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TV series

The Streets of San Francisco

1972TV-145 seasons7.0 / 10

Rugged drama of the city and its people.

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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Synopsis

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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Episode 1

A Wrongful Death

1h6.0 / 10

Keller returns fire during a chase in a dark shopping center, killing a kid, but the body comes up unarmed. The boy's father insists Keller is a murderer.

Episode credits

Directed by Don MedfordGuest stars Gregory Sierra, Michael Constantine, Ina Balin, Andrew Rubin, Robert F. Simon, Larry Pennell, Norma Connolly

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Episode 2

Betrayed

1h5.5 / 10

One of the girlfriends of a young charmer recognizes her boyfriend as the man who stuck up her bank.

Episode credits

Guest stars Lenore Kasdorf, Martin Sheen, Jim Bailey, Collin Wilcox Paxton

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Episode 3

For the Love of God

1h4.0 / 10

In order to stop a psychotic priest-killer, Stone goes undercover as a Roman Catholic priest. The victims were all clergymen who studied at the same seminary.

Episode credits

Guest stars Leif Erickson, Peter Strauss, James Gregory, Marshall Thompson, Victor Mohica, Jay Novello, David S. Cass Sr.

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Episode 4

Before I Die

1h6.5 / 10

A cop (Nielsen) who finds out that he has a terminal illness, sets out to kill a racketeer (Danton) who had been his quarry for the last year and a half.

Episode credits

Guest stars Ray Danton, Joanne Linville, Gene Nelson, Steven Marlo, Leslie Nielsen

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Episode 5

Going Home

1h4.5 / 10

A small-time crook accidentally heists a fantastic sum from a small store that is actually a Syndicate front.

Episode credits

Directed by Robert DayWritten by Jack B. SowardsGuest stars Sheree North, Paul Mantee, Tom Bosley, Milton Selzer

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Episode 6

The Stamp of Death

1h6.0 / 10

Lieutenant Stone and Inspector Keller go after two insurance agents involved in the counterfeiting of an 1850 2-cent purple Guyana stamp which had a value of $250,000.

Episode credits

Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Richard Derr, Byron Morrow, Vince Howard, Earl Holliman, Jessica Walter, Robert Emhardt, Woodrow Parfrey

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Episode 7

Harem

1h8.0 / 10

A flute-playing "Pied Piper" (played by Ricky Nelson) talks teenage girls into prostitution, then disposes of them when they are no longer convenient. Stone's daughter helps him break up this murderous prostitution ring.

Episode credits

Guest stars Ricky Nelson, Kay Lenz, Bob McClurg, Darleen Carr

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Episode 8

No Badge For Benjy

1h4.0 / 10

A black police informant is murdered, but the police seem more concerned with the death of a white business man. His flinty daughter forces the police to go after his killers.

Episode credits

Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by George BellakGuest stars Mark Miller, Argentina Brunetti, Eddie Firestone, Anthony James, Judyann Elder, Pat Renella, Tom Dahlgren, Charles Lampkin

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Episode 9

The Twenty-Four Karat Plague

1h8.3 / 10

Crooks heist a truck filled with gold, not knowing that the gold is the irradiated byproduct of a power plant experiment and extremely toxic.

Episode credits

Directed by Don MedfordGuest stars Milt Kamen, Vic Morrow, Anthony Zerbe, Wright King, Herb Edelman

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Episode 10

Shield of Honor

1h6.3 / 10

Internal affairs suspects that something is amiss when a witness under police protection is killed. Someone in the Department is a Syndicate informer--and everyone is under suspicion, even Stone and Keller.

Episode credits

Directed by Eric TillWritten by D.C. FontanaGuest stars Peter Mark Richman, John Kerr, Mariette Hartley, Robert Foxworth, Bing Russell, Gary Vinson, Laurence Haddon, Ayn Ruymen

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Episode 11

The Victims

1h6.5 / 10

A trio of violent prison escapees leaves a trail of blood by murdering or crippling everyone they see.

Episode credits

Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Eric Server, Henry Silva, Robert B. Williams, Gene Nelson, Valentin de Vargas, Ann Doran, Jo Ann Harris

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Episode 12

The Runaways

1h4.0 / 10

The oldest of a set of three young sibling runaways is suspected of the murder of a drugstore owner. His animosity towards authority doesn't do him any favors.

Episode credits

Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Kent Smith, Jeanette Nolan, Larry Wilcox, Barry Livingston

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Episode 13

Winterkill

1h6.3 / 10

Angered by the rising cost of health care, an old man tries to pay his friend's bills by threatening a businessman with the bombing of his buildings.

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Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Jack B. SowardsGuest stars Bruce Solomon, Denver Pyle, Paul Fix, William Jordan, Linden Chiles, John Qualen, Burt Mustin, Ruth McDevitt

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Episode 14

Most Feared in the Jungle

1h5.5 / 10

Believing her baby was kidnapped, not stillborn as people claim, a deranged new mother embarks on a murderous quest to find the truth.

Episode credits

Directed by Robert DayGuest stars Kitty Winn, Joel Fabiani, Walter Brooke, Patricia Smith, Beverly Washburn, Nan Martin, Stewart Moss

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Episode 15

Commitment

1h6.5 / 10

An undercover cop is murdered with Stone's gun, and a hotshot young inspector seems determined to pin the rap on Stone.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard DonnerGuest stars Tyne Daly, Darleen Carr, William Watson, Vince Howard, Geoffrey Deuel, William Smith, Denny Miller

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Episode 16

Chapel of the Damned

1h7.0 / 10

Stone and Keller work to crack a kidnap case where the mother is friends with an alleged psychic.

Episode credits

Directed by George McCowanWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Signe Hasso, Pegi Boucher, Diana Douglas, Richard Kelton, Vince Howard, William Campbell

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Episode 17

Blockade

1h5.5 / 10

A woman who has dedicated her life to a prominent family fails to see her neglected son has fallen in with a psycho—and may have helped him kill a woman.

Episode credits

Guest stars Ida Lupino, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, George DiCenzo, Gloria LeRoy, Jock Mahoney, Cheryl Ladd

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Episode 18

Crossfire

1h6.7 / 10

A philandering professor is killed and his mistress shot by a sniper who has been terrorizing a college campus.

Episode credits

Written by Jerry McNeelyGuest stars Nick Nolte, Pamela Franklin, Celeste Holm, Frank Ashmore, June Dayton

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Episode 19

A String of Puppets

1h6.5 / 10

Keller goes undercover as an ex-con musician to bust a crooked parole officer and his ring of parolees.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard DonnerGuest stars Lola Falana, James Sloyan, Sam Edwards, Hari Rhodes, Roger E. Mosley, Claude Akins, Ben Frank

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Episode 20

Inferno

1h7.5 / 10

Stone looks for the arsonists who set a fire that killed two firemen.

Episode credits

Guest stars Barry Sullivan, Glenn Corbett, John Larch, Kaz Garas

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Episode 21

The Hard Breed

1h4.5 / 10

A cowboy was trampled to death by a bull; his mates suspected it to be murder.

Episode credits

Guest stars Noah Beery Jr., Keith Jackson, Jim Davis, Sam Elliott, Harry Carey, Jr., Phyllis Davis

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Episode 22

Rampage

1h5.5 / 10

A team of angry fathers, who are fed up with crime in their neighborhood, take a vigilante approach at solving the problem. During one of their rampages, a police informant is killed.

Episode credits

Directed by John WilderGuest stars Robert DoQui, Robert Hooks, Gene Nelson, Harvey Jason, Joe Maross, Rafael Campos, Joe Santos, George Murdock

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Episode 23

Death and the Favored Few

1h6.0 / 10finale

San Francisco's social elite are suspects when a publisher who blackmailed them is found murdered.

Episode credits

Guest stars Judy Lewis, Leslie Charleson, Rosemary Murphy, Harold Gould, Frank Marth, Greg Mullavey, Len Wayland

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about The Streets of San Francisco

Cast

Karl MaldenMike Stone
Michael DouglasSteve Keller
Richard HatchDan Robbins
Lenore Kasdorf
Christopher Stone
Eric Server
Ward Costello
Vic Tayback

Credits

Created by
Edward Hume
Written by
Jack B. Sowards, Larry Brody

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
119
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • Quinn Martin Productions (QM)United States
  • Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States

Themes

copshomicide detectiveolder man younger man relationshippolicepolice detectivepolice inspectorpolice lieutenant