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.
Saturday, October 12
The Kirkoff Case
Season 1 • Episode 3
An heir (James Woods) hires Rockford to find out who killed his parents.
Sunday, October 13
The Dark and Bloody Ground
Season 1 • Episode 4
Rockford's attorney pressures him into investigating the murder of a screenwriter.
Monday, October 14
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Monday, October 14
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.
Tuesday, October 15
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Tuesday, October 15
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Wednesday, October 16
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Wednesday, October 16
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, October 17
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Thursday, October 17
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Friday, October 18
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, October 18
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.
Saturday, October 19
The Countess
Season 1 • Episode 5
A wealthy Texan's (Art Lund) wife (Susan Strasberg) is blackmailed by a hoodlum (Dick Gautier).
Sunday, October 20
Exit Prentiss Carr
Season 1 • Episode 6
Rockford finds the corpse of a friend's philandering husband.
Monday, October 21
A Different Drummer
Season 5 • Episode 22
Hospitalized Rockford stumbles on an organ-transplant ring but hears denials from doctors.
Monday, October 21
Paradise Cove
Season 6 • Episode 1
A female court-appointed receiver rearranges Rockford's entire lifestyle.
Tuesday, October 22
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.
Tuesday, October 22
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 3
Rockford tracks down a jet-setter's (Lauren Bacall) assailant; guest Michael Des Barres.
Wednesday, October 23
Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
Season 6 • Episode 4
A rocker (Kristoffer Tabori) whose music is being bootlegged hires Rockford to find his producer.
Wednesday, October 23
Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
Season 6 • Episode 5
Rockford finds a rocker's (Kristoffer Tabori) producer and uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Thursday, October 24
Love Is the Word
Season 6 • Episode 6
A woman asks Rockford to find her lost fiance.
Thursday, October 24
Nice Guys Finish Dead
Season 6 • Episode 7
Rockford probes a murder at an awards dinner.
Friday, October 25
The Hawaiian Headache
Season 6 • Episode 8
Rockford's old Army commander (Ken Swofford) seeks his help, disrupting a Hawaiian vacation.
Friday, October 25
The No Fault Affair
Season 6 • Episode 9
A vulnerable prostitute (Rita Moreno) decides to quit, then falls for Rockford, to Rocky's dismay.
Saturday, October 26
This Case Is Closed
Season 1 • Episode 8
A tycoon's (Joseph Cotten) prospective son-in-law seems too good to be true; guest Sharon Gless.
Sunday, October 27
Drought at Indianhead River
Season 3 • Episode 5
Angel is placed on the mob's hit list when he suddenly becomes wealthy.
Sunday, October 27
So Help Me God
Season 3 • Episode 7
A zealous U.S. attorney causes Rockford to be cited for contempt.
Sunday, October 27
There's One in Every Port
Season 3 • Episode 12
After being taken by a father-daughter swindle team, Rockford puts his own con game into motion.
Sunday, October 27
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You
Season 3 • Episode 13
A big agency tries to force private detectives (Simon Oakland, Cleavon Little) out of business.
Sunday, October 27
The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers
Season 3 • Episode 14
Rocky and Jim's old friend (Strother Martin) is forced into a retirement home.
Sunday, October 27
The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers
Season 3 • Episode 15
When Rockford tries to rescue T.T. from a hospital, the old man escapes.
Sunday, October 27
This Case Is Closed
Season 1 • Episode 9
Rockford investigates a tycoon's (Joseph Cotten) future son-in-law; guest Sharon Gless.
Monday, October 28
The Big Cheese
Season 6 • Episode 10
A reporter is killed shortly after mailing some conclusive evidence to Rockford.
Monday, October 28
Just a Coupla Guys
Season 6 • Episode 11
Two minor New Jersey hustlers make trouble for Rockford and his client, a mobster's daughter.
Tuesday, October 29
The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rockford's wealthy foster brother (James Hampton) is wanted by the mob and the government.
Tuesday, October 29
The Farnsworth Stratagem
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rockford helps Becker and a writer (Linda Evans), defrauded after purchasing condominium shares.
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