The Rockford Files
TVPG
Crime drama
Action
A smart but struggling private investigator based in Los Angeles gets entangled in the troubles of his clients while dealing with the repercussions of his own stint in prison.
Cast & Crew
James Garner Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Joseph "Rocky" Rockford
Joe Santos Det. Dennis Becker
Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport
Stuart Margolin Evelyn "Angel" Martin
Bo Hopkins John Cooper
Tom Atkins Lt. Alex Diehl
James Luisi Lt. Doug Chapman
Tom Selleck Lance White
Mariette Hartley Althea Morgan
Lauren Bacall Kendall Warren
Rita Moreno Rita Capkovic
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, September 8
Hotel of Fear
Season 4 • Episode 10
The state provides Angel with luxurious protection in return for testimony.
Monday, September 8
Forced Retirement
Season 4 • Episode 11
Rockford risks his life investigating the promotion of a new offshore drilling device.
Monday, September 8
The Queen of Peru
Season 4 • Episode 12
A family inadvertently finds a $1 million stolen diamond sought by irate crooks; guest George Wyner.
Tuesday, September 9
The Deadly Maze
Season 4 • Episode 13
An eccentric scientist puts Jim through an elaborate stress test.
Tuesday, September 9
The Attractive Nuisance
Season 4 • Episode 14
An FBI agent seeks revenge against a mobster.
Tuesday, September 9
The Gang at Don's Drive-In
Season 4 • Episode 15
Rockford uncovers a murder while researching a class of '62 for a has-been writer (Anthony Zerbe).
Wednesday, September 10
The Paper Palace
Season 4 • Episode 16
A prostitute hires Rockford to investigate mysterious death threats directed at her.
Wednesday, September 10
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
Season 4 • Episode 17
A playboy (John Pleshette) ignores Rockford's warnings of a death threat; guest Rick Springfield.
Wednesday, September 10
South by Southeast
Season 4 • Episode 18
Rockford, mistakenly abducted by FBI agents, helps rescue an heiress from her unscrupulous husband.
Thursday, September 11
The Competitive Edge
Season 4 • Episode 19
While on the trail of a missing banker, Rockford gets committed to an insane asylum.
Thursday, September 11
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
Season 4 • Episode 20
While investigating the hazing death of a young college friend, Rockford uncovers a second homicide.
Thursday, September 11
Heartaches of a Fool
Season 5 • Episode 1
A country singer's crooked business manager involves him in a crime war.
Friday, September 12
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Friday, September 12
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Friday, September 12
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Season 5 • Episode 2
Rockford is hired to defend a vulnerable prostitute against a homicide charge.
Saturday, September 13
Just by Accident
Season 1 • Episode 24
A stock car driver's wealthy mother hires Rockford to investigate her son's "accidental" death.
Saturday, September 13
The No-Cut Contract
Season 2 • Episode 15
Rockford must protect a small-time pro quarterback in a blackmail scheme.
Saturday, September 13
Foul on the First Play
Season 2 • Episode 21
A P.I. tries to use Rockford to help a client.
Saturday, September 13
Crack Back
Season 3 • Episode 21
Counselor Beth Davenport engages Rockford to find a missing witness.
Saturday, September 13
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 20
Rockford joins forces with an ex-protege to pull off an elaborate con game.
Saturday, September 13
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 21
Rockford, Brockelman and a racer trick a conniving businessman; guests Harold Gould, Kim Hunter.
Monday, September 15
The Jersey Bounce
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.
Monday, September 15
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Season 5 • Episode 4
An inept private eye endangers Rockford as he looks for a missing heiress.
Monday, September 15
Kill the Messenger
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.
Tuesday, September 16
A Good Clean Bust With Sequel Rights
Season 5 • Episode 8
Rockford must dodge mobsters and hit men while trying to protect an ex-cop.
Tuesday, September 16
A Three Day Affair With a Thirty Day Escrow
Season 5 • Episode 7
A married Arabian princess courts death when she runs off with her crooked lover; guest Robert Alda.
Tuesday, September 16
The Empty Frame
Season 5 • Episode 6
Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.
Wednesday, September 17
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 9
Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.
Wednesday, September 17
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 10
A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.
Wednesday, September 17
A Fast Count
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.
Thursday, September 18
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Thursday, September 18
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Season 5 • Episode 13
Police dismiss a model's death as a suicide.
Thursday, September 18
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Friday, September 19
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Friday, September 19
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Friday, September 19
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Season 5 • Episode 17
A Brooklyn gangster, who believes Rockford got him sent to jail, wants revenge; guest Sharon Acker.
Monday, September 22
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Monday, September 22
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Monday, September 22
A Different Drummer
Season 5 • Episode 22
Hospitalized Rockford stumbles on an organ-transplant ring but hears denials from doctors.
Tuesday, September 23
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 20
Rockford joins forces with an ex-protege to pull off an elaborate con game.
Tuesday, September 23
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 21
Rockford, Brockelman and a racer trick a conniving businessman; guests Harold Gould, Kim Hunter.
Tuesday, September 23
Paradise Cove
Season 6 • Episode 1
A female court-appointed receiver rearranges Rockford's entire lifestyle.
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