The Hunter 43 years old

He's not as fast as he used to be... That's what makes him human. He's a bounty hunter... And that's what makes him dangerous.

The Hunter

During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.

Credits

The Hunter Cast

Name Character
Tracey Walter He was 32, now 76 years old as Rocco Mason
Eli Wallach He was 64, 98 years old when he died as Ritchie Blumenthal
Steve McQueen He was 50, 50 years old when he died as Ralph "Papa" Thorson
LeVar Burton He was 23, now 67 years old as Tommy Price
Kathryn Harrold She was 29, now 73 years old as Dorothy ("Dotty")
Ben Johnson He was 62, 77 years old when he died as Sheriff John Strong
Thomas Rosales, Jr. He was 32, now 76 years old as Anthony "Tony" Bernardo
Richard Venture He was 56, 94 years old when he died as Pete Spota
Teddy Wilson He was 67, 73 years old when he died as Winston Blue
Marilyn Jones She was 40, now 84 years old as Barmaid
Bill Hart He was 46, 80 years old when he died as Security Guard

The Hunter Crew

Name Department
Jennifer Shull as Casting. She was 47 (now 91) years old Production
Robert L. Wolfe as Editor. He was 52 (22) years old when He died Editing
Mort Engelberg as Producer. Production
Ron Hobbs as Production Design. Art
Buzz Kulik as Director. He was 58 (76) years old when He died Directing
Ted Leighton as Screenplay. Writing
Michel Legrand as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (86) years old when He died Sound
Peter Hyams as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 80) years old Writing
The Hunter poster
The Hunter (43 years)

He's not as fast as he used to be... That's what makes him human. He's a bounty hunter... And that's what makes him dangerous.

  • Release day: Friday, August 01, 1980
  • Runtime: 93 minutes