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The Rockford Files
 Episode Guide - August 2005
(#2.11 #2.19 #2.20)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

A Roy Huggins-Public Arts Production
in association with
Cherokee Productions
and
Universal, an MCA Company
for
NBC (Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern)
Executive Producer Meta Rosenberg
Produced by Stephen J. Cannell (season 1)
Supervising Producer Stephen J. Cannell (seasons 2-6)
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase (seasons 2-5)
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett (season 6)

Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm (season 5)

Created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell
Creative Consultant Juanita Bartlett

US Detective series 1974-80 6 seasons 125 episodes mainly 60min color
Starring:
James Garner as Jim Rockford
Also Starring: (on title music sequence)
Noah Beery as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford [Brian Donley in pilot ]
Joe Santos as Sgt. (later Lt.) Dennis Becker
Recurring Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin as Angel Martin
Gretchen Corbett as Beth Davenport [ 1 - 4 ]
Pat Finley as Peggy Becker (Sgt. Becker's wife)
Luis Delgado as Officer Billings
Jack Garner as Various Characters -Capt. McEnroe
Tom Atkins as Lt. Dish [ 1 - 2 ]
James Luisi as Lt. Chapman [ 3 - 6 ]
Bo Hopkins as John Cooper [ 5 & 6 ]
Rita Moreno as Rita Capkovic [ 5 & 6 ]

TRIVIA: Rockford's trailer number is 555-2368.

"The Rockford Files" theme music by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Directors of Photography:
Lamar Boren A.S.C. (season 1 + early season 2 up to #2.15)
Andrew Jackson A.S.C. (seasons 2-6, eps #2.16 onward)

############ The Rockford Files ##############
#################### pilot ###################
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0.00 [000] Rockford Files: BACKLASH OF THE HUNTER (pilot)(90/120 min.)
27Mar74 (2 pts in syndication)
Executive Producer Meta Rosenberg
Produced by Stephen J. Cannell
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Director of Photography Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest stars
Lindsay Wagner
William Smith
Nita Talbot
Joe Santos (recurring)
Also Starring:
Robert Donley ......... Rocky (Noah Beery in series)
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bill Mumy ............ Nick Butler
Pat Renella .......... Morrie Talbot
Michael Lerner ....... Dr. Ruben Seelman
Ted Gehring .......... Norm Mitchell
with:
Joshua Bryant ........ Capt. Harry Dell
Bill Quinn ........... Harry Butler
Robert B. Williams ... Arnold Demura
Claude Johnson ....... Officer
Mike Steele .......... Danford Baker
A woman can't believe her father committed suicide, but
the case may be suicidal for Rockford.

############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 1 1974-75 ###############
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NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
22 episodes
Executive Producer Meta Rosenberg
Produced by Stephen J. Cannell
Associate Producer William F. Phillips (end credits)

1.01 [--] The Rockford Files: THE KIRKOFF CASE
13Sep74
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Lou Antonio
Director of Photography Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Julie Sommars
Roger Davis
James Woods
Joe Santos (recurring)
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Philip Kenneally ....... Muzzy Vinette
Milt Kogan ............. Marsh
Abe Vigoda ............. Al Dancer
with:
Sandy DeBruin .......... Hostess
Dino Seragusa .......... Maritre D' (should be Maitre D)
Dennis McCarthy ........ Calvin Carras
Fred Lerner ............ Parking Attendant
Melissa Mahoney ........ Carhop
A wealthy young man hires Rockford to prove that he is innocent of murdering
his parents.

1.02 [--] The Rockford Files: THE DARK AND BLOODY GROUND
20Sep74
Exec. Pr. Meta Rosenberg/ Pr. Stephen J. Cannell
Assoc. Pr. William F. Phillips / Creative Consultant Juanita Bartlett
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Michael Schultz
Director of Photography Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
Linden Chiles
Joe Santos (recurring)
and:
Nancy Malone ........... Elizabeth
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Patricia Smith ......... Ann Calhoun
Walter Brooke .......... Clyde Russell
with:
Tom Bower .............. Officer Hensley
Marc Alaimo ............ Farber
Luis Delgado ........... Police Officer
Rockford attempts to clear a woman accused of murder.

1.03 [--] The Rockford Files: THE COUNTESS
27Sep74
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Susan Strasberg
Art Lund
Dick Gautier
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
Joe Santos (recurring)
Harold J. Stone
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tom Atkins ............ Alex Diel
with:
Todd Martin ........... Policeman
James Cromwell ........ Terry
Florence Lake ......... Old Woman
Jean LeBouvier ........ Woman
Mel Allen ............. Cab Driver
Rockford is suspected of murdering a blackmailer he was trying to
discourage.

1.04 [--] The Rockford Files: EXIT PRENTISS CARR (V)
4Oct74
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Alex Grasshoff
Director of Photography Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Corinne Michaels
Warren Kemmerling
Mills Watson
Special Guest Star
Stephen McNally
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
William Jordan ......... Terry Warde
Wallace Rooney ......... Eric Saunders
with:
Hank Rolike ............ Eddie
Thomas Ruben ........... Delivery Boy
Roberta Collins ........ Nancy Hellman
Heath Jobes ............ Jack Clark
Rockford witnesses a murder the police are sure is a suicide.

1.05 [--] The Rockford Files: TALL WOMAN IN RED WAGON (V)
11Oct74
Xp: MR Pr:SJC
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Sian Barbara Allen
George DiCenzo
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Crawford .......... Dr. Kenilworth
Susan Damante .......... Charlotte Duskey
Angus Duncan ........... Joe Baron, Jr.
Ryan MacDonald ......... Hotel Manager
With:
Dave Morick ............ James Darrow
Rudy Diaz .............. Matty
Robert Raymond Sutton .. Morry
James Murtaugh ......... Steve McWilliams
Jack Stamberger ........ Station Manager
Rockford uses a series of disguises to investigate the
disappearance of a redhead.

1.06 [--] The Rockford Files: THIS CASE IS CLOSED (90 min)
18-Oct-1974
Xp: MR Pr:SJC
Associate Producer, William F. Phillips
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell / Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joseph Cotten
Sharon Gless
James McEachin
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Fred Sadoff .......... Howard Kasanjian
Joseph Della Sorte ... Torrance Beck
Norman Bartold ....... Hollis Cotton
Eddie Fontaine ....... Lt. Larry Pierson
With:
Del Monroe ........... Vic
Jude Farese .......... Harry
Stu Nisbet ........... Bartender
Geoffrey Land ........ Mark

Rockford is abducted while investigating a future son-in-law.
NOTE: This originally ran as a 90 min episode.

1.07 [--] The Rockford Files: THE BIG RIPOFF (V)
25Oct74
Xp: MR / Sup.Pr. Jo Swerling Jr / Pr: SJC
Teleplay by Robert Hammer
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Jill Clayburgh
Normann Burton
Also Starring: (opening credits)
Fred Beir
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bruce Kirby .......... Carl Lemay
Nedra Deen ........... Nancy Frazer
Warren Vanders ....... Earl Pitt
And:
Kelly Thordsen ....... Sheriff Neal
With:
Suzanne Somers ....... Ginny Nelson
Jack Garner .......... Man in Airport
Christine Dixon ...... Air Stewardess
Jenny Maybrook ....... Ticket Clerk
Rockford is hired to find a man who supposedly died in a plane crash.

1.08 [--] The Rockford Files: FIND ME IF YOU CAN (V)
1Nov74
Xp: MR / Sup.Pr. Jo Swerling Jr / Pr: SJC
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joan Van Arc (spelled with "C" on credits)
Paul Michael Glaser
Joe Santos (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Richard Drout Miller .. Sgt. Doane
Joseph Stern .......... Morgan Tallman
With:
James Lydon ........... Wyatt
Adrian Ricard ......... Miss Connor
Rockford attempts to find the true identity of a woman.

1.09 The Rockford Files: IN PURSUIT OF CAROL THORNE
08Nov74
Xp: MR / Pr: SJC
Associate Producer, William F. Phillips
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell/
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Charles S. Rubin
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Lynnette Mettey
Robert Symonds
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bill Fletcher ......... Nate Spinella
Jim Antonio ........... Cliff Hoad
And:
Laffit Pincay, Jr. .... Himself
With:
Irene Tedrow .......... Mrs. Hoad/Dixie
Vince Howard .......... Patrolman
Sandy Ward ............ Det. Boris Sausman
James McAlpine ........ Policeman
An elderly couple's son is missing and Rockford zeroes in on his girl
friend, a recent parole.

1.10 [--] The Rockford Files: THE DEXTER CRISIS
15Nov74
xp:MR / Sup Pr. Jo Swerling, Jr. / Pr. SJC
Written by Gloryette Clark
Directed by Alex Grasshoff
Director of Photography Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Lee Purcell
Linda Kelsey
Ron Soble
Special Guest Star:
Tim O'Connor
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joyce Jameson ........ Marge White
Burke Byrnes ......... Deputy
Bing Russell ......... Lieutenant
Rockford goes to Las Vegas to find a tycoon's mistress.

1.11 [--] The Rockford Files: CALENODIA - IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE!
6Dec74
xp:MR /Pr. SJC
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett/ Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Stuart Margolin
Director of Photography Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Shelley Fabares
Ramon Bieri
Richard Schaal (as Leonard Blair)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
William Traylor ....... Wilson
Sid Haig .............. B.J.
With:
Rudy Challenger ....... Dr. Watkins
Don Eitner ............ Gerald Hyland
Robert Ginty .......... Gib Moore
Robert Ellenstein ..... Motel Manager
Rockford is hired to find a critically ill convict's $500,000
stash, by the man's wife.

1.12 [--] The Rockford Files: PROFIT AND LOSS: Part 1 PROFIT
20Dec74
xp:MR / Sup Pr. Jo Swerling, Jr. / Pr. SJC
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell/Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Lawrence Dohney
Director of Photography Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Ned Beatty
Sharon Spelman
Joe Santos (recurring)
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
Paul Jenkins
Val Bisoglio
*
Co-Starring: (end credits Pt. 1)
Michael Lerner ....... Arnold Love
Priscilla Pointer .... Helen Morris
John Carter .......... Alec Morris
Ray Girardin ......... Ted
with:
Donald Billett ....... Dan Shavelson
Joe E. Tata .......... Solly Marshall
J.Jay Saunders ....... Computer Programmer
Tracy Bogart ......... Teresa
A terrified computer programmer is kidnapped while trying to hire Jim.

1.13 [--] The Rockford Files: PROFIT AND LOSS: Part 2 LOSS (V)
27Dec74
xp:MR / Sup Pr. Jo Swerling, Jr. / Pr. SJC
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell/Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Lawrence Dohney
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Ned Beatty
Sharon Spelman
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
Albert Paulsen
*
Co-Starring: (end credits Pt. 2)
Michael Lerner ....... Arnold Love
Tom Rosqui ........... Norm Mitchell
Al Stevenson ......... L.J.
Barry Cahill ......... Sergeant
A terrified computer programmer is kidnapped while trying to hire Jim.

1.14 [--] The Rockford Files: AURA LEE, FAREWELL
03Jan75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson & William F. Phillips
Teleplay by Edward J. Lasko
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Lindsay Wagner
Greg Mullavey
Joe Santos (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Robert Webber
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Kelly Lange ......... Commentator
Bill Mumy ............ Trask
Melissa Green ........ Aura Lee
With:
Henry Slate ......... Oscar
Tom Scott ........... Motel Clerk
Linda Dano .......... Ellen Murdock
Ed Crick ............ Campaigner
A girl who didn't do drugs is found OD'd on heroin.

1.15 [--] The Rockford Files: SLEIGHT OF HAND
17Jan75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell & Jo Swerling, Jr.
Based on the Novel "Thin Air" by Howard Browne
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joe Santos (recurring)
Tom Atkins
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Lara Parker ......... Diana Lewis
Pat Delany .......... Karen Mills
Allan Miller ........ Michael Cordeen
John Steadman ....... Morry Blauner
Gerald McRaney ...... Irv
A woman's sudden disappearance coincides with her neighbor's murder.

1.16 The Rockford Files: COUNTER GAMBIT
24Jan75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Howard Berk & Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin (recurring)
Joe Santos (recurring)
Mary Frann
Eddie Fontaine
Burr DeBenning ........ Harry Crown
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ford Rainey ........... Manny Tolan
M. Emmet Walsh ........ Edgar Burch
Garry Walberg ......... Arnold Cutter
Eric Server ........... Daniel Kramer
With:
Barbara Collentine .... Miss Bolting
A hot-tempered convict hires Rockford to find his girl friend,
neglecting to tell him that he is really after a pearl necklace he
gave her.

1.17 [--] The Rockford Files: CLAIRE
31Jan75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Edward J. Lasko & Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Leonard J. South
Guest Stars:
Linda Evans
Joe Santos (recurring)
W.L. LeGault
Special Guest Star:
Jackie Cooper
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Lane Smith .......... Willett
M.P. Murphy ......... Carel
Douglas V. Fowley ... Ted
Jim gets hassled by loan sharks and the police when he helps
an old girl friend find someone.

1.18 [--] The Rockford Files: SAY GOODBYE TO JENNIFER
07Feb75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett & Rudolph Borchert
Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Hector Elizondo
Joe Santos (recurring)
Pamela Hensley
Ken Swofford
Kate Woodville
Thayer David
*
Co-Starring:(end credits)
Regis J. Cordic ....... Dr. Evan Stuart
With:
Len Lesser ............ Colby
Clint Young ........... Harrison
Beverly Gill .......... Mary Ann
Vince Cannon .......... Ricky Pont
Luis Delgado .......... The Waiter
Jim is hired to find a top fashion model who is a murder suspect
who reportedly died in a car accident.

1.19 [--] The Rockford Files: CHARLE HARRIS AT LARGE
14Feb75
xp:MR / Pr. SJC
Associate Producer Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Zekial Manko/ Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Tony Musante
David Spielberg
Joe Santos (recurring)
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
Warner Anderson
Special Guest Star:
Diana Muldaur
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Eddie Firestone ......... Haines
Mel Stewart ............. Police Lieutenant
With:
Zekial Marko ............ Gabriel
Luis Delgado ............ Counterman
Rockford's old cellmate hires him to find a girl he was with
who can clear him when he is accused of murdering his wife.

1.20 [--] The Rockford Files: THE FOUR POUND BRICK (V)
21Feb75
xp: MR p:SJC
Associate Producer, Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Leigh Brackett and Juanita Bartlett
Story by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Edith Atwater
William Watson
Joe Santos (recurring)
Tom Atkins (recurring)
Jess Walton
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Paul Carr ........... Sgt. Wilson
John Quade .......... Tenner
John Knight ......... Officer Drexell
Bruce Tuthill ....... Waiter
Frank Campanella .... Morrie
Jim challenges the police contention that a rookie's death
was accidental, when the man's mother asks Rockford for help.

1.21 [--] The Rockford Files: JUST BY ACCIDENT
28Feb75
xp: MR p:SJC
Associate Producer, Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Neva Patterson
Steven Keats
David Spielberg
Fred Sadoff
And:
E.J. Peaker ......... Jeannie Szymczyk
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joey Aresco .......... Billy Jo Hartman
Oliver Clark ......... K. Julian Krubm
Alan Bergmann ........ The Doctor
Millie Salvin ........ Asst. Bank Manager
Beatrice Colen ....... Woman Bettor
Michael Fox .......... The Announcer
With:
Gordon Jump .......... Freddie
Fritzi Burr .......... County Clerk
Sal Acquisto ......... Gas Station Attendant
Rockford investigates the death of a professional driver
whose car plunged off a cliff.

1.22 [--] The Rockford Files: ROUNDABOUT
07Mar75
xp: MR p:SJC
Associate Producer, Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Mitchell Lindemann & Edward J. Lasko
Story by Mitchell Lindemann
Directed by Lou Antonio
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Jesse Welles
Ron Rifkin
Mills Watson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Frank Michael Liu ....... Kenneth Mamato
Virginia Gregg .......... Eleanor
Joe E. Tata ............. Agent Hanzer
George Wyner ............ Strock
Robert Ward ............. Hotel Clerk
A woman Jim meets in Las Vegas lives in poverty but hesitates
to cash a $10,000 insurance check.

############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 2 1975-76 ###############
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NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
22 episodes

2.01 [23] The Aaron Ironwood School of Success (1975.09.12)
James Hampton
Jerome Guardino
Ken Swofford
Jonathan Lippe
A boyhood pal worth millions needs protection from the mob.

2.02 [24] The Rockford Files: THE FARNSWORTH STRATAGEM
19Sep75
xp:MR /Pr. SJC
Associate Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Linda Evans
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
H.M. Wynant
Paul Jenkins
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Pat Finley ............. Peggy Becker (recurring)
John Crawford .......... Christian
Eric Server ............ William MacKenzie
Gerald McCraney ........ Manager
With:
Alan Hansen ............ Guardell
Stephen Parr ........... Stuart
Jim impersonates a Texas oilman in order to regain the money
Becker invested in a land scheme that netted him the lobby of
a luxury hotel.

2.03 [--] The Rockford Files: GEARJAMMERS (Part 1/2)
26Sep75
xp:MR / pr: SJC
Associate Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Don Carlos Dunaway
Story by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Rosemary DeCamp (in pt 1 only)
Scott Brady
*
Co-Starring (end credits - pt 1)
Bob Hoy ................ Schieb
Ted Gehring ............ Johnny Lo Salvo
Peter Brocco ........... Hodges
With:
Charles Cooper ......... Jack
Al Stevenson ........... LJ
Robert Raymond Sutton .. Paco
Jack Garner ............ Officer
John Dullaghan ......... Sullivan
Rockford learns somethings about his father, who saw a prelude
to a truck hijacking, when he tries to find out why thugs are after
him.

2.04 [--] The Rockford Files: GEARJAMMERS (Part 2/2)
03Oct75
xp:MR / pr: SJC
Associate Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Don Carlos Dunaway
Story by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars: (only 2 guest stars listed on part 2)
Jack Kruschen
Scott Brady
*
Co-Starring (end credits - pt 2)
Bob Hoy ............ Schieb
Joe E. Tata ........ Willie
Bucklind Beery ..... Mazurski
Rockford learns somethings about his father, who saw a prelude
to a truck hijacking, when he tries to find out why thugs are after
him.

2.05 [--] The Rockford Files: THE DEEP BLUE SLEEP
10Oct75
xp:MR / Sup. Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Juanita Bartlett/ Story by Chas. Floyd Johnson
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Robert Webber
Michael Conrad
Gretchen Corbett as Beth Davenport (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Janet MacLachlan
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ric Mancini .......... Ray Porter
Melendy Britt ........ Millie
Doria Cook ........... Margo Adams
With:
Robert B. Hays ....... Darren Weeks
John Furlong ........ Medical Examiner
Ed Crick ............ Gas Station Attendant
A fashion designer is suspect in the death of a top model who
died after placing a terrified call to Beth.

2.06 [--] The Rockford Files:
THE GREAT BLUE LAKE LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
17Oct75
xp:MR / Sup. Pr: SJC
Produced by Lane Slate
Associate Producer, Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Richard B. Shull
Dennis Patrick
Special Guest Star:
Dana Elcar
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Mary Ann Chinn ........ Billie Charlton
Bob Hastings .......... Paul Tanner
Noble Willingham ...... B.J.
Ray Girardin .......... Murray Johnson
Bartine Zane .......... Mildren Jensen
Jim, stranded in a small desert town, loses $10,000 in bail money
destined for a client.

2.07 [--] The Rockford Files: THE REAL EASY RED DOG (V)
31Oct75
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Ivan Dixon
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Stefanie Powers
Tom Atkins
Bruce Kirby
Sherry Jackson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Wayne Grace ........... Deek
Larry Cook ............ Dave
George Wyner .......... Bryce
Nick Ferris ........... Pete
Connie Bryant Milton .. Policewoman
Things are not as they seem when a woman hires Rockford to
investigate her sister's apparent suicide.

2.08 [--] The Rockford Files: RESURRECTION IN BLACK AND WHITE
07Nov75
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett & Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joan Van Ark
William Prince
Sandra Smith
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Milton Selzer ........ Patrick Elber
John Lawlor .......... Dave Kruger
John Daheim
Jim is hired by a journalist, who thinks there is a story in it,
to clear a man convicted of murder.

2.09 [--] The Rockford Files: CHICKEN LITTLE IS A LITTLE CHICKEN (verified RF)
14Nov75
Produced by Lane Slate
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Lawrence Dohney
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin (recurring)
Ray Danton
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Frank Campanella .......... Marty Frishette
Angelo Gnazzo ............. Tom Little
Sandy Ward .............. The Sheriff
*
Not on Credits: ?
Dave Cass
Nicholas Worth
Synopsis:
Angel cons Rockford into retrieving money from a swindler,
which the mob is also after. .

2.10 [--] The Rockford Files: TWO INTO 5.56 WON'T GO
21Nov75
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Jesse Welles
Charles Napier
Special Guest Star:
Mitchell Ryan
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Frank Maxwell ........... Col. Daniel Hart Bowie
William Boyett .......... Sgt. Harvey Slate
Harvey Gold ............. Quenton Davis
Carol Vogel ............. Terry
John Kerry .............. Lt. Doug Fenton
Kenneth Washington ...... Guard
Eddie Firestone ......... Dwight Davis
Rockford gets into trouble with the army after his old commander
is killed just after phoning Jim.

 2.11 [--] The Rockford Files: PASTORIA PRIME PACK (verified on film RF)
28Nov75
Pr: SJC
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Warren Kemmerling .... Vern Soper
Richard Herd ......... Sheriff Cliff Gladish
William Lucking ...... Officer Pete Kolodny
Kathie Browne ........ Mayor Karen Sanders
And:
Gretchen Corbett ..... Beth Davenport (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Smith Evans .......... Rita
Bill Zuckert ......... Emmett Byrd
Don Billett .......... Gilbert Univaso
Bill Quinn ........... Judge Cline
Robert Ward .......... Honcho
With:
Jack Garner .......... Court Clerk
Bruce Tuthill ........ 1st Hood
Barbara Collentine ... Waitress
Synopsis:
Stranded in a small town with car trouble, a bewildered Rockford
is charged with a series of crimes.

2.12 [--] The Rockford Files: THE REINCARNATION OF ANGIE
05Dec75
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Elayne Heilveil
Wayne Tippit
Special Guest Star:
David Huddleston
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Sharon Spelman ......... Susan
Eugene Peterson ........ Tom Perris
Charles Siebert ........ Bettingen
George Skaff ........... Bundy
*
With:
Jenny O'Hara ........... Operator
Jeanne Bates ........... Lady in Bank
Louis Fitch ............ Maid
Jim helps the sister of missing a stockbroker who is also being
sought by Federal agents, when his safe is discovered to contain
$1 million in cash.

2.13 [--] The Rockford Files: THE GIRL IN THE BAY CITY BOYS CLUB
19Dec75
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by James Garner
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Blair Brown
Stewart Moss
Joel Fabiani
Paul Stevens
And:
Stuart Margolin (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
William Phipps ........... Sergeant
William Bryant ........... Paul Flanders
Sharon Ullrick ........... Clerk
Julio Medina ............. Gardener
With:
Jack Garner .............. Officer
Stacy Keach Sr. .......... Sy Mosher
Todd Hoffan .............. Young Man
Byron Morrow ............. Ted Thatcher

Rockford gets involved with corruption at the D.A.'s office when
he bids into a high stakes poker game at an exclusive men's club
he thinks is rigged.

2.14 [--] The Rockford Files: THE HAMMER OF "C" BLOCK
09Jan76
xp: MR / pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
"Gandy's Theme" written & sung by Isaac Hayes
Guest Cast:
Isaac Hayes
James A. Watson Jr.
Annazette Chase
Jack Somack
Lynn Hamilton
Allan Rich
*
With: (end credits)
Bill Walker ......... Rosie
Sandy deBruin ....... Receptionist
Hank Stohl .......... Wino
Rockford tries to clear a former prison mate who has served
his time and claims innocence.

2.15 [--] The Rockford Files : THE NO-CUT CONTRACT
16Jan76
xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Lane Slate/ Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Lou Antonio
Director of Photography, Lamar Boren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel Martin)(recurring)
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport) (recurring)
Dick Butkus (as Himself)
Special Guest Star:
Rob Reiner
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Wayne Tippit .......... Agent Shore
Milt Kogan ............ Norman
With:
Sharon Cintron ........ Sharon
Gene Tyburn ........... Bill
Barbara Flicker ....... TV Coordinator
J.J Suanders .......... Agent Prizer
Mary Angela ........... Lisa
Rockford is implicated in blackmail by a second-string pro
quarterback.

2.16 The Rockford Files: A PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH
23Jan76
xp: MR / Pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Meta Rosenberg
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
John Saxon
Wayne Tippit (recurring)
Tom Atkins (recurring)
Cynthia Sikes
Kate Woodville
Robert Riesel
Ned Wilson
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joe E. Tata ........... Solly Marshall
James Murtaugh ........ Tom Hanson
Angus Duncan .......... Morey Dayton
With:
Michael Thoma ......... Maitre D'
Victor Izay ........... Garvey
Chuck Winters ......... Fred Marley
Peg Stewart ........... Maid

A friend of Beth's hires a jealous Jim to look into some apparently
shady financial dealings.

2.17 [--] The Rockford Files: JOEY BLUE EYES
30Jan76
xp: MR / Pr: SJC / Assoc. Pr. Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Walter Dallenbach
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Michael Ansara
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Suzanne Charny
Robert Yuro
Special Guest Star:
James Luisi
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Eddie Fontaine ........ Sweet Tooth London
James Lydon ........... Barrow
Sandy Kenyon .......... Mitchell
Michael Lane .......... Fred
With:
Norman Bartold ........ Evans
Ril Raden ............. Fulton
Jim helps an ex-con he doesn't get along with when corporate big
wigs try to takeover his restaurant.

2.18 [--] The Rockford Files: IN HAZARD (V)
6Feb76
xp: MR p:SJC Assoc Pr: Chas Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joseph Campanella
Ben Frank
Richard Venture
And:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joe E. Tata ........ Solly Marshall
Frank Campanella ... Marty Jordan
Melendy Britt ...... Connie
Skip Ward .......... Walt Rayner
Ann Weldron ........ Police Matron
Linda Dano ......... Marie
Bruce Tuthill ...... Murray Gaines
Beth is jeopardized by a client of hers who is stealing union
pension funds.

 2.19 [--] The Rockford Files: THE ITALIAN BIRD FIASCO (verified on film - RF)
13Feb76
Pr: SJC
Written by Edward J. Lasko
Directed by - NOT KNOWN
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
William Daniels
Camilia Sparv
William Jordan
Peter Palmer
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ron Silver .......... Ted Haller
Ivor Barry .......... Cryder
Dean Santoro ........ Collins
With:
Eric Server ......... Whitlock
Karl Lukas .......... Officer
Jack Garner ......... Bidder
Gerald S. Peters .... Edward Barrows
Synopsis:
Rockford is hired to bid on a sculpted bird at an auction.

2.20 [--] The Rockford Files: WHERE'S HOUSTON? (verified on film - RF)
20Feb76
Pr: SJC
Written by Don Carlos Dunaway
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Lane Bradbury
Robert Mandan
Tom Atkins
And:
Gretchen Corbett as Beth Davenport (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Del Monroe .......... Charlie
Dabbs Greer ......... Peter Preli
Raymond O'Keefe ..... Hal
Murray MacLeod ...... Jerry
Thomas Bellin ....... Clerk
Rodolfo Hoyos ....... Carlos
Synopsis:
A friend of Rocky's hires Rockford to find his missing grand-
daughter, who turns up just as her grandfather turns up dead.

2.21 [--] The Rockford Files: FOUL ON THE FIRST PLAY (V)
12Mar76
xp: MR / supp.pr: SJC / Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by Chas. Floyd Johnson and Dorothy J. Bailey
Directed by Lou Antonio
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson A.S.C.
Guest Stars: [RF]
Louis Gossett (Jr)........ Marcus Hayes/O'Brien
Dick Davalos ........... Manny Stickells
David White ............ Martin Eastman
Pepper Martin .......... Greg Smith
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
James Ingersoll ....... Steve Sorenson
Al Ruscio ............. Tom Corell
John Mahon ............ Todd Morris
Chuck Bowman .......... Commissioner Tremayne
With:
Vincent Cobb .......... Ray Faichild
Pamela Serpe .......... Receptionist
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ......... Sherm Addison
Al Checco ............. Leasing Agent
Janet Winter .......... Secetary
Jayne Kennedy ......... Janice
Competition for a basketball franchise is turning foul.

2.22 [44] The Rockford Files: A BAD DEAL IN THE VALLEY (V)
19Mar76
Written by Donald L. Gold and Lester Wm. Berke
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Susan Strasberg
Jack Colvin
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Veronica Hamel ....... Sandy Lederer
David Sabin .......... Murray Slauson
Rod Cameron .......... Jack Chilson
John Lupton .......... Tony Lederer
with:
Gordon Jump .......... Appleby
Fritz Burr ........... Maid
Russ McGinn .......... Fred Sutherland
Dudley Knight ........ Agent
Laurence Haddon ...... Braverman
(and Reg Parton?)
Synopsis 1:
An old girlfriend cons Rockford into delivering a suitcase full
of funny money.
Synopsis 2:
Phoney money and a kidnapping leads to Rockford discovering
that Karen's love for him is a fleeting thing.

############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 3 1976-77 ###############
##############################################
NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
22 episodes

xp MR/ sp SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson

3.01 [---] The Rockford Files: THE FOURTH MAN (V)
24Sep76
xp: MR / supp.pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
John McMartin
Sharon Gless
Michael Bell
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
With: (end credits)
Jack Garner ........... Mailman
Dianne Harper ......... Susan
Candace Howerton ...... Airline Clerk
Barbara Collentine .... Maid
A stewardess hires Rockford when a coin dealer tries to kill her.

3.02 [--] The Rockford Files: THE ORACLE WORE A CASHMERE SUIT
01-Oct-1976
xp: MR / supp.pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by David Chase
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Robert Webber
James Luisi
Pepe Serna
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Robert Walden
*
Co-Starring: (end crdits)
Terrence O'Connor ...... Eileen
With:
Diane Sommerfield ...... Secretary
John Furlong ........... Detective Caselli
James Hong ............. Forensic Expert
Bonnie Bartlett ........ Casey Patterson
A psychic claims that Rockford knows more about a double
disappearance than he will admit.

3.03 [--] The Rockford Files: THE FAMILY HOUR (V)
8Oct76
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
Burt Young
Ken Swofford
Kim Richards
Paul Koslo
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
With: (end credits)
Janice Carroll ...... Duty Clerk
Marged Wakely ....... Cecil Goss
Adrian Ricard ....... Receptionist
Rockford postpones a fishing trip to help a kid whose father
is hiding from narcotics agents.

3.04 [--] The Rockford Files: FEEDING FRENZY
15-Oct-1976
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell
Story by Lester Wm. Berke and Donald Gold
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Susan Howard
Eddie Firestone
Luke Askew
Pepper Martin
Richard Le Pore
Bill Phipps
And:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
George Wyner ........... Max Steinberg
Roger Aaron Brown ...... Officer
Carmen Argenziano ...... Orin Wilson
Jon Cedar .............. Agent Ravel
Joseph Della Sorte ..... Lucy Carbone
John Dennis Johnston ... Grady
Jack Garner ............ Accountant
A friend of Rockford's, who wants to make up for his past, asks
Jim to return the half-million dollars he stole years earlier,
since the statue of limitations has run out.

3.05 The Rockford Files: DROUGHT AT INDIANHEAD RIVER
05-Nov-1976
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Robert Loggia
Vincent Baggetta
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Anthony Carbone ........ Brad Charlette
Ronda Copland .......... Delores
Nick Georgiade ......... Danny
Jerome Guardino ........ Carl Dorado
With:
Laurence Haddon ........ Dr. Sager
Buddy Foster ........... Terry
Judith Searle .......... Norma
George Fisher .......... Low-Ball Pete
Angel gets himself and Jim caught in the middle of a land swindle.

3.06 [---] The Rockford Files: COULTER CITY WILDCAT
12Nov76
xp MR/ sp SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Don Carlos Dunaway
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
John Anderson
Dennis Burkley
and:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Patricia Stich ........ Phyliss
Noble Willingham ...... Orzeck
Jerry Hardin .......... Link
Sharon Compton ........ Beehive
Thugs force Rocky to sign over the rights to an unpromising
oil lease he won.

3.07 [--] The Rockford Files: SO HELP ME GOD
19-Nov-1976
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
William Daniels
Sandy Ward
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ted Gehring .......... Warden Futrell
Jason Wingreen ....... Clarence Rohrs
Vernon Weddle ........ Mike Prescott
Robert Ray Sutton .... Carl
John Lupton .......... Henry Pranks
With:
Lieux Dressler ....... Margaret Raucher
Cliff Carnell ........ Gordy
John D. Gowans ....... Doctor
Angelo Gnazzo ........ Pervis
Jack Garner .......... Bailiff
The faults of our grand jury system are exposed as a grand jury
throws Jim in jail when they don't believe his truthful responses
to their questions regarding a kidnapping.

3.08 [--] The Rockford Files: RATTLERS' CLASS OF '63
26-Nov-1976
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by David Chase
Written by David Chase
Directed by Meta Rozenberg
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Elayne Heilviel
Avery Schreiber
John Durren
James Luisi (as Lt. Chapman) (recurring)
Gerald McRaney
Special Guest Star:
James Wainwright
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Rudy Ramos ........... Bobby Boyajian
Sandra Kerns ......... Robin Seidlitz
Stacy Keach, Sr. ..... Reverend
With:
Stanley Brock ........ Elliott Deutch
Ed Vasgersian ........ Hank Boyajian
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Angel plans to extort money from a garbage concern.

3.09 [--] The Rockford Files: RETURN TO THE 38TH PARALLEL
10-Dec-1976
xp: MR / supp. pr. SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Walter Dallenbach
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Ned Beatty
Veronica Hamel
Paul Stevens
Normann Burton
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Robert Karnes ......... Captain Hulette
James Congdon ......... Alvin Thomas
Jeff David ............ Funeral Director
Michael Ebert ......... Lee Nejman
John Mahon ............ Lt. Hayes
Bart Burns ............ Fire Department Chief
With:
Chuck Winters ......... Kevin Lindsey
Tom Stewart ........... Aarons
Michael Allridge ...... Cab Driver
Sam Vlahos ............ Deck Hand
Ted Noose ............. Agent
Rockford is conned by an old Army buddy (Ned Beatty) with a hard luck
story, who uses him in an art swindle.

3.10 [--] The Rockford Files: PIECE WORK
17Dec76
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Lawrence Doheny
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Michael Lerner
James Luisi
Ned Wilson
Simon Scott
Ben Frank
Frank Maxwell
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Jack Bannon .......... Herbert Deane
Michael Mancini ...... Angie Pictaggi
with:
Deborah Landes ....... Lilian Rosner
Harvey Vernon ........ Jerry Leedy
Ricky Powell ......... Junior Rosner
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Jack Billings
Synopsis #1
An insurance company hires Rockford to investigate a claim.
He uncovers a gunrunning caper that makes him the target of
the underworld and federal agents.
Synopsis #2
While investigating a health club accident, Rockford stumbles
onto an illegal arms deal.

3.11 [--] The Rockford Files: THE TROUBLE WITH WARREN
24Dec76
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Christian I. Nyby II
Director of Photgraphy, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Ron Rifkin
Paul Jenkins
James Luisi
Joe Maross
John Dullaghan
Tom Bower
Gretchen Corbett as Beth Davenport (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Anne Randall Stewart ... Catherine Lefcourt
M.P. Murphy ............ Janitor
With:
Jan Stratton ........... Hilda
Tom Williams ........... Wedding Guest
Ed Crick ............... Parking Attendant
Vince Howard ........... Kleinschmidt
Shirley Anthony ........ Secretary
The police get after Jim when he helps his attorney, Beth
Davenport's dippy cousin who's been accused of murding his
boss.

3.12 [--] The Rockford Files: THERE'S ONE IN EVERY PORT
07Jan77
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Meta Rosenberg
Director of Photgraphy, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joan Van Ark
John Dehner
Steve Landesberg
John Mahon
Jack Riley
George Memmoli
Michael Delano
Ric Mancini
Special Guest Stars:
Howard Duff
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Byron Morrow .......... George Greenleaf/Ray Fahasateur
Kenneth Tobey ......... Captain
With:
Stanley Brock ......... Morris
Christopher Winfield .. Waiter
David Pansari ......... Ski Mask
A friend of Rockford's sets him up as the fall guy in a poker
game holdup.

3.13 [--] The Rockford Files:
STICKS & STONES MAY BREAK YOUR BONES, BUT WATERBURY WILL BURY YOU
14Jan77
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase (NO Chas)
Written by David Chase
Directed by Jerry London
Director of Photgraphy, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Simon Oakland
Cleavon Little
Val Bisoglio
Anthony Costello
Robert Riesel
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
James Karen .......... John LaPointe
With:
Jack Garner .......... Bartender
Katharine Charles .... Susan Hanrahan
George Pentecost ..... Carl Colavito
Linda Dano ........... Gwen Molinaro
Fritzi Burr .......... Receptionist
Hank Stohl ........... Guard
Brian Libby .......... Garth McCreery
Henry Gayle Sanders .. Hardhat
An elusive woman has set up several gumshoes for felony raps,
and Jim appears to be her next target.

3.14 The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (Part 1/2) (1977.01.21)
Strother Martin
Karen Machon
Alex Rocco
Scott Brady
Richard Venture
Fred Stuthman
Paul Sylvan
Rocky's friend is declared incompetent and forcibly hospitalized,
by people who want his land.

3.15 The Rockford Files:
THE TREES, THE BEES AND T.T. FLOWERS (Part 2/2)
28-Jan-1977
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Jerry London
Director of PhotOgraphy, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Strother Martin
Karen Machon
Scott Brady
Roy Jenson
Robert Doqui
And:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Alex Rocco (as Sherman Royle)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits - pt 2)
Tom Rosqui .......... Brockmeyer
Fred Stuthman ....... Homer Hodgson
Jack Stauffer ....... Brubaker
David Shelley ....... Division Commander
With:
Linda Ryan .......... Maid
June Whitley Taylor .. Nurse
Ric Carrott ......... Attendent
Michael Laurence .... Newscaster
Fred Lerner ......... Lou
Dave Cass ........... Mort

Rocky's friend is declared incompetent and forcibly hospitalized,
by people who want his land.

3.16 The Becker Connection (1977.02.11)
Jack Carter
William Jordan
A dope ring steals confiscated heroin from the police and sets
up Becker as the fall guy.

3.17 The Rockford Files: JUST ANOTHER POLISH WEDDING
18-Feb-1977
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard
Director of PhotOgraphy, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
*
Guest Stars:
Lou Gossett (Jr.)
Marcus Hayes
Pepper Martin
Special Guest Star:
Isaac Hayes (as Gandolph Fitch)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Walter Brooke
Dennis Burkley
Anthony Charnota
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Barney McFadden ........ Fred Kaska
Jack Collins ........... Frank Martin/Finn O'Herlihy
George Skaff ........... Maitre'D
Melendy Britt .......... Musicians Union Secretary
Sidney Clute ........... Funeral Administrator
Raymond Singer ......... Johnny Goodbie
With:
Alfred Dennis .......... Mr. Koska
Boni Enten ............. Hildy Mitchell
Holly Irving ........... Mrs. Martin
Jean Le Bouvier ........ Mrs. Mitchell
Bruce Tuthill .......... Yacht Club Attnedant
*
Synopsis:
A prison crony of Jim's goes to work for a former parole officer
turned detective who's trying to deprive Rockford of a large fee.

3.18 [--] The Rockford Files: NEW LIFE, OLD DRAGONS
25Feb77
Teleplay by David C. Taylor
Story by Bernard Rollins and Leroy Robinson
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Kathleen Nolan
Irene Yah-Ling Sun
Charles Napier
Charles Siebert
Luke Askew
James Callahan
*
Co-Starring (end credits)
Clyde Kusatsu ......... Nuyen
Al Stevenson .......... L.J.
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
With:
Bruce Tuthill ......... Officer
Jim Ishida ............ Pham Van Vinh
Herb Kayde ............ Guard
Jay Gerber ............ Deputy Chief
Robert Whalen ......... Will Dunning
A Vietnamese emigre disappears after leaving a relocation center.

3.19 [--] The Rockford Files: TO PROTECT AND SERVE Part I
11Mar77
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by David Chase
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joyce Van Patten
James Luisi
Leslie Charleson
Jon Cypher
George Loros
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Pat Finley ........... Peggy Becker
Luke Andreas ......... Syl
James Coleman ........ Officer Haydu
With:
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Charles Parks ........ Officer Drum
Jason Ledger ......... Sergeant Salcedo
Bob Peterson ......... Bartender
A police "groupie" interferes with efforts to find a client's
fiance within the 24 hours he has allotted to do so.

3.20 [--] The Rockford Files: TO PROTECT AND SERVE Part II
18Mar77
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by David Chase
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joyce Van Patten
James Luisi
Leslie Charleson
Jon Cypher
George Loros
Lou Frizzell
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Luke Andreas ......... Syl
Angus Duncan ......... John Fossler
With:
Buckland Beery ....... Officer Mazursky
Douglas Ryan ......... Deputy
Charles Bateman ...... 1st Detective
Jack Lucarelli ....... Bowling Alley Customer
Nick Dimitri ......... Dorsey

A police "groupie" interferes with efforts to find a client's
fiance within the 24 hours he has allotted to do so.

3.21 [--]The Rockford Files: CRACK BACK
25Mar77
xp: MR sp: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Director of Photgraphy Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joseph Mascolo
Howard McGillin
John Calvin
Sondra Blake
Conchata Ferrell
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Nick Ferris ............ Cab Driver
Bo Kaprall ............. Willie Gunter
Robert Miller Driscoll .. Defence Attorney
With:
Jack Garner ............ Court Deputy
Norman Bartold ......... Judge Carroll
Glenn Robards .......... Doorman
Robert Ward ............ Reporter #1
Bill Woodard ........... Football Player
Gloria Dixon ........... Reporter #2
Bill Baldwin ........... Jury Foreman
Synopsis 1:
Jim needs to find a missing witness for Beth's client a football
star charged with murder, while Beth receives a series of bizarre
gifts.
Synopsis 2:
A man is on trial in connection with the slaying of a bartender.
He claims he was on a date with a married woman. Rockford
investigates

3.22 [66] The Rockford Files: DIRTY MONEY, BLACK LIGHT (V)
1Apr77
xp: MR / supp.pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by David C. Taylor
Directed by Stuart Margolin
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
John P. Ryan
Wesley Addy
Roger E. Mosley
Joshua Bryant
John Chappell
Diana Ewing
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Martin Kove ......... Harry Smick
Victor Argo ......... Jud Brown
Michael Lane ........ Tony
Mary Carver ......... 1st Receptionist
Dick McGarvin ....... Bank Teller
with:
Craig Wasson ........ Steve
Edward Knight ....... Fed
Naomi Grumette ...... 2nd Receptionist
Charles Hutchins .... Trainer
Dani Heath .......... Switchboard Operator

When Rocky goes on a vacation he wins, his address gets used
as a cash drop by racketeers skimming a casino's take, who don't
know the mail is being forwarded to Jim.


############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 4 1977-78 ###############
##############################################
NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
22 hours
Executive Producer Meta Rosenberg
Supervising Producer Stephen J. Cannell
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.

4.01 [67] The Rockford Files: BEAMER'S LAST CASE
16Sep77
Produced by Charles Johnson & David Chase
Teleplay by Stephen Cannell;
story: Booker Bradshaw, Calvin Kelly;
Directed by Stephen J. Cannell.
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
James Whitmore Jr.
Jack Kelly
Bibi Besch
Special Guest Star:
Robert Loggia
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Cal Bellini .......... Pedro E. Ramirez
Howard George ........ Phil "Golf Bag" Moreno
Phil Hoover .......... Dallas Walker
John Davey ........... Delivery Man
With:
Paula Victor ......... Receptionist
Arthur Eisner ........ Floyd Arturis
Raymond O'Keefe ...... Tony
Carlene Watkins ...... Girl on Bus
Jim returns from vacation to find that an auto mechanic has
been using his name and address to play at being a detective.

4.02 [--] The Rockford Files: TROUBLE IN CHAPTER 17 (V)
23Sep77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard.
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Ed Nelson
Arthur Roberts
And:
Claudette Nevins (as Ann Louise Clement)
Co-Starring (opening credits)
Donna Baccala
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tasha Martell ........ Marty Bach
Al Checco ............ Sam
Michael Laurence ..... 2nd Reporter
Bob Navarro .......... 3rd Reporter
With:
Toni Berrell ......... Woman
Candace Howerton ..... Gloria
Mario Machardo ....... 1st Reporter
Scott Ellsworth ...... Zinberg
Michael M. Steele .... Lyle Van Houghton
Molly Dodd ........... Daisy
A female author, whose books advocate women to return to their
traditional roles, suspects she's marked for murder by a feminist
group.

4.03 [--] The Rockford Files: THE BATTLE OF CANOGA PARK
30Sep77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Ivan Dixon
Also Starring: Noah Beery, Joe Santos (regulars)
Guest Cast:
Nora Marlowe
Adrienne Marden
John Dennis Johnston
Tom Atkins (recurring)
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Elliott Street
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ted Gehring .......... Walter Chalco
John Perak ........... Pete Semple
Brion James .......... Clamshell
Charles Hallahan ..... Brian
with:
James Parks .......... Records Clerk
Art Koustik .......... 2nd Officer
Bruce Tuthill ........ Bomb Squad Officer
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings
Rockford becomes the prime suspect when his gun is used to murder
a gas station owner connected with right wing militants.

4.04 [--] The Rockford Files: SECOND CHANCE
14Oct77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Isaac Hayes
Malachi Throne
Tony Burton
Special Guest Star:
Dionne Warwick
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Sean Garrison ........ Lanark
Frank Christi ........ Brill
Richard Seff ......... Arnold Rose
With:
Vivi Janiss .......... Pawn Shop Proprietor
Jack Garner .......... Bartender
Milt Oberman ......... Farnum
Janet Dey ............ Secretary
Rudy Diaz ............ Raul
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Michael Jay London ... Grazelli
The girl friend of Rockford's old prison pal is abducted.

4.05 [--] The Rockford Files: THE DOG AND PONY SHOW (V)
21Oct77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by David Chase
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joanne Nail
Walter Brooke
George Loros
Michael Bell
And:
Ed Lauter (as Joseph Bloomberg)
Special Guest Star:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Gary Crosby .......... Beau
Al Ruscio ............ Vic Cassell
Howard Honig ......... Dr.Alan J. Adler
Bill Quinn ........... Judge
Robert Lussier ....... Leon
Louisa Moritz ........ Helen
with:
Dan Barton ........... Hal
Ken Sidwell .......... Attendant
Harriet Matthey ...... Girl
A former mental patient claims she's being followed, and asks
Jim to prove it.
*
Rockford is ordered to join a psychiatric therapy group when
imlicated in a petty theft, he meets a woman being threatened
by the "underworld"

4.06 [--] The Rockford Files: REQUIEM FOR A FUNNY BOX
Prod. no. 47511
4Nov77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Teleplay by James S. Crocker / Story by Burt Prelutsky.
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Also Starring: Noah Beery, Joe Santos (regulars)
Guest Stars:
Chuck McCann
Robert Quarry
Jason Evers
Jodean Russo
Meredith MacRae
Tom Atkins
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Gilbert Green
*
With: (end credits)
Thomas A. Geas ...... Waiter
Del Hinkley ......... Poco
Hank Stohl .......... Officer
Joel Lawrence ....... Newscaster
Luis Delgado ........ Officer Billings (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
A comedian asks Jim for protection against his hot-tempered
ex-partner.
Synopsis 2:
Rockford's on a murder charge when a comedian denies he has
a file of jokes. A motive for murder reveals an alliance between
the dead man & the underworld.

4.07 [--] The Rockford Files: QUICKIE NIRVANA
Prod. no. 47513
11Nov77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by David Chase
Directed by Meta Rosenberg
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Valerie Curtin
Kenneth Gilman
Quinn Redeker
Dick Anthony Williams
Larry Cook
James Luisi
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Patricia Pearcy
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Carl Crudup ........... Eddie McBrair
Elta Blake ............ Ann
With:
Aesop Aquarian ........ Cook
Michael Grandcolas .... Panhandler
Dan Magiera ........... Conga Drummer
Two thugs suspect Rockford is an accomplice to an aging hippie
who ripped them off.
Rockford allows a child of the '60s to use his mailing address
to avoid bill collectors. Instead they are pursued by thugs
who acuse them of stealing $30,000.

4.08 [--] THe Rockford Files: IRVING, THE EXPLAINER
18Nov77
xp: MR / sup.pr SJC & CFJ
Produced by David Chase
Written by David Chase
Directed by James Coburn
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Barbara Babcock
Paul Stewart
Maurice Marsac
Irene Tsu
James Luisi
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Roger Etienne ......... Mage
Peter Von Zerneck ..... Ruprecht
Byron Morrow .......... Irving
Brooke Palance ........ Gilda
with:
Alex Rodine ........... Willy Schindler
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Shep Saunders ......... Desk Clerk
A famous French painting is found to have been stolen by Nazi
sympathizers living in Hollywood.

4.09 [--] The Rockford Files: THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FROM DEER LICK FALLS
25Nov77
xp: MR / sup.pr SJC &
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by William R. Stratton
Directed by Ivan Dixon
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Edward Binns
Richard O'Brien
Charles Aidman
Priscilla Barnes
Jerry Hardin
James Luisi
And:
Stuart Margolin as Angel (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Clark Howat .......... Mr. Rankin
Richard Sanders ...... Samuel Romney
Fritzi Burr .......... Miss Orneck
Ian Sander ........... Christian
David Rupprecht ...... David
Synopsis 1:
Four Michigan businessmen try to commission Jim to kill a woman
who can connect them with a massive tax evasion.
Synopsis 2:
Town citizens hire Rockford to find a truck. What they really
want is for him to dispose of a girl who exposed their tax-dodge game
to the IRS.

4.10 Hotel of Fear (1977.12.02)
Prod. no. 47514
Producers: Charles Johnson, David Chase
written by Juanita Bartlett;
directed by Russell Mayberry.
DPUB: 2Dec77


Gerald McRaney
Barry Atwater
Madison Arnold
Frank de Kova
Vincent Baggetta
Angel witnesses an out-of-control hitman killing a hooker and
becomes the star witness against the man, complete with posh
protective custody.

4.11 [--] The Rockford Files: FORCED RETIREMENT
Prod. no. 47512
9Dec77
xp: MR supp pr:SJC
Produced by Chas. F. Johnson & David Chase
Written by William R. Stratton
Directed by Alexander Singer
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Larry Hagman
Margaret Impert
Denny Miller
Ron Masak
And:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
William Joyce ......... Harcourt
Conrad Bachmann ....... Rundstedt
With:
Derek Murcott ......... Maitre D'
John Davey ............ Sgt. Jacobsen
Doug Hale ............. Restaurant Manager
Bill Hart ............. Benish
Rockford delves into a suspicious underseas research project,
run by one of Beth's friends.

4.12 [-] The Rockford Files: THE QUEEN OF PERU
16Dec77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced David Chase (NOT Chas. Floyd Johnson)
Written by David Chase
Directed by Meta Rosenberg
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
George Wyner
Ken Swofford
Christopher Cary
Joe E. Tata
Luke Andreas
James Luisi (as Lt. Chapman)(recurring)
And:
Gretchen Corbett (as Beth Davenport)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Hunter Von Leer ........ Skip
Jennifer Markes ........ Shareen Wronko
Michael Morgan ......... Sean Wronko
Susan Davis ............ Dot Wronko
Paul Cavonis ........... Donny B. Waugh
With:
Jack Garner ............ Hubbard
Tara Buckman ........... Girl

Jim is hired by an insurance company to retrieve stolen diamonds
that end up being stolen by tourists when they are hidden in his
barbecue grill.

4.13 [--] The Rockford Files: A DEADLY MAZE
23Dec77
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Larry Linville
Corinne Michaels
J. Pat O'Malley
Lance LeGault
Johnny Seven
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Cliff Carnell ........ Max Savatgy
Jack Collins ......... Victor Kreski
With:
John McKinny ......... Nick Commandini
Ken Anderson ......... Ted Posner
Gail Landry .......... Student Receptionist
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
A client doesn't seem very eager to find his missing wife, yet
keeps offering Jim more money to do so.

4.14 [--] The Rockford Files: THE ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE
6Jan78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Dana Elcar
Guest Cast:
Victor Jory
Ken Lynch
And:
Gretchen Corbett (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dick Balduzzi ........ Don Silver
Hunter von Leer ...... Skip Speece
Rudy Bond ............ Bennie
John Morgan Evans .... Vinnie
Jess Nadelman ........ Bruce Weinstock
Jeannie Fitzsimmons .. Joy Silver
Joe Tornatore ........ Sid
Paul Sorensen ........ Inspector Claybourn
with:
Jerome Guardino ...... Hank
Joseph Dellasorte .... Dave Young
Will Gill, Jr. ....... F.B.I. Agent
Ann Gee Byrd ......... Woman on the Beach
Richard Doyle ........ Paramedic
Jim gets indigestion when his father opens a diner, and someone
who was spying on him sues him after falling from his trailer roof.

4.15 [--] The Rockford Files: THE GANG AT DON'S DRIVE-IN
Prod. no. 47516
13Jan78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by James S. Crocker
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Anthony Zerbe
Arlene Golonka
Mills Watson
Lawrence Casey
Bill Fletcher
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dick Bakalyan ........ Porter
Elaine Princi ......... Jo Ann
Connie Sawyer ......... Mrs. Fornechefsky
Jordan Rhodes ......... Dr. Kozoll
Paul Pepper ........... Don Brakeman, Jr.
Al Rossi .............. Fred Stassi
With:
Fredd Wayne ........... Curtis Meyer
Chuck Hicks ........... Walton
Hettie Lynn Hurtes .... Reporter
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
An author unearths incriminating facts about a high school class
of 1962.

4.16 [--] The Rockford Files: THE PAPER PALACE
20Jan78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Richard Crenna
Guest Stars:
James Luisi
Bruce Kirby
Pat Finley
Special Guest Star:
Rita Moreno (as Rita Capkovic)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
David Lewis .......... Burton Woodruff
Patricia Donahue ..... Eleanor Loft
Rena Assa ............ Jeannot Tunier
With:
Shirley O'Hara ....... Maggie Gillson
James Jeter .......... Officer McRainey
Norwood Smith ........ Henry Hellpern
Gene Shera ........... Rudy Ganse
Jack Garner .......... Restaurant Manager
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Prostitute Rita Capkovic thinks she's being stalked by two French
killers.

4.17 [--] The Rockfod Files: DWARF IN A HELIUM HAT
27Jan78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell & David Chase.
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
John Pleshette
Rebecca Balding
Gianni Russo
Milton Selzer
James Luisi
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Rick Springfield ...... Keith Stuart
Ted Markland .......... Mel
With:
Scott Ellsworth ....... Norman Appet
Robina Suwol .......... Amy Rockfelt
Bea Silvern ........... Edith Rockfelt
Mary Nancy Burnett .... Susan
Marie Reynolds ........ Janique
Robert Mayo ........... Santo
A killer after a social parasite phones the wrong number
- Rockford's with a warning.

4.18 [--] The Rockford Files: SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
3Feb78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Stars:
Dorrie Kavanaugh
Don Chastain
Carlos Romero
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Don Diamond
Jim B. Smith
Isaac Ruiz, Jr.
Bert Rosario
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Mark Roberts .......... Agent Kleinhoff
George Clifton ........ Agent Mallardi
Jim Scott ............. Agent Ben Bast
Eric Mason ............ Emiliano Rivera
With:
Don Dubbins ........... Agent Frazee
David Pansari ......... Bodyguard
Robert Clotworthy ..... Tommy
Yolanda Marquez ....... Hotel Operator
Gloria Dixon .......... Party Guest
Rockford is mistaken for an FBI agent and put on a plane to Mexico
where he finds a heiress who is trying to escape from her husband,
who is exploiting her family's good name.

4.19 [--] The Rockford Files: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
10Feb78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Harry Falk
Guest Stars:
Stephen Elliott
Jim McMullan
Robert Hogan
Also Starring: (opening credits)
John Fiedler
Neile McQueen
George Murdock
Pepper Martin
Logan Ramsey
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Lupton .......... Marty Sloan
Harold Sakata ........ John Doe
Anthony Charnota ..... Jax Player
Dennis Fimple ........ Rhino
With:
William Boyett ....... Morris
Jack Garner .......... Sheriff Bassett
Charles Howerton ..... Councilman Moore
Dick Gjonola ......... Security Guard
Barbara Leigh ........ Sylvia
Sandie Newton ........ Gail
Rockford is hired to find an accused embezzler who disappeared
after posting bail.

4.20 [--] The Rockford Files: THE PRISONER OF ROSEMONT HALL
Prod. no. 47510 / 17Feb78
xp: MR / sup. pr: SJC + DC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson
Teleplay by Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase
Story by Chas. Floyd Johnson, Maryann Rea
Directed by Ivan Dixon.
Guest Stars:
Frances Lee McCain
Kenneth Tobey
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Joyce Easton
Danny Ades
Maurice Sherbanee
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Barney McFadden ....... Bert Hannan
Bill Thornbury ........ Paul Lowe Douglas
Paul Coufos ........... Thomas Tate
Ric Carrott ........... Pledge Miller Claussen
Buck Young ............ Jake Sand
Michael Swan .......... Cal Morris
With:
Kathie Richards ....... Judy
Julie Ann Benjamin .... Melinda
Douglas Ryan .......... Herb
Rockford investigates the disappearance of a friend's son during
fraternity hazing.

4.21-22 [87-88] The Rockford Files: THE HOUSE ON WILLIS AVENUE (2hrs)
Prod. no. 47515 / 24Feb78
xp: MR / sup. pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson & David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Hy Averback.
Guest Cast:
Jackie Cooper
Simon Oakland
Howard Hessman
John Van Dreelen
Robert Hogan
Special Guest Stars:
Pernell Roberts
And:
Dennis Dugan (as Richie Brockelman)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits - pt 1)
Paul Fix ........... Joe Tooley
Irene Tedrow ....... Mrs. Tooley
Lou Krugman ........ Sam Detonis
With:
Brett Hadley ....... Computer Operator
Vince Howard ....... Billy Mayhue
Vince Milana ....... Tim
Brian Culhane ...... 2nd Deputy
Jay Fenichel ....... Morgue Attendant
Nancy Conrad ....... Receptionist
*
Co-Starring: (end credits - pt 2)
Paul Fix ........... Joe Tooley
Russell Thorson .... Arthur Kenner
Hank Brandt ........ Mr. Davis
Irene Tedrow ....... Mrs. Tooley
Lou Krugman ........ Sam Detonis
With:
Brett Hadley ....... Computer Operator
Vince Howard ....... Billy Mayhue
Vince Milana ....... Tim
Ben Wright ......... Derek Halsted
Jack Garner ........ 1st Guard
Tom Stovall ........ Baker
Brian Culhane ...... 2nd Deputy
Jay Fenichel ....... Morgue Attendant
Larry McCormick .... Newscaster
Nancy Conrad ....... Receptionist
Rockford teams up with Richie Brockelman, who thinks that a detective friend
of theirs death was murder, and they discover a city councilman's crooked
dealings.
NOTE: This was a 120 min TV movie, that introduces a character who's
named Richie Brockelman. The character is popular to warrant a spin-off.


############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 5 1978-79 ###############
##############################################
NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm
Associate Producers, J. Rickley Dumm, John David



5.01 [--] TheRockford Files: HEARTACHES OF A FOOL
Prod. no. 51106
22Sep78
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Cast:
Taylor Lacher
Lynne Marta
James Shigeta
Norman Alden
Joe E. Tata
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Leo Gordon .......... Clark Streeter
Mark Roberts ........ Hillman Stewart
Robert Phillips ..... Mike Torrance
With:
Don "Red" Barry ..... Shorty McCall
Herb Armstrong ...... Union Armstrong
James Jeter ......... Sheriff Milburn
John Davey .......... Deputy Harnsworth
Raymond O'Keefe ..... Jake Sand
George Kee Cheung ... Harry Lee
Byron Chung ......... David
Ben Jeffrey ......... Dept. Patino
Jayson Kane ......... Howard Pressman
Fred J. Gordon ...... Mel Ullis
*
Songs:
"Good Hearted Woman"
Written by Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
Sung by Willie Nelson
"Heartaches of a Fool"
Written and Sung by Willie Nelson
Rocky asks Jim to look into a crooked sausage-making operation,
endorsed by a singing cowboy.

5.02 [--] The Rockford Files: ROSENDAHL AND GILDA STERN ARE DEAD
Prod. no. 51103 / 28Sep78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Rod Stephens
Guest Cast:
Abe Vigoda
Sharon Acker
Robin Gammell
John Karlen
And:
Robert Loggia ......... Russell Nevitt
*
Special Guest Star:
Rita Moreno ........... Rita Capkovic
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ron Gilbertt .......... Freddie
JoAnne Meredith ....... Ceil
William Joyce ......... Dr. Rosendahl
Jason Wingreen ........ Earl Stagen
With:
George Planco ......... Sergeant Curcio
Rick Goldman .......... Attorney
Clint Young ........... Harry The Doorman
Rod Masterson ......... Oscar Weinberg
Jack Garner ........... Bartender
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Rita is charged with murdering a doctor she had been "dating."

5.03 [--] The Rockford Files: THE JERSEY BOUNCE
Prod. no. 51109
6Oct78
producers, Charles Floyd Johnson, David Chase.
Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm
Teleplay by David Chase;
story by Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase & Juanita Bartlett;
Directed by William Wiard
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Georg R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars: (to be verified - missing from opening credits)
Sorrell Booke
Eugene Davis
Greg Antonacci
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Elta Blake ........... Celeste
Jim Scott ............ D.A. Cowan
Doney Oatman ......... Dawn Nodzak
With:
George Planco ........ Cop
Tony Brande .......... Judge Carmine Rossi
Walter Olkewicz ...... Mac Amodeus
Paul Teschke ......... Carl Gibbons
A prior altercation makes Rockford a prime suspect in the murder
of one of Rocky's disruptive neighbors.

5.04 [--] The Rockford Files: WHITE ON WHITE AND NEARLY PERFECT (V)
Prod. no. 51105
20Oct78
xp: MR
Supervising Producers, Chas. Floyd Johnson, David Chase.
Written, Produced, and Directed by Stephen J. Cannell.
Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
Tom Selleck
Jason Evers
Frank R. Christi
James Luisi
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Peter Brocco .......... Meyer Siegler
Bill Quinn ............ Armand Teasdale
Eddie Fontaine ........ Augusto De Palma
With:
Raynold Gideon ........ Tuner Watson
Jay Rasumny ........... Manolo
Karen Austin .......... Veronica Teasedale
Carolyn Calcote ....... Angela
Julienne Wells ........ Bell LaBelle
Freddye Chapman ....... Maggie
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings
Rockford meets the too-good-to-be-true investigator Lance White
while searching for an industrialist's daughter.

5.05 [--] The Rockford Files: KILL THE MESSENGER
Prod. no. 51110,
27Oct78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Charles Floyd Johnson
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Ivan Dixon.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Cast:
W.K. Stratton
Byron Morrow
Pat Finley .......... Peggy Becker (Sgt. Becker's wife)
James Luisi (recurring)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Alex Colon
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ed Harris ........... Rudy Kempner
Tony Crupi .......... Bandit
Don Diamond ......... Lt. Alvarez
Lee Farr ............ Booking Suspect
Robert Cleaves ...... Leo Benbrook
Nancy Parsons ....... Miss Buettner
Frank McCrae ........ Junior
With:
Michael LaGuardia ... Officer Shumway
Sterling Swanson .... Store Manager
Bucklind Beery ...... Officer Mazursky
Tiger Williams ...... Little Den
Joey Miller ......... Scotty
Doris Donaldson ..... Maude
John Wheeler ........ Cliff
Edward Dogans ....... Guard
Luis Delgado ........ Officer Billings (recurring)
Becker can't find time to study for his lieutenant's exam while
investigating the murder of the deputy police chief's unfaithful
wife.

5.06 [--] The Rockford Files: THE EMPTY FRAME
Prod. no. 51114, 3Nov78
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by Corey Allen.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin (recurring)
Richard Seff
Paul Carr
Jonathan Goldsmith
James Luisi (recurring)
And:
Dale Robinette ....... David Jones
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Milt Kogan ........... Aaron Kiel
Troas Hayes .......... Carolyn Corkill
Marianne Bunch ....... Cynthia Daskin
Dennis Robertson ..... John Jeffries
Eddie Ryder .......... "Cat Eye" Wilson
Lee Delano ........... Capt. Salducci
With:
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Michael J. London .... Norman Deekus
Sonny Klein .......... Pritzer
Douglas Ryan ......... Finter
Rockford investigates an art theft at a private party, much to
the annoyance of the police.

5.07 [--] The Rockford Files: THREE DAY AFFAIR WITH A THIRTY DAY ESCROW
Prod. no. 51101, 10Nov78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced and Written by David Chase
Associate Producer J. Rickley Dumm
Written by David Chase
Directed by Ivan Dixon
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Richard Romanus
Robert Alda
Maria Grimm
Gilbert Green
Joshua Bryant
James Luisi (recurring)
And:
Janis Paige ......... Miriam
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Andrew Masset
Maurice Sherbanee
*
With: (end credits)
Socorro Swan .......... Concepcion
Richard Moll .......... Ludes
James Gavin ........... Pilot
Rockford is cornered by Arabs who believe he has information
they want.

5.08 [--] The Rockford Files: A GOOD CLEAN BUST WITH SEQUEL RIGHTS
Prod. no. 51102, 17Nov78
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Written by Rudolph Borchert
Directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
James Sikking
Nicolas Coster
James Murtaugh
Jerry Douglas
And:
Hector Elizondo ....... Frank Falcone
Co-Starring (opening credits)
Louisa Moritz
Patricia Donahue
Hank Brandt
*
With: (end credits)
Joanna Lipari .......... Mrs. Stern
Jenny Sherman .......... Linda
Derek Murcott .......... Abels
Marland Proctor ........ Clerk
Loni Ackerman .......... Brochure Girl
A toy manufacturer asks Jim to look after a cop turned writer
who keeps falling into trouble.

5.09/5.10 [--] The Rockford Files: BLACK MIRROR (2hrs)
Prod nos. 51111/12 , 24Nov78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC & CFJ
Written and produced by David Chase
Directed by Arnold Laven.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson;
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
Kathryn Harrold
John Pleshette
Carl Franklin
Allan Arbus
Denny Miller
And:
Stuart Margolin (recurring)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Alan Manson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Leo Gordon .......... Charles Martell
John Howard ......... Mort
Peter Tomarken ...... Commercial Director
With:
Thomas Ageas ........ Maitre 'D
Jack Garner ......... Janitor
Luis Delgado ........ Officer Billings (recurring)
Julia Ann Benjamin .. Bonny
Wallace Earl ........ Myra
Melvin F. Allen ..... Mr. Engel
Rockford falls for a blind psychologist with a dangerously
psychotic patient.
NOTE: This was a 120 min TV movie.


5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: A FAST COUNT
Prod. no. 51108 / 1Dec78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Reza S. Badiyi
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editors: Diane Adler & George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Kenneth McMillan
Mary Frann
Rocky Echevarria
Lawrence Casey
Len Wayland
Bert Kramer
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Carl Anderson ........ Tony Malavida
Woody Eney ........... F.I. Blassette
Don Starr ............ Bernard Caplan
John Kerry ........... Dixon
With:
Fredric Franklyn ..... Priest
John Yates ........... 2nd FBI Agent
Tamara Eliot ......... Secretary
Lisa Marie Effler .... Lucy
Rosa Turich .......... Mama Aquilar
A murder investigation leads rockford to a TV personality who
is trying to frame a boxer's manager.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: LOCAL MAN EATEN BY NEWSPAPER
Prod. no. 51113 / 8Dec78
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Associate Producers: J. Rickley Dumm and John David
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Meta Rosenberg
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Scott Brady
Rose Gregorio
Joseph Hindy
Gianni Russo
Kenneth Tiger
Joe E. Tata
And:
Bo Hopkins ............ John Cooper
Special Guest Star:
Scott Marlowe
*
Co-Starring; (end credits)
Pat Renella ............ Vincent
Harlee McBride ......... Monica
Dallas Mitchell ........ Dr. Hagens
With:
Ed Crick ............... Ken McNaugh
Bill Cross ............. Security Guard
Marland Proctor ........ Policeman
Luis Delgado ........... Officer Phillpps (recurring)
Rockford receives unfavorable notice from a tabloid and thugs
when he digs into a shooting of a doctor to the stars.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files:
WITH THE FRENCH HEEL BACK, CAN THE NEHRU JACKET BE FAR BEHIND?
Prod. no. 51115 / 5Jan79
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Associate Producers: J. Rickley Dumm and John David
Written by Rudolph Borchert
Directed by Ivan Dixon
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Rene Auberjonois
Erin Gray
W.K. Stratton
Marisa Pavan ........... Sophia
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Howard Witt
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Christopher DeRose ..... Luigi
Chris Palmer ........... Carol
Jim B. Smith ........... Officer Kline
John Zenda ............. Security Chief
Albert Carrier ......... Monty
Marguerite Ray ......... Margo
With:
Michael Des Barres ..... Keith
Frederick Castellano ... Pietro
Sandra DeBruin ......... Nurse
Suzanne Copeland ....... Girl
Paula Victor ........... 1st Buyer
Dolores Quinton ........ 2nd Buyer
John Furlong ........... Dr.Bosca
Luis Delgado ........... Officer Billings (recurring)
Rockford looks into the death of a top fashion model, who dies
the same night a jet-setter gets killed.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE BATTLE AX AND THE EXPLODING CIGAR
Prod. no. 51104, 12Jan79
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Chas. Floyd Johnson
Associate Producers, J. Rickley Dumm, John David
Teleplay by Rogers Turrentine
Story by Mann Rubin and Michael Wagner
Directed by Ivan Dixon.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
Marge Redmond
Sully Boyar
Lane Smith
Charles Weldon
Lawrence Casey
And:
Glenn Corbett (as Agent Spelling)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Mitzi Hoag
Dawson Mays
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Mary-Nancy Burnett ..... Jill
Lindsay V. Jones ....... Susan
Antonie Becker ......... Stacy
With:
Roscoe Born ............ Tallafero
James McAlpine ......... 1st Policeman
Dennis Holahan ......... Agent Kaiser
Joe Bratcher ........... 2nd Policeman
Bob O'Connell .......... Col. Huxley
Kirk Mee ............... Agent Pearce
John Trujillo .......... Deputy
After getting cleaned out in Las Vegas Rockford hitches a ride
with a guy who leaves him with a stolen car full of illegal arms.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: GUILT
Prod. no. 51117, 19Jan79
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Associate Producers, J. Rickley Dumm, John David
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
Pat Crowley (Patricia Crowley)
Ted Shackelford
Rita Gam
Robert Quarry
Elisabeth Brooks
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Eldon Quick .......... Singleton
Timothy Wayne ........ Allen Hough
With:
James Lough .......... Brian Tegg
Al Stevenson ......... L.J.
Ben Young ............ Mr. Goldstone
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Rockford's former girl friend is being terrorized apparently
without motive.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE DEUCE
Prod. no. 51118 / 25Jan79
Produced by Chas. Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Associate Producers: J. Rickley Dumm and John David
Written by Gordon Dawson
Directed by Bernard McEveety.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Stars:
Mills Watson
Margaret Blye
Sharon Spelman
Richard Kelton
Patricia Hindy
Robert Sampson
Edward Walsh
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joe Maross ........... Al Corbett
James Karen .......... Martin Horvath
With:
Michael O'Dwyer ...... Pete Johnson
Ed McCready .......... Bartender
Nancy Bond ........... Juror
Frank Downing ........ Jury Foreman
Rockford takes up the case of a habitually drunken driver who is
accused a causing a traffic death.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE MAN WHO SAW ALLIGATORS (90 min.)
Prod. no. 51121 / 10Feb79
Producers (on description): Charles F. Johnson & David Chase
written and produced by David Chase
directed by Corey Allen.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson;
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Cast:
George Loros
Sharon Acker
Joseph Sirola
Joseph Perry
Julie Parrish
Joey Aresco
Penny Santon
Angel gives away Jim's hideaway to a just-released hitman with
a score to settle.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE RETURN OF THE BLACK SHADOW
Prod. no. 51119 / 17Feb1979
xp:MR
Supervising Producers, Chas. F. Johnson & David Chase;
Produced by Stephen J. Cannell
Associate Producer, John David
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard.
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Stars:
Paul Koslo
Dennis Burkley
Joseph Burke
Special Guest Star:
Bo Hopkins (as John Cooper)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Laurie Jefferson
Andy Jarrell
Jerry Ayres
Ken A. Anderson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Noah Keen ........... Dr. Greenberg
Paul Mace ........... Festus
With:
Jack Garner ......... Gas Station Attendant
Sandra DeBruin ...... Nurse
Scott Walker ........ Hilliard
Cooper goes after the motorcycle gang that brutalized his sister
and her date.

5.xx [--] The Rockford Files : A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE
Prod. no. 51116, 24Feb79
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by David Chase and Charles Floyd Johnson
Assocoate Producer John David
Written by Rogers Turrentine
Directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson A.S.C
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars:
Michael McGuire
Joshua Bryant
David Trees
Rod Browning
Michael Alldrege
James Luisi (recurring)
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Davey ........... Cowboy
Donald Bishop ........ Randolph
with:
Phil Chambers ........ Old Man
Alex Rodine .......... 1st Man
Ari Barak ............ 2nd Man
Ron McCabe ........... Patrolman
Van Davis ............ Cop
Lidia Kristen ........ Woman
Cynthia Nigh ......... Receptionist
Luis Delgado ......... Billings (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Angel involves Rockford in his scam of posoing as a high powered
hit man, resulting in both of them being pursued by Russian and
U.S. agents.
Synopsis 2:
Angel poses a high priced hitman but Rockford must save his
life when he collects his fee without making his hit.


5.xx [--] The Rockford Files:
NEVER SEND A BOY KING TO DO A MAN'S JOB (2hr. slot)
03Mar79
(a.k.a. "The Return of Richie Brockelman")
Prod. no. 51122
xp:MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and David Chase
Associate Producer, John David
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard.
Director of photography: Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
film editors: Diane Adler & George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Robert Webber
Trisha Noble (as Odette)
Pepper Martin
Gary Crosby
David Hooks
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Special Guest Stars:
Harold Gould (as Richie Brockleman's father)
Kim Hunter
Special Appearance by:
Dennis Dugan (as Richie Brockelman)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Salt Walther
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Stanley Brock ......... Cowboy Mickey
Jack Collins .......... Dr. Weatherford
Todd Martin ........... Robert Wendkos
Stephanie Hankinson ... Toulie
Bob Basso ............. Auctioneer
With:
Danny Ades ............ Egyptian Consul
Michele Hart .......... Maggie
Jennifer Holmes ....... Amy
Jack Garner ........... 1st Workman
John Wyche ............ Museum Guard
Robert Ward ........... 2nd Workman
Shirley Anthony ....... Recepionist
Rockford sets up an elaborate con involving a cursed museum exhibit
to get even with a swindler who duped Richie Brockelman's father
out of his business.


5.xx [--] The Rockfiord Files: A DIFFERENT DRUMMER
13Apr79
Prod. no. 51120
xp:MR
Supervisng Producers, SJC/CFJ/DC
Produced by Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer, John David
Written by Rudolph Borchert
Directed by Reza S. Badiyi.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Stars:
John Considine
Jesse Welles
Carmen Argenziano
Walter Brooke
Dave Cass
Reni Santoni (as Perry)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Harlan Warde ......... Evan Grange
Fritzi Burr .......... Tax Assistant
Patrick Culliton ..... Patrolman
Sandy Freeman ........ Dr. Addison
With:
Anne Bellamy ......... Nurse
Ray Stricklyn ........ Dr. Stark
Lesley Woods ......... Lucy Grange
Will Gill, Jr ........ Orderly
Glenn Robards ........ Father
Don Furneaux ......... Janitor
Luis Delgado ......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Hospitalized by an accident, Rockford astumbles onto what
appears to be a highly profitable organ transplant ring,
he comes across a live potential donor.


############ The Rockford Files ##############
############# season 6 1979-80 ###############
############## (final season) ################
NBC Fridays 9:00 PM Eastern
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett

6.01 [--] The Rockford Files: PARADISE COVE
Prod. no. 53801 / 28Sep79 (a.k.a. "Trouble in Paradise Cove")

Xp: MR / Sup Pr: CFJ & Juanita Bartlett / Assoc. Pr: John David
Written, Produced, and Directed by Stephen J. Cannell.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Mariette Hartley
Leif Erickson
Byron Morrow
Frederick Herrick
And:
Stuart Margolin as Angel (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Christine Avila ........ Nurse
John Davey ............. Rudy
Raymond O'Keefe ........ Jake Sands
With:
Branscombe Richmond .... Frankie Reva
Jerry Summers .......... Mick Jarrow
Tony Brubaker .......... Kermit Wilson
Luis Delgado ........... Officer Billings
A court-appointed receiver comes to inventory a bankrupt Rockford's
possessions, who has been sued by an old whiskey smuggler who is
digging around the beach.


6.02 The Rockford Files: LIONS, TIGERS, MONKEYS AND DOGS (2hrs)
Prod. no. 53803
12-Oct-1979
Xp: MR / Sup Pr: SJC & CFJ
Produced by Juanita Bartlett/ Assoc. Pr: John David
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard.
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Stars:
Lauren Bacall as Kendall Warren
Dana Wynter
Ed Nelson
Michael Lombard
Christopher Thomas
And: Stuart Margolin as Angel
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Jack Garner ........... Capt. McEnroe
Paul Marin ............ Attorney Eyler
T. Miratti ............ Paul Juliano, Jr.
With:
Harold Ayer ........... Minister
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Alfred Dennis ......... Paul Juliano, Sr.
Julie Parrish ......... Donna Soderling
Synopsis:
A jet setter is being stalked by a killer.



6.03 Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (Part 1/2))
Prod. no. 53802 : 19Oct79
produced by David Chase and Charles Floyd Johnson
Written by David Chase
directed by William Wiard
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars (on opening of part 1)
Kristoffer Tabori
Marcia Strassman
George Loros
And
Lenny Baker (as Ronny Martz)


6.04 Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (Part 2/2)
Prod. no. 53806, 26Oct79
produced by David Chase and Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer John David
Written by David Chase
directed by William Wiard.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
*
(End Credits - 2hr version)
Co-Starring:
Stanley Brock ......... Bernie Seldon
Leigh Christian ....... Diane Bjornstrom
Jean Paul Vignon ...... Alain Florio
Fred Carney ........... Mitchell Robinson
Alan Chappuis ......... Honoré Florio
Jan Marie Teige ....... Julie Immelman
Laura Lee Teige ....... Jody Immelman
With:
Laurie Lee Schaefer ... Lindy Jones
Charles Rowe .......... Anchor Man

A rock star hires Rockford after his record producer vanishes.


6.05 [--] The Rockford Files: LOVE IS THE WORD
Prod. no. 53815 / 9Nov79
Supervising Producers, SJC, Juanita Bartlett & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Produced by David Chase
Associate Producer John David
Written by David Chase
Directed by John Patterson.
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
Guest Cast:
Kathryn Harrold (as Megan Dougherty)
David-James Carroll
Anthony Herrera
Richard Cox
Van Williams
Special Guest Appearances:
Barbara Mandrell and "The Do Rites"
*
With: (end credits)
Rick Goldman ........ Lou Metzer
David Cadiente ...... Keith Keoloha
Lisa Figus .......... Mrs. Dougherty
Betty Kennedy ....... Patty
Eduardo Ricard ...... Waiter


Jim learns that Megan has a fiancé when she asks him for help
in clearing him of murder charges.

6.06 [--] The Rockford Files: NICE GUYS FINISH DEAD (V)
Prod. no. 53809 / 16Nov79
xp: MR / supp. pr:SJC
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer John David
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by John Patterson.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic C. Stephens.
Guest Stars:
James Whitmore Jr.
Tom Selleck
Simon Oakland
Larry Manetti
Erica Hagen
James Luisi
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Joseph Bernard ........ Carmine DeAngelo
Fritzi Burr ........... Mrs. DeAngelo
With:
Roscoe Born ........... TV Commentator
Fred Lerner ........... Carl Richman
Steve Jones ........... Newsman
Al Berry .............. Ed Fuller
Gregory Norman Cruz ... Attendant
Larry Dunn ............ Norm Cross
John Lombardo ......... Police Clerk
Beamer gets help from Jim and Lance White when he is charged with
murder at the gumshoe of the year awards banquet.

6.07 [--] The Rockford Files: THE HAWAIIAN HEADACHE
Prod. no. 53814 / 23Nov79
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer, John David
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by William Wiard.
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson
Film Editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Cast:
Ken Swofford
W.K. Stratton
James Murtaugh
Christopher Cary
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Jack Garner ........... Capt. McEnroe
With:
Luis Delgado .......... Officer Billings (recurring)
Daniel Kamekona ....... Sgt. Okemoto
Jimmy Borges .......... Marshall Mingus
Esmond Chung .......... Shawn Kimotto
Paul Dennis Martin .... Doorman
Jake Hoopai ........... Benny Kimotto
Elisa Duke Hoopai ..... Waitress
Carmella Letman ....... Desk Clerk
Julie Bissett ......... Mrs. Ingram
Jim is lured to Hawaii and tricked into helping his former Army
commander with a CIA related investigation.

6.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE NO-FAULT AFFAIR
Prod. no. 53811 / 30Nov79
xp: MR / supp. pr: SJC + CFJ
Produced by Juanita Bartlett/ Associate Producer John David
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by Corey Allen
Director of Photography: Andrew Jackson
Film Editor: Roderic G. Stephens
Guest Cast:
Jerry Douglas
Corinne Michaels
Pat Finley (as Sgt. Becker's wife)(recurring)
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Ingnatius Wolfington
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Gloria Calomee ........ Hildy
William Beckley ....... Mr. Norman
Sandy Freeman ......... Mrs. Kramer
Karen Bercovici ....... Carla
Julian Kesner ......... Lily Showalter
Mavis Neal Palmer ..... Mrs. Stelnitz
With:
Gregory Michaels ...... Doug
Michael Barker ........ Perry
Rita Capkovic wants a new line of work but a sadistic pimp wants
otherwise.

6.xx [--] The Rockford Files: THE BIG CHEESE
Prod. no. 53810 / 7Dec79
xp: MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer John David
Written by Shel Willens
Directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Diane Adler.
Guest Stars::
Constance Towers
Alan Manson
Ben Andrews
Mark Lonow
James Luisi
And:
Stuart Margolin (as Angel)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
George Pentecost ........ George Neff
Mary Jackson ............ Postal Supervisor
Hank Brandt ............. Sgt. Roy Floyd
Eldon Quick ............. Willis Hoag
Bill McClean ............ Fred Barlow
Jimmy Weldon ............ John Rockfield
Frank McCarthy .......... Eddie Hellinger
Brian J. Pevney ......... Allen Calder
With:
Luis Delgado ............ Officer Billings (recurring)
Anne Churchill .......... Clerk
Marie Denn .............. Newspaper Woman
Rockford comes into evidence of union corruption, which was mailed
to him by a reporter just before he died.

6.xx [--] The Rockford Files: JUST A COUPLA OF GUYS (unsold pilot)
Prod. no. 53812 / 14Dec79
xp: MR / supp. pr: SJC, Charles F. Johnson & Juanita Bartlett
Written and Produced by David Chase /Assoc. Pr: John David
Directed by Ivan Dixon.
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: George R. Rohrs.
*
Starring: (yes - starring)
Greg Antonacci
Gene Davis
Guest Stars:
Gilbert Green
Antony Ponzini
Arch JOhnson
and: Simon Oakland as Bebby Conigliaro
Co-Starring: (opening credits)
Lisa Donaldson
Robin Riker
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Cliff Carnell .......... Albert Constantine
Eric Sinclair .......... Butler
Doug Toby .............. AnthonY Martine
With:
Vincent Howard ......... Transit Cop
Joe Alfasa ............. Vito
Stephanie Hankinson .... Car Rental Attendant
Jennifer Rhodes ........ Jean Martine
Ed Deemer .............. Delivery Man
Eric Taslitz ........... School Boy
Dean Wein .............. Detective
Frederick Rule ......... 1st Officer
Derek Thompson ......... 2nd Officer
Synopsis:
Jim travels to New Jersey to help a reformed mob boss, who two punks
are trying to get into the mob through.

6.xx [--] The Rockford Files: DEADLOCK IN PARMA
(final episode of "The Rockford Files")
Prod. no. 53807 10Jan80
xp: MR / supp. pr: SJC
Produced by Charles Floyd Johnson and Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer John David
Teleplay by Donald L. Gold & Lester Wm. Berke and Rudolph Borchert
Story by Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke,
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
director of photography: Andrew Jackson
film editor: Roderic G. Stephens.
Guest Cast:
Sandra Kerns
Henry Beckman
Jerry Hardin
Joseph Sirola
Ben Piazza
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Michael Cavanaugh ....... John Traynor
J. Edward McKinley ...... Lee Melvin
Virgil Frye ............. Perry
Gary Grubbs ............. Deputy Murray
David Glover ............ Officer Chet
Ken Letner .............. Hy Newman
Al Dunlap ............... Councilman
John Davey .............. Mechanic
With:
Paul Larson ............. Waiter
Mary Munday ............. City Hall Clerk
Janice Carroll .......... Doctor
Jim Scott ............... State Trooper
Frederick J. Flynn ...... Virgil
Diana Hale .............. Councilwoman
Synopsis:
Jim gets in trouble when while on a fishing trip he agrees to cast
a proxy vote for a friend who sold his deciding vote out to both
sides.

############ The Rockford Files ###############
############# Revival TV Movies ###############
################## 1994-97 ####################

The Rockford files : prod. no. 82501,  I STILL LOVE L.A.
Directed by James Whitmore , Jr.
First Aired 27Nov94 (copyright DPUB: 23Nov94)

The Rockford files : prod.no. 82502, A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc.
First Aired 14May95 (copyright DPUB: 21Feb95)

The Rockford files : prod.no. 82503, PUNISHMENT AND CRIME
First Aired 18Sep96 (surely 95!) (copyright DPUB: 11Aug95)
Directed by David Chase
Synopsis:
Jim Rockford tries to help a woman who's got mixed up with
the Russian Mafia.

The Rockford files : prod. no. 82601, IF THE FRAME FITS ...
Directed by Jeannot Schwarz
First Aired 14Jan96 (copyright DPUB: 15Nov95)

The Rockford files : prod. no. 82602, FRIENDS AND FOUL PLAY
Directed by Stuart Margolin.
First Aired 25Apr96 (copyright DPUB: 16Jan96)

The Rockford files : prod. no. 82603, GODFATHER KNOWS BEST
Directed by Tony Wharmby.
First Aired 18Feb96 (copyright DPUB: 14Feb96)

The Rockford files : no. 82701, MURDERS AND MISDEMEANORS
Directed by Tony Wharmby.
First Aired 21Nov97 (copyright DPUB: 8Sep97)

The Rockford files : no. xxxx, IF IT BLEEDS ... IT LEADS
Directed by Stuart Margolin
First Aired 20Apr99 (copyright DPUB: xxxx)
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The Rockford files : The green bottle
Written by Stuart M. Kaminsky.
EDST: 1st ed.
IMPR: New York : T. Doherty Associates, 1996.
PHYS: 318 pages.
CLNA: MCA Publishing Rights (employer for hire)
DPUB: 3Sep96

############# The Rockford Files #############
################## the end #################
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