Hunter (1984 American TV series)

Hunter
Title card for the first three seasons (1984-1987)
GenreCrime drama
Action
Thriller
Mystery
Created byFrank Lupo
StarringFred Dryer
Stepfanie Kramer
Charles Hallahan
John Amos
Bruce Davison
Darlanne Fluegel
Lauren Lane
Arthur Rosenberg
John Shearin
Garrett Morris
James Whitmore Jr.
Rudy Ramos
Perry Cook
Richard Beauchamp
Courtney Barilla
ComposersMike Post (1984–90)
Pete Carpenter (1984–90)
Walter Murphy (1990–91)
Christopher Franke (2003)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes153 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersStephen J. Cannell (1984–85, 2003)
Roy Huggins (1985–88)
George Geiger (1988–89)
Fred Dryer (1989–91, 2003)
Lawrence Kubik (1989–91)
Frank Lupo (2003)
Stu Segall (2003)
Running time45-49 minutes
Production companiesStephen J. Cannell Productions
Stu Segall Productions (2003)
20th Century Fox Television (2003)
NBC Studios (2003)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) –
April 26, 1991 (1991-04-26)
ReleaseApril 19 (2003-04-19) –
May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03)
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Hunter is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Lupo that ran on NBC from September 18, 1984, to April 26, 1991. It stars Fred Dryer as Sergeant Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sergeant Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter is a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department.

The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series. Stepfanie Kramer left after the sixth season (1990) to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different female officers.