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 25
The Jersey Bounce
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.
Thursday, July 25
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 26
Kill the Messenger
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.
Friday, July 26
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 27
The Queen of Peru
Season 4 • Episode 12
A family inadvertently finds a $1 million stolen diamond sought by irate crooks; guest George Wyner.
Saturday, July 27
The Deadly Maze
Season 4 • Episode 13
An eccentric scientist puts Jim through an elaborate stress test.
Saturday, July 27
Gearjammers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Killers target Rocky after he witnesses an underworld payoff.
Sunday, July 28
The Attractive Nuisance
Season 4 • Episode 14
An FBI agent seeks revenge against a mobster.
Sunday, July 28
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).
Sunday, July 28
Gearjammers
Season 2 • Episode 4
Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation; guest Scott Brady.
Monday, July 29
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 29
The Empty Frame
Season 5 • Episode 6
Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.
Tuesday, July 30
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 9
Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.
Tuesday, July 30
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 10
A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.
Wednesday, July 31
A Fast Count
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.
Wednesday, July 31
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Thursday, August 1
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, August 1
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Friday, August 2
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Friday, August 2
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Saturday, August 3
The Paper Palace
Season 4 • Episode 16
A prostitute hires Rockford to investigate mysterious death threats directed at her.
Saturday, August 3
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
Season 4 • Episode 17
A playboy (John Pleshette) ignores Rockford's warnings of a death threat; guest Rick Springfield.
Saturday, August 3
The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
Season 2 • Episode 6
Stranded in a desert town, Rockford stores $10,000 for a client's bail.
Sunday, August 4
South by Southeast
Season 4 • Episode 18
Rockford, mistakenly abducted by FBI agents, helps rescue an heiress from her unscrupulous husband.
Sunday, August 4
The Competitive Edge
Season 4 • Episode 19
While on the trail of a missing banker, Rockford gets committed to an insane asylum.
Sunday, August 4
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.
Monday, August 5
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, August 5
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Tuesday, August 6
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Tuesday, August 6
A Different Drummer
Season 5 • Episode 22
Hospitalized Rockford stumbles on an organ-transplant ring but hears denials from doctors.
Wednesday, August 7
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.
Wednesday, August 7
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.
Thursday, August 8
Paradise Cove
Season 6 • Episode 1
A female court-appointed receiver rearranges Rockford's entire lifestyle.
Thursday, August 8
Love Is the Word
Season 6 • Episode 6
A woman asks Rockford to find her lost fiance.
Friday, August 9
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 2
A jet-setter (Lauren Bacall) is the target of a murderer; guests Dana Wynter, Michael Des Barres.
Friday, August 9
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 3
Rockford tracks down a jet-setter's (Lauren Bacall) assailant; guest Michael Des Barres.
Saturday, August 10
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
Season 4 • Episode 20
While investigating the hazing death of a young college friend, Rockford uncovers a second homicide.
Saturday, August 10
Heartaches of a Fool
Season 5 • Episode 1
A country singer's crooked business manager involves him in a crime war.
Saturday, August 10
Resurrection in Black and White
Season 2 • Episode 8
A magazine writer hires Rockford to help her free a convicted murderer.
Sunday, August 11
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Sunday, August 11
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Sunday, August 11
Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
Season 2 • Episode 9
A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster (Ray Danton); guest Joseph Campanella.
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