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McCloud

"The Cowboy Cop On The Mean Streets Of New York"

1970- 1977

7 Seasons

46 Episodes

7.2(53 votes)

Ended

Crime

Drama

Overview

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Universal Television

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Sam McCloud

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

Peter Clifford

Terry Carter

Terry Carter

Joe Broadhurst

Diana Muldaur

Diana Muldaur

Chris Coughlin

Creative team

Created by: Herman Miller
Showrunner: Glen A. Larson
Produced by: Peter Allan Fields
Leslie Stevens

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