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McCloud

1970TV-PG7 seasons7.2 / 10

The Cowboy Cop On The Mean Streets Of New York

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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Portrait of a Dead Girl (or Who Killed Miss U.S.A.?)

1h 34m7.0 / 10

McCloud escorts a witness from New Mexico to New York City, but loses him to kidnappers and finds himself in a murder case involving Puerto Rican nationalists, a lady novelist, a Wall Street lawyer, and a dead beauty pageant winner.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard A. CollaWritten by William Link, Richard Levinson, Stanford WhitmoreGuest stars Diana Muldaur, Craig Stevens, Peter Mark Richman, Mario Alcalde, Raúl Juliá, Shelly Novack, Julie Newmar, Albert Popwell

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Episode 2

Man from Taos (1) (or Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City?)

48m

McCloud goes to help a lady in distress, but gets caught in a shootout that sends him back to Taos on Chief Clifford's orders. At the last minute, the Chief is kidnapped to force McCloud to act as a courier to Paris.

Episode credits

Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Leslie StevensGuest stars Marj Dusay

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Episode 3

Manhattan Manhunt (1) (or Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue)

48m

McCloud is becoming famous thanks to press coverage. It doesn't endear him to the boys in blue, who have to deal with a string of drugstore holdups.

Episode credits

Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by Glen A. LarsonGuest stars Lorraine Gary, Leo Gordon

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Episode 4

Murder Arena (1) (or The Concrete Corral)

48m

McCloud is assigned to shepherd the cowboys at a visiting rodeo. They're old friends, and one of them is killed by a jealous rival over a woman, it appears.

Episode credits

Directed by Nicholas ColasantoGuest stars Bill McKinney, Burr DeBenning, Dennis Fimple, Nancy Malone, Joanna Moore, Albert Salmi, Al Bain

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Episode 5

Manhattan Manhunt (2) (or The Stage Is All the World)

48m

McCloud, whose new-found celebrity (thanks to an article by Chris Coughlin in the Chronicle) vexes the Department, is assigned to protect a British theatrical maven who has received letters assailing his ""filthy, obscene"" productions and threatening his life.

Episode credits

Directed by Russ Mayberry, Bruce KesslerWritten by Norman HudisGuest stars Albert Popwell

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Episode 6

Murder Arena (2) (or Walk in the Dark)

48m

McCloud complains about his assignment to rodeo detail, so Chief Clifford sends him to Special Auxiliary Force VI under the command of Sgt. Dameron, where he works to catch a murderer in Central Park.

Episode credits

Directed by Russ Mayberry, Nicholas ColasantoWritten by Leslie StevensGuest stars Nina Foch, Susan Saint James, Ann Prentiss

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Episode 7

Man from Taos (2) (or Our Man in Paris)

48mfinale

In Paris, McCloud and a stewardess try to locate a mysterious arms smuggler with ties to an American mogul and a New York gubernatorial candidate.

Episode credits

Directed by Russ MayberryGuest stars Susan Strasberg, Alfred Ryder, John van Dreelen, Randolph Mantooth, Lilyan Chauvin

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about McCloud

Cast

Dennis WeaverSam McCloud
J.D. CannonPeter Clifford
Terry CarterJoe Broadhurst
Diana MuldaurChris Coughlin
Ray Danton
Clete Roberts
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Joshua Shelley

Credits

Created by
Herman Miller
Written by
Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan, Peter Allan Fields, Michael Gleason, Leslie Stevens, Robert Hamner

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
46
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • Universal TelevisionUnited States
  • Glen A. Larson ProductionsUnited States

Themes

new york citynypdpoliceu.s. marshal