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Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
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Episode 1
McCall goes undercover to help Hunter investigate the deaths of two models involved in pornographic films.
Directed by David SoulGuest stars Leo Rossi, Cal Gibson, Rita Taggart, Sam Anderson, Tracy Vaccaro, Lori McGinley, David Wiley, Anita Jesse
Episode 2
Hunter and McCall's investigation of a killing in Chinatown leads them to a Chinese gang leader being pursued by a police officer with a personal interest in the case.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Herbert WrightGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, James Hong, Arsenio Trinidad, Robert Kim, Leah Yoon, Jim Lau, Nathan Jung, Richard Jamison
Episode 3
Hunter and McCall go undercover at an exclusive resort to find a blackmailer's killer.
Directed by Bob BralverGuest stars Nana Visitor, Don Stroud, Gregory Itzin, Stuart Whitman, Rodney Saulsberry, Stephen Roberts, Lena Pousette, Jodie Mann
Episode 4
When a millionaire is nearly killed, his wife is the primary heir and prime suspect until she's murdered, prompting Hunter to go undercover to find the real killer.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars Michael Evans, Lois Hamilton, K Callan, Robert Rockwell, Tonja Walker, John Calvin, David Sage, Kurt Smildsin
Episode 5
Hunter and McCall become involved in a string of bizarre murders when they're assigned as technical advisers for a television show.
Directed by Sidney HayersGuest stars Tony Plana, Jesse Ventura, Randee Heller, Stephen Shortridge, Julie Hayek, Tim Russ, Jan Murray, William Utay
Episode 6
When McCall is raped by a South American diplomat who's immune from prosecution, Hunter turns renegade and follows the man to his homeland.
Directed by Gary WinterGuest stars Nate Esformes, Scott Lincoln, Tony Acierto, Teru McPhie, Judy Kain, Kathleen Heller, Dan Priest, Frank Lugo
Episode 7
Against departmental orders, Hunter goes to South America to stalk a diplomat who raped McCall.
Guest stars Michael Ansara, Larry Hankin, Richard Yniguez, Dan Ponce, Sam Vlahos, Jack Starrett, Lynnda Ferguson, Jerry G. Velasco
Episode 8
A security guard turned thief loses the money he stole, and searches for it with Hunter and McCall in close pursuit.
Directed by Michael PreeceWritten by Frank LupoGuest stars Robert Englund, Pamela Brull, Robert Davi, Phil Rubenstein, Christie Claridge, Jack Andreozzi, James Crittenden, Maurice Sneed
Episode 9
Hunter and McCall realize they're attracted to each other as they protect an endangered witness who's set to testify before a grand jury.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars Jonathan Banks, Mills Watson, Vic Polizos, Richard Foronjy, James Whitmore Jr., Patti Tippo, Lou Felder, Michael Pasternak
Episode 10
Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful model he suspects of complicity in a jewelry robbery.
Directed by Ron SatlofGuest stars Fernando Allende, Michael Dorn, Joan Benedict Steiger, John Lansing, Ada Maris, Steven Peterman, Tommy Lamey, Ralph Bruneau
Episode 11
A group of corrupt cops are stealing electronics and murder a street gang member who witnesses their crimes. Meanwhile, Hunter helps a policeman who is framed for the murder of his wife.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyWritten by Sidney EllisGuest stars William Smith, Ramon Bieri, BJ Davis, Justin Lord, Joey Green, Bill Cross, Paul Jenkins, Alan Blumenfeld
Episode 12
Hunter is frustrated in his pursuit of a package bomber whose ruthless methods are being used to systematically kill the participants in the man's trial.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Herbert WrightGuest stars Anthony James, Henry G. Sanders, Bradford English, Steve Fifield, Leslie Simms, Mark Heyes, William D. Gordon, Dino Paskas
Episode 13
Hunter and McCall work to stop a brigade of suburban mercenaries plotting to break a drug dealer out of prison.
Directed by Bob BralverGuest stars Billy Drago, Vernon Wells, Ted White, Don Hood, Diana Bellamy, Robert Hanley, Gela Nash, Bruce Davison
Episode 14
Hunter and McCall are given 72 hours to find an attorney who falsified his death.
Directed by Charlie PicerniGuest stars Branscombe Richmond, Jane Russell, Anthony Caruso, Victoria Bass, Peter Hobbs, George McDaniel, Richard Beauchamp, Eric Lawrence
Episode 15
When a dying contract killer confesses he was once paid to kill Hunter's father, Hunter goes in pursuit of the true murderer.
Directed by Michael PreeceWritten by Sidney EllisGuest stars Kay Lenz, Michael Paul Chan, Frank Campanella, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Ellen Geer, Andre Rosey Brown, Douglas Dirkson, John Shearin
Episode 16
Hunter and McCall's investigation of a teenager's death leads them to a contemporary Fagin who commands a group of barrio boys to commit crimes for him.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Randall WallaceGuest stars Jacob Vargas, Trinidad Silva, Bruce Davison, Gary Carlos Cervantes, John Sheerin
Episode 17
Hunter and McCall are called to investigate the car bombing of a Middle-Eastern consulate member for which a student terrorist group claims responsibility.
Directed by Michael PreeceGuest stars Persis Khambatta, Thom Christopher
Episode 18
Hunter investigates a theft that turns to murder when a robbery victim hires a deranged detective to retrieve his stolen jewels.
Directed by Kim MannersGuest stars Karen Lorre, John Davis Chandler, John Matuszak, Ron Karabatsos, Danil Torppe, Perry Cook, Don Edmonds
Episode 19
Wrongly suspended from the police force for severely beating a suspect, Hunter pursues the gangster who had him discredited.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars Reid Shelton, Jack Colvin, Robert O'Reilly, Elsa Raven, Rudy Challenger, Conrad Dunn, Perry Cook
Episode 20
When a dead girl disappears from Hunter's living room, Hunter and McCall follow a trail of intrigue, adultery and murder.
Written by Roy HugginsGuest stars Kim Johnston Ulrich, Kabir Bedi, Dan Lauria, Norman Alden, Perry Cook, Budge Threlkeld, Kasey Walker
Episode 21
Hunter and McCall's continued investigation into adultery and homicide pits them against a group of Russian spies.
Directed by Tony MordenteWritten by Roy HugginsGuest stars Marc McClure, Kim Johnston Ulrich, Kabir Bedi, Dan Lauria, Bruce Davison, John Shearin, Perry Cook, Katherine Justice
Episode 22
Hunter and Dee Dee get a murder case reopened in order to exonerate a paroled ex-boxer and find the real killer.
Guest stars Isaac Hayes, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Henry Holden, Luke Andreas, Marlon McGann
Episode 23
Hunter and McCall investigate mysterious calls to a reporter about a series of murders.
Guest stars William Frankfather, Anne-Marie Johnson, Patrick Cranshaw, Richard Lineback, Beah Richards, Perry Cook, John DiSanti, Catherine Richardson
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Fred DryerRick Hunter
Stepfanie KramerDee Dee McCall
Darlanne FluegelJoanne Molenski
Paul ManteeCommander Clayton
Charles HallahanCharlie Devane
Stanley KamelBrad Wilkes
Jack BannonMichael Stevens
NBCUnited States
NBC ProductionsUnited States
