McCloud (1970–1977)

Sam McCloud is a rustic country sheriff from a rural part of the United States. He travels to the big city and joins the police force, using his country ways and laid-back approach to nab ... See full summary »

Creator:

Herman Miller

Stars:

Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dennis Weaver	...	Sam McCloud (46 episodes, 1970-1977)
J.D. Cannon	...	Peter B. Clifford (45 episodes, 1970-1977)
Terry Carter	...	Sergeant Joe Broadhurst (41 episodes, 1970-1977)

Storyline

Sam McCloud is a rustic country sheriff from a rural part of the United States. He travels to the big city and joins the police force, using his country ways and laid-back approach to nab the bad guys.

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Plot Keywords:

police | criminal | detective | city | investigation | 

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Taglines:

The toughest cowboy to ever take on the mean streets of New York.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Sheriff in New York

Filming Locations:

Grand Hotel, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min (20 episodes) 60 min (6 episodes) 90 min (19 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the first two seasons, music (including the theme) was composed by David Shire in a strongly country-music fashion. During the third season, there was no regular composer, with four different closing themes used in five episodes. The main title theme used in most openings and all closings from "Butch Cassidy Rides Again" (episode 4.1) was never given screen credit, but its resemblance to other scores in the fourth season suggests that Frank De Vol (My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch, Fernwood 2Night) composed all or most of the theme. The theme is somewhat similar in a driving beat to others which series producer Glen A. Larson composed for later series such as Switch and Sword of Justice.

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Quotes

Chris Coughlin: Gentlemen, I am sometimes a newspaper writer, never a reporter.

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Connections

Referenced in King of the Hill: Strangeness on a Train (2008)

User Reviews

One of my favorite detective series

McCloud was one of my favorite detective series of the 70's. I guess the best thing about it was the way Sam McCloud not only caught the bad guys, but the way he usually was able to make fools of the uptight holier than thou New York cops who considered him a southern country bumpkin. The police chief, Peter Clifford, always looked like he was on the verge of having a stroke whenever McCloud was around. If only he had let McCloud do his job without making such a fuss, the bad guys would still have been caught, and with a lot less trouble.