1980s.
In fact, Langley is often credited as being the "Godfather of Reality Television" with the appearance of COPS in 1989.