A list of my American 1970s TV shows and TV films.
by alexanderdavies-99382 | created - 04 Mar 2021 | updated - 05 Sep 2022 | PublicDifferent American shows from different genres in my collection.
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1. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.
Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Lindsay Wagner
Votes: 12,831
2. Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of police snitch, Huggy Bear.
Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 10,555
3. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,386
4. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.
Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Ellen Bry
Votes: 2,653
5. Planet of the Apes (1974)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard
Votes: 5,355
6. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 15,556
7. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Stars: David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn
Votes: 7,164
8. Hawkins (1973–1974)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of slow-talking West Virginia attorney Billy Jim Hawkins.
Stars: James Stewart, Strother Martin, Mayf Nutter, James Hampton
Votes: 192
9. Harry O (1973–1976)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house.
Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Tulley, Henry Darrow
Votes: 917
10. The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Mystery
An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker
Votes: 7,313
11. The Night Strangler (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Simon Oakland, Scott Brady
Votes: 4,099
12. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A 20th-century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.
Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc
Votes: 10,321
Light-hearted, comic-strip fun.
13. McCloud (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A New Mexico deputy marshal gets assigned to Manhattan's 27th Precinct.
Stars: Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter, Ken Lynch
Votes: 3,730
14. Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, two of the most wanted outlaws in the history of the West, are popular "with everyone except the railroads and the banks".
Stars: Ben Murphy, Roger Davis, Pete Duel, Walt Davis
Votes: 2,366
15. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 41,516
The greatest show of its kind.
16. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.
Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto
Votes: 6,148
Very good to begin with, before mediocrity set in.
17. Banacek (1972–1974)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of proud Polish-American freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek.
Stars: George Peppard, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson, Christine Belford
Votes: 2,211
Underrated.
18. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Reuben Collins, Richard Hatch
Votes: 6,834
19. The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After fully recovering from her nearly fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Ford Rainey
Votes: 8,111
Quite watchable in small doses.
20. Kojak (1973–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 8,797
21. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,743
Entertaining show, benefiting from James Garner.
22. The Invisible Man (1975–1976)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The weekly adventures of Dr. Daniel Westin, an invisible scientist working as an agent for a private thinktank.
Stars: David McCallum, Melinda O. Fee, Craig Stevens, Paul Kent
Votes: 1,047
23. Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Family
The son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.
Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese, John Hillerman
Votes: 1,544
24. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 6,175
25. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.
Stars: Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, Robert Ito, Joseph Roman
Votes: 7,250
26. The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.
Stars: Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin, Charles Napier
Votes: 15,980
My favourite superhero TV show. Bill Bixby is the definitive David Banner.
27. Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 17,306
More sombre than "Buck Rogers" but just as entertaining.
28. Duel (1971 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Action, Thriller
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell
Votes: 77,851
Suspenseful and exciting - a masterpiece of TV.
29. Salem's Lot (1979)
PG | 200 min | Horror
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 27,330
30. Dr. Strange (1978 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Action, Fantasy
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
Director: Philip DeGuere Jr. | Stars: Peter Hooten, Clyde Kusatsu, Jessica Walter, Anne-Marie Martin
Votes: 2,124
31. The Six Million Dollar Man (1973 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Lee Majors, Barbara Anderson, Martin Balsam, Darren McGavin
Votes: 5,097
Far better than the following two TV pilots.
32. The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 73 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After a failed mission, Steve Austin goes on vacation and gets a second chance to stop an arms dealer.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Alan Oppenheimer, Britt Ekland
Votes: 1,059
33. The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 73 min | Sci-Fi
A criminal organization, known as "O.S.O.", specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Colonel Steve Austin has already thwarted one of their kidnappings, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Alan Oppenheimer, Elizabeth Ashley
Votes: 732
34. The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973)
TV-G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Mystery Inc. gang investigate more supernatural sightings with various guest stars and characters.
Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North
Votes: 5,574
The original cast and some great scares!
35. Ironside (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wheelchair-using, crime-fighting detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson
Votes: 4,049
36. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Dr. Marcus Welby, a general practitioner, and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and indifferent physicians.
Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Pamela Hensley
Votes: 1,780
37. The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, José Ferrer, Ned Beatty
Votes: 667
A bit too close to realism but solidly made.
38. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.
Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Ed Gilbert, Pamela Sue Martin
Votes: 1,992
39. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
TV-PG | 566 min | Drama
An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
Stars: Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely, Dorothy McGuire
Votes: 3,399
40. Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama
This is the sequel to the mini-series, RICH MAN, POOR MAN. It begins with Rudy Jordache apprehending the man who killed his brother, Falconetti. He then also takes in his nephew, Wesley. He... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Strauss, Gregg Henry, James Carroll Jordan, Susan Sullivan
Votes: 841
41. Happy Days (1974–1984)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley
Votes: 20,949
42. The Odd Couple (1970– )
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall
Votes: 7,144
43. Medical Center (1969–1976)
60 min | Drama
Located in the Los Angeles, California area, the Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a larger university campus.
Stars: James Daly, Chad Everett, Chris Hutson, Virginia Hawkins
Votes: 869
44. Cannon (1971–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank Cannon, a husky ex-cop and culinary enthusiast, solves tough cases as a private investigator.
Stars: William Conrad, Patrick Culliton, Tom Pittman, Charles Bateman
Votes: 3,587
45. The Phantom of Hollywood (1974 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The internationally famous Worldwide Studios (really MGM) has hit hard times and is forced to sell it's back lot to Hollywood property developers. The trouble is someone keeps killing off ... See full summary »
Director: Gene Levitt | Stars: Skye Aubrey, Jack Cassidy, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 290
46. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,174
47. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Crime, Mystery
In this mystery, Sherlock Holmes pursues his archenemy Professor James Moriarty to New York City, in which the villainous scoundrel has carried out the ultimate bank robbery. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Roger Moore, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 1,108
48. Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of the mystery solving dog and his nephew.
Stars: Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, Frank Welker
Votes: 4,467
49. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A group of teenage friends and their Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries, while returning from or going to a regular teenage function.
Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Vic Perrin
Votes: 41,125
50. Vega$ (1978–1981)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending on your point of view.
Stars: Robert Urich, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis, Greg Morris
Votes: 2,228
51. Barnaby Jones (1973– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.
Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, John Carter
Votes: 3,107
52. The Waltons (1972–1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.
Stars: Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Kami Cotler
Votes: 8,977
53. Petrocelli (1974–1976)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Harvard-educated lawyer from Boston sets up shop in a small Arizona town.
Stars: Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Albert Salmi, Arnold Jeffers
Votes: 1,040
54. Night Games (1974 TV Movie)
74 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Harvard-educated, big-city lawyer moves to a small Arizona town to set up practice. His first case is defending a beautiful socialite accused of murdering her husband.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Albert Salmi, Luke Askew
Votes: 103
55. Baretta (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake).
Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Michael D. Roberts
Votes: 2,844
56. Mrs. Columbo (1979–1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her little daughter.
Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Henry Jones, Lili Haydn, Don Stroud
Votes: 535
57. Captain America (1979 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A recipient of an experimental body enhancement chemical retaliates against his would be killers as a star spangled superhero.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Reb Brown, Len Birman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Robin Mattson
Votes: 2,401
58. Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The star spangled hero must battle a villain's plan to poison America with a chemical that horrifically accelerates the aging process.
Director: Ivan Nagy | Stars: Reb Brown, Connie Sellecca, Len Birman, Christopher Lee
Votes: 1,760
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