Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'McClain's Law' from 1970-1982:
- Carl Franklin as Det. Jerry Cross (1981-1982)
- Conchata Ferrell as Vangie Cruise (1981-1982)
- George DiCenzo as Lt. Edward DeNisco (1981-1982)
- James Arness as Det. Jim McClain (1981-1982)
- Marshall Colt as Det. Harry Gates (1981-1982)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'McClain's Law':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Eric Bercovici D: Vincent McEveety
With George Loros (Joe Victor), John Tuell (Starky), Bibi Besch, Scott Brady (Capt. Scofield), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Sid Lammon). Special two-hour premiere of a new police drama series starring James Arness as a retiring detective who decides to remain with the police force after the murder of his partner. Co-stars Marshall Colt, George DiCenzo, Conchata Ferrell and Carl Franklin.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Stephen Downing D: Alan Smithee
With Markie Post (Linda), Art Lund, Thom Christopher (Phillip). McClain tries to nail a dope dealer who killed an undecover cop but beat the murder rap on a technicality.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Frank Telford D: James Sheldon
With Kathryn Daley (Joyce Collins), Nicholas Pryor (Sheridan), Barbara Babcock (Vanessa Vale), Francis X. McCarthy, Sheila Wills. McClain is charged with brutality after a rape suspect he collared is released for insufficient evidence.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Paul Krasny
With Jenny O'Hara, Charles Cioffi (Lou), Julie Carmen (Natalie), Stephen Liksa, Terry Michos (Rick D'Martino). McClain is outraged to learn that the vicious robbers who wounded two persons in a shootout enjoy federal immunity in exchange for their cooperation in another case.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Gerald Sanford D: Michael O'Herlihy
With Linda Thorson (Teri Fields), James McEachin, Burr DeBenning (Paul Blake), Jody Medford (Alison). McClain teams with an alcoholic ex-cop to investigate the murders of two teenage prostitutes.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Mark Rodgers D: Bruce Kessler
With Bill Paxton (Michael), Abraham Alvarez, Aron Kincaid (Commander Callender), Xander Berkeley (Peter), Marta DuBois (Clea), Laraine Stephens (Deputy Mayor), Nicholas Hormann, Jack Yates (Reilly). McClain is assisgned to protect the deputy mayor, who has been targeted for assassination by a group of international terrorists.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Walter Dallenbach D: Christian I. Nyby II
With Judith Chapman (Arlene), Bruce Gray, Ana Alicia, Scott Colomby (Joe), Titos Vandis (Garcia). A murder investigation reveals that the victim was loved -- by many women other than his wife. The search leads McClain to the father and brother of one of the man's girlfriends.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Stephen Downing D: Gary Nelson
With K.C. Martel (Frankie Betts), Robert Dryer (Billy Monroe), Jonathan Lippe (Dave Janoski), Richard Lynch (Ernie Neil), Laurie Prange (Connie Beth French), Carolyn Coates (Margaret Stanton), Arte Johnson. McClain investigates a dope connection in four execution-style shootings.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Stephen Downing D: Gary Nelson
With Jonathan Lippe, Richard Lynch (Ernie Neal), Arte Johnson, Robert Dryer (Billy Monroe). Gates goes undercover to nail two racist parolees who are on a spree of seemingly random slayings.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Larry Elikann
With Laurence Haddon (Gun Shop Owner), Sheila Larken, John Crawford (Tulio), Pat Corley, Julie Carmen, Richard Jaeckel, Joseph Pantoliano (Russell). Two friends of McClain's are among the victims when a pair of young thugs start a crime wave in the neighborhood. One of the victims, desiring more than police protection, buys a handgun.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Mark Rodgers D: Corey Allen
With William Mims (Glen Harmon), Robert F. Lyons (Jack Clayton), Tom Bower (Lloyd Jorgenson). Lieutenant DiNisco and Detective Cross are held hostage in the police squad room by two escaped convicts and their female accomplice.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Gerald Sanford D: James Sheldon
With Robert Pierce (Wilson), Britt Lind (Mary Lou St. Clair), Lance LeGault (Sgt. Hawkins). McClain is asked to investigate a nearby police force after accusations are made that the officers are beating suspects.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Lee H. Katzin
With Claudia Bryar (Mrs. Norton), Marc Alaimo, Henry Jones (Oscar Norton), Philip Baker Hall (Mr. Harris), Jeanna Michaels. A pensioner attempts a bank holdup -- seconds before professionals hit the same bank.
Season 1, episode 14
W: Joe Viola D: Bernard McEveety
With Justin Lord, Kip Niven, Peter Billingsley, Karen Jennings (Joan Potter). A young boy is the only witness to a supermarket robbery, but his fearful mother refuses to let him testify.
Season 1, episode 15
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Corey Allen
With David Ackroyd, Gregory Sierra (Lou Minetti), Susan Adams, Vincent Caristi, Marion Yue. A mentally disturbed Vietnam veteran rages through a hospital with a submachine gun, demanding to see a patient, and takes McClain and two others as hostages. (Last show of the series.)