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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
Hunter investigates the case of a teenage boy who mistakenly shot his parents during what he claimed was a home invasion.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by David KemperGuest stars Chad Allen, Yuji Okumoto, Rick Lieberman, Lucy Butler, David Spielberg, Michele Marsh
Episode 2
Hunter and McCall enter the world of baby brokering when they find the murdered body of an expensive call girl, and a two-year-old toddler left unharmed in front of the woman's television set.
Directed by James FargoWritten by Tom ChehakGuest stars Stephen Young, Yuji Okumoto, Sid Melton, Stan Ivar, Wayne Tippit, Margot Rose, Michael Keys Hall, David J. Partington
Episode 3
While investigating the apparent suicide of Hunter's friend from the Vietnam War, Hunter and McCall uncover a twenty-year-old betrayal with a rising body count.
Guest stars Dirk Blocker, John Bennett Perry, Michael D. Roberts, Gary Frank, Evelyn Guerrero, Michael Bell, Ann Doran, Garrett Morris
Episode 4
Hunter uncovers a gem-smuggling operation while investigating his war buddy's death.
Guest stars John Bennett Perry, Gary Frank, Michael Bell, Perry Cook, Mario Roccuzzo
Episode 5
McCall finds her loyalties sharply divided when an important murder case being prosecuted by her lover is jeopardized by Hunter, who thinks the defendant is innocent.
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars Toni Naples, Kirk Thornton, Dack Rambo, James O'Sullivan, Nora Heflin, Otto Felix, Debra Stipe, Conrad Dunn
Episode 6
Mysterious tape recordings accusing a powerful company of illegally dumping toxic waste seem like a prank, until Hunter and McCall find that someone is willing to kill to conceal the truth.
Guest stars John Anderson, Carlos Lacámara
Episode 7
Hunter puts his job on the line when he defends a female officer wounded and possibly killed in the line of duty.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Douglas Seale, Dale Swann, Beulah Quo, Diane Delano, Rob Benedict, William Smith, James Hong, Tim Thomerson
Episode 8
Hunter and McCall try to solve a bank robbery and murder, while attempting to cope with the double and triple-crossing schemes of a small time criminal who once saved Hunter's life and won't let him forget it.
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars Michael Constantine, Tim Haldeman, Gary Hudson, Ivan G'Vera
Episode 9
When the husband of a policewoman is murdered, evidence of wife abuse makes Hunter and McCall suspect the woman's patrol partner who knew about the beatings.
Guest stars Julia Montgomery, Scott Jaeck, Dale Swann, Peter Brown, Miguel Sandoval, Med Flory, William Frankfather, Michael Canavan
Episode 10
The son of an LAPD dispatcher lands himself in hot water when he accumulates gambling debts.
Directed by Randy RobertsWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Christopher Stone, Dorothy Lyman, Luis Contreras, Al Sapienza, Paul Ganus, Jeff Speakman, Garrett Morris, Darren Powell
Episode 11
Hunter and McCall track a pair of killers through a Los Angeles suburb where a crime wave and backlash vigilantism threaten to tear the community apart.
Directed by James FargoWritten by Joe Menosky, George Geiger, Tom ChehakGuest stars Daryl Gates, Robert Vaughn, Dale Swann, James B. Sikking, James Horan, Daniel Quinn, Rodger LaRue, William Fuller
Episode 12
An escaped killer continues to stalk Hunter; a desperate vigilante fights crime in his neighborhood.
Guest stars Daryl Gates, Robert Vaughn, Dale Swann, James B. Sikking, James Horan, Daniel Quinn, Cec Verrell, Robin Strand
Episode 13
Hunter nabs an escaped convict after a neighborhood vigilante is found dead.
Guest stars Daryl Gates, Robert Vaughn, Dale Swann, James B. Sikking, Daniel Quinn, Cec Verrell, Robin Strand, Craig Hurley
Episode 14
A woman is the prime suspect in a brutal murder case after she stops taking her experimental medication.
Directed by Jefferson KibbeeGuest stars John Harkins
Episode 15
An informant to whom Hunter promised anonymity seven years earlier represents himself when his case is re-tried.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars Joshua Shelley, Andrew W. Walker, Meg Wittner, Danil Torppe, Don Edmonds
Episode 16
Hunter and McCall follow the trail of revenge and fraud while investigating the murder of a thoroughbred racehorse.
Guest stars Maurice Roëves, Lou Wagner, Catherine Parks, Charles Bateman, Jeff Allin, Prince Hughes
Episode 17
McCall is suspected of having shot an innocent man during a shootout in an alley and fights to clear her name with help from Hunter and Sporty James. While helping McCall, they discover a ring of jewel thieves.
Guest stars Maggie Roswell, Rick Hill, Danil Torppe, John Mahon, Garrett Morris, Charles Hallahan, Don Edmonds
Episode 18
When a nurse she recently befriended is killed in a car accident related to alcohol just a few days later, McCall suspects foul play. She is even more convinced of that after learning the nurse was pregnant, and would not have mixed alcohol with the morning sickness medication she was taking.
Guest stars Bebe Drake, Nigel Gibbs, Jeanna Michaels, Perry Cook
Episode 19
When a series of murders hits the prize-fighting community, a boxing trainer helps Hunter and McCall investigate. Boxing turns deadly when the manager of promising fighter Sonny Ruiz and a doctor are both murdered. Hunter penetrates the world of prizefighting.
Directed by Fred DryerWritten by Asher BraunerGuest stars Val Avery, Sammy Davis Jr., Nicolas Coster, Patrick St. Esprit, Frank Campanella
Episode 20
Prostitutes are being murdered by a man who lures them disguised as a police officer. When McCall's friend Debbie Small (from the "City Under Siege" saga) returns to the profession, she may be the next target.
Guest stars Anne Ramsay, LaRita Shelby, Robert Axelrod, Perry Cook, Brynn Horrocks
Episode 21
Hunter and McCall try to rescue an undercover female agent who was kidnapped during an investigation into money laundering, and have to deal with interference from the girl's father, who's a cop himself.
Guest stars Terry Kiser, William Lucking, L. Scott Caldwell, Marco Rodríguez
Episode 22
Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an art gallery owner involved in illegal sales of Native American artifacts, and find themselves drawn into a mysterious world of Native American politics.
Directed by Stepfanie KramerWritten by Stepfanie KramerGuest stars John Quade, Lesley Woods, Michael Fairman, Petrea Burchard, Kit Paraventi, Robert Clotworthy
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
