Episode 1
On Air
1h
Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful radio host when he goes undercover to catch a killer who threatens the men in her life.
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Directed by Corey AllenGuest stars Don Swayze, Erin Gray, Scott Marlowe
TV series
Hunter
1984TV-147 seasons7.1 / 10
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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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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 2
Shillelagh
1h8.0 / 10
Hunter and McCall are assigned to protect the Irish patriot brother of Devane's new lady friend, but find the man is the assassin instead of the intended victim.
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Guest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Alan Scarfe, Fionnula Flanagan, Nicholas Guest
Episode 3
Investment in Death
1h
Hunter and McCall pursue the killer of college student who was the brother of Hunter's old friend.
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Guest stars Leon, Bernie Casey, Ashley Laurence, Cylk Cozart, Joel Brooks, Steven Eckholdt, Russell Curry, Isabel Cooley
Episode 4
A Girl Named Hunter
1h
Hunter searches for the killer of a runaway girl whose baby he helped to deliver.
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Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Catherine ClinchGuest stars Elizabeth Ashley, Allison Smith
Episode 5
The Legion (1)
1h
Hunter defies departmental policy to save McCall from a kidnapper and bring her back to the police force.
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Guest stars Paul Koslo, Jerry Douglas, Richard Lynch, Claude Akins, Ken Foree, Richard Lineback
Episode 6
The Legion (2)
1h
Hunter stalks the white supremacists who took McCall hostage; McCall considers leaving the force.
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Guest stars Paul Mantee, Darby Hinton, Paul Koslo, Jerry Douglas, Patty Toy, Richard Lynch, Claude Akins, Julie Parrish
Episode 7
Yesterday's Child
1h
Hunter receives a life-altering shock when he is asked to take the case of a Vietnamese teenager who is accused of murdering a car salesman.
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Guest stars David Groh, Soon-Tek Oh
Episode 8
Shield of Honor
1h
Hunter's new trainee, the son of a career officer, has problems doing his duty as they investigate a series of robbery-murders.
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Directed by James DarrenGuest stars Sheree North, Harry Guardino, David Dunard, Gregory Scott Cummins, K Callan
Episode 9
The Fifth Victim
1h1.0 / 10
Hunter and McCall track down a departmental leak in the investigation of a serial killer and his victims.
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Directed by Michael PreeceGuest stars Rick Giolito
Episode 10
Brotherly Love
1h
Hunter and McCall investigate a teenager who accidentally kills a drug dealer and flees with the money, hoping to find the boy before the drug dealer's boss does.
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Guest stars Gretchen Corbett, Gary Grubbs, Mark Pellegrino, Tim Rossovich
Episode 11
The Nightmare
1h
Hunter and McCall pursue the killer of McCall's cleaning woman, a ruthless Central American doctor who brutally tortured the woman and her family many years before.
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Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars BarBara Luna, John Bennett, Joe Renteria, Perry Cook
Episode 12
Broken Dreams
1h
An old flame of Hunter's witnesses a murder but withholds information while her husband blackmails the killer.
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Guest stars Cristina Raines, Granville Van Dusen, Deborah Strang, Brad Harris, Stanley Grover
Episode 13
Son and Heir
1h
Hunter and McCall investigate a mobster's son who kills an undercover officer, unaware the cop is his half-brother.
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Directed by Winrich KolbeGuest stars Geoffrey Blake, Jerry Orbach, Bette Ford, E.J. Peaker, Brian Libby
Episode 14
Unacceptable Loss
1h9.0 / 10
Hunter and McCall investigate the illegal disposal of poisonous gas that kills a young boy.
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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Catherine ClinchGuest stars Robert Gentry, Brooke Bundy, Kathleen Noone, Tony Plana, Ken Lerner, Steve Kahan, Tina Lifford, Elizabeth Burrelle
Episode 15
Unfinished Business
1h
Hunter and McCall's visit to a police psychiatrist regarding a work-related incident reveals a more intimate relationship years before.
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Directed by Corey AllenGuest stars Karen Austin, Allan Arbus, Robert Madrid
Episode 16
Lullaby
1h
The investigation into the death of a British prostitute teams Hunter and McCall with a beautiful inspector from Scotland Yard.
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Directed by Corey AllenGuest stars Gary Sinise, Clive Revill, Rosalyn Landor, Durga McBroom, Perri Lister
Episode 17
Final Confession
1h
After serving a 20-year prison term, a convicted murderer hunts down his accomplices who avoided prosecution. One of the accomplices has since become a priest.
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Directed by Tony MordenteGuest stars Roy Dotrice, John Pleshette, Jeff Pomerantz, Keith MacKechnie, James Sutorius, Warren Munson
Episode 18
Blind Ambition
1h
When a young, convicted murderer commits suicide, his vengeful brother holds McCall and the judge she's dating captive, forcing McCall to discover the truth of the case.
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Directed by Michael PreeceGuest stars Harold Sylvester, John Beck, Nigel Gibbs, Bruce Tuthill, Danil Torppe
Episode 19
Sudden Withdrawal
1h
Hunter and McCall search for a beautiful woman whose numerous liaisons are linked to a series of bank robberies.
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Directed by Tony MordenteGuest stars Mark Pinter, Mark L. Taylor, Mark Bringelson, Carl Gilliard, Leslie Bevis
Episode 20
Second Sight
1h
Hunter and McCall investigate a psychic's deadly premonitions.
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Directed by Winrich KolbeGuest stars Time Winters, Tom Villard, Luana Anders, Kimiko Gelman, Perry Cook
Episode 21
Street Wise (1)
1h
As McCall rekindles an old romance, Hunter insinuates himself into a case involving the mysterious theft of a vagrant's Medal of Honor.
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Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Guest stars Robert Newman, Candace Hutson, Sal Landi, Otto Felix, Jeffrey Josephson, Robert Silver
Episode 22
Street Wise (2)
1hfinale
As an investigation into an elaborate fencing operation leads Hunter to the killer of a fellow officer and friend, McCall weighs the decision to marry and quit the force.
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Directed by Winrich KolbeGuest stars Robert Newman, Candace Hutson, Sal Landi, M.C. Gainey, Otto Felix, Jeffrey Josephson, Robert Silver
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Hunter
Cast
Fred DryerRick Hunter
Stepfanie KramerDee Dee McCall
Darlanne FluegelJoanne Molenski
Paul ManteeCommander Clayton
Charles HallahanCharlie DevaneDaryl GatesDaryl Gates
Stanley KamelBrad Wilkes
Jack BannonMichael StevensCredits
- Created by
- Frank Lupo
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 152
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Stephen J. Cannell ProductionsUnited States
NBC ProductionsUnited States
Themes
homicide detectivelapdpolice detective
