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.
Thursday, July 10
Irving the Explainer
Season 4 • Episode 8
Rockford researches the life of a dead director.
Thursday, July 10
The Mayor's Committee From Deer Lick Falls
Season 4 • Episode 9
Citizens of a small town hire Jim to dispose of a girl who revealed a scam.
Thursday, July 10
Hotel of Fear
Season 4 • Episode 10
The state provides Angel with luxurious protection in return for testimony.
Friday, July 11
Forced Retirement
Season 4 • Episode 11
Rockford risks his life investigating the promotion of a new offshore drilling device.
Friday, July 11
The Queen of Peru
Season 4 • Episode 12
A family inadvertently finds a $1 million stolen diamond sought by irate crooks; guest George Wyner.
Friday, July 11
The Deadly Maze
Season 4 • Episode 13
An eccentric scientist puts Jim through an elaborate stress test.
Monday, July 14
The Attractive Nuisance
Season 4 • Episode 14
An FBI agent seeks revenge against a mobster.
Monday, July 14
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).
Monday, July 14
The Paper Palace
Season 4 • Episode 16
A prostitute hires Rockford to investigate mysterious death threats directed at her.
Tuesday, July 15
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
Season 4 • Episode 17
A playboy (John Pleshette) ignores Rockford's warnings of a death threat; guest Rick Springfield.
Tuesday, July 15
South by Southeast
Season 4 • Episode 18
Rockford, mistakenly abducted by FBI agents, helps rescue an heiress from her unscrupulous husband.
Tuesday, July 15
The Competitive Edge
Season 4 • Episode 19
While on the trail of a missing banker, Rockford gets committed to an insane asylum.
Wednesday, July 16
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
Season 4 • Episode 20
While investigating the hazing death of a young college friend, Rockford uncovers a second homicide.
Wednesday, July 16
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Wednesday, July 16
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Thursday, July 17
Heartaches of a Fool
Season 5 • Episode 1
A country singer's crooked business manager involves him in a crime war.
Thursday, July 17
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Season 5 • Episode 2
Rockford is hired to defend a vulnerable prostitute against a homicide charge.
Thursday, July 17
The Jersey Bounce
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.
Friday, July 18
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Season 5 • Episode 4
An inept private eye endangers Rockford as he looks for a missing heiress.
Friday, July 18
Kill the Messenger
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.
Friday, July 18
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.
Saturday, July 19
The Farnsworth Stratagem
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rockford helps Becker and a writer (Linda Evans), defrauded after purchasing condominium shares.
Saturday, July 19
The Real Easy Red Dog
Season 2 • Episode 7
A woman hires Rockford to investigate a phony suicide in order to throw authorities off her trail.
Saturday, July 19
The Hammer of C Block
Season 2 • Episode 14
After serving 20 years for slaying his wife, an ex-convict hires Rockford to find the real killer.
Saturday, July 19
A Portrait of Elizabeth
Season 2 • Episode 16
A comptroller hires Rockford to investigate the possible theft of cashier's checks.
Saturday, July 19
In Hazard
Season 2 • Episode 18
Beth is jailed and threatened after advising a broker in a tax suit; guest Joseph Campanella.
Saturday, July 19
A Bad Deal in the Valley
Season 2 • Episode 22
An old flame uses Rockford to deliver a package of money that turns out to be phony.
Monday, July 21
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.
Monday, July 21
The Empty Frame
Season 5 • Episode 6
Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.
Monday, July 21
A Fast Count
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.
Tuesday, July 22
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 9
Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.
Tuesday, July 22
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 10
A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.
Tuesday, July 22
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Wednesday, July 23
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Wednesday, July 23
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Thursday, July 24
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Thursday, July 24
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.
Thursday, July 24
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Friday, July 25
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Friday, July 25
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.
Friday, July 25
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.
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