Jack Lord runs the original Hawaii Five-O episodes as Detective Steve McGarrett, the head of the task force. The classic series aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980 and starred Lord for all 12 seasons.

Main cast

  • Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, the central lead.
  • James MacArthur as Danny “Danno” Williams, McGarrett’s main partner.
  • Kam Fong as Chin Ho Kelly, another key member of the team.

Quick scoop

If you mean “who was in charge of the show,” that was Jack Lord both onscreen and, for the later years, behind the scenes as executive producer. If you meant the episode order or episode guide, that’s a different question, but the show’s classic run is the Jack Lord era.