''Beach Patrol'' is a 1979 American

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originally aired on

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. It stars Robin Strand,

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, and Christie DeLisle. The film was a

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for a television series that did not sell but which still screened as a

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Cast

*Robin Strand as Russ Patrick *

as Marty Green *Christine DeLisle as Jan Plummer *Rick Hill as Earl 'Hack' Hackman * Michael Gregory as Sgt. Lou Markowski * Paul Burke as Wes Dobbs *

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as Banker *Panchito Gómez as Wild boy *

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as Wanda *Princess O'Mahoney as Tall girl *

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as Older lady *Bella Bruck as Older lady *

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as Officer *Georgie Paul as Nurse *Susanne Severeid as Surfer girl

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