On the American TV series "McCloud" who played the title character Sam McCloud?

"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, 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. The show was centered on Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico, who was on loan to the metropolitan New York City Police Department as a special investigator.

The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case.

NBC decided to try another competitive move and relocated "McCloud", along with :McMillan and wife" and "Columbo", to Sunday nights for the following Fall of 1972. "The Mystery Movie" series was a big draw on Sundays, finishing at number 5 in the ratings for the season.

Starting in the fifth season in September 1974, most episodes were two hours long, but were dropped again to 90 minutes for the seventh and final season. The 46th, and last, episode, "McCloud Meets Dracula", was aired on April 17, 1977.

Weaver received Emmy nominations in 1974 and 1975 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series.