John Langley, who was the creator of the long-running TV series Cops has died of “an apparent heart attack” during a road race in Baja, Mexico.
Langley was best known as the creator and executive producer of the reality TV show Cops.
In fact, he was often called the “Godfather” of reality television with the appearance of the show in March, 1989.
According to a family spokeswoman, the 78-year-old American television and film director was competing “in the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race” when his health deteriorated.