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McCloud is an American police drama television series created by Herman Miller, that aired on NBC from September 16, 1970, to April 17, 1977. The series starred Dennis Weaver, and for six of its seven years as part of the NBC Mystery Movie rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by Universal Television.
Billy Dennis Weaver [1] (June 4, 1924 ... In 1970, Weaver landed the title role in the NBC series McCloud, for which he received two Emmy Award nominations.
McCloud is initially assigned crowd control duty on the shoot but things gets serious when someone is found murdered at one of the shooting locations. To make matters worse, the film's male lead ( Larry Hagman ) interferes with the investigation, trying to emulate the skills of the detective character he plays on TV to try to solve the case.
Carter was cast as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst alongside Dennis Weaver as the title character and J.D. Cannon. McCloud earned six Emmy nominations during its 1970 to 1977 run.
After the ABC Saturday Mystery Movie ended, ABC kept Columbo in production and Falk starred in an additional fourteen episodes before the network discontinued the series in 2003. Universal brought McCloud back for a reunion film in 1989. The film, titled The Return of Sam McCloud, featured Dennis Weaver in the role of United States Senator Sam ...
John Donovan Cannon (April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005) was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the television series McCloud with Dennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler who cleared Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen ...
Muldaur had a recurring role on the seven-season Dennis Weaver mystery anthology McCloud as Chris Coughlin, McCloud's love interest. Her character was introduced in the pilot episode in 1970, and made her last of 16 appearances in April 1977. She reprised her role as Chris for the 1989 reunion movie The Return of Sam McCloud.
In his longest-running role, starting in 1970, Carter starred in the TV detective series McCloud as NYPD Sergeant Joe Broadhurst, partner of the title character played by Dennis Weaver. Carter's role lasted for seven years. [1] [2] [3] In 1970, he starred with Van Johnson and Ray Milland in the TV movie Company of Killers. [3]