Which McDonaldland character was a police officer who appeared in McDonald’s advertising?

Officer Big Mac was the police-officer character in McDonaldland advertising.

The character was designed as a personified Big Mac, with a hamburger-shaped head and a police role within the fictional McDonaldland cast. That combination linked a menu product directly to a mascot, a common feature of McDonald’s branding during the campaign’s most elaborate period.

Officer Big Mac is often confused with Captain Crook, another McDonaldland character, and with the Hamburglar, whose defining role was stealing hamburgers. Officer Big Mac’s police identity, rather than a criminal or pirate persona, distinguishes him from those better-known figures.

McDonaldland advertisements used a group of characters to create a recurring fantasy setting for children. The campaign included product-based figures, human-like mascots, and characters built around food-related jokes. Many of these figures became less prominent as McDonald’s advertising moved toward simpler branding.