The Rockford Files
TVPG
Crime drama
Action
A smart but struggling private investigator based in Los Angeles gets entangled in the troubles of his clients while dealing with the repercussions of his own stint in prison.
Cast & Crew
James Garner Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Joseph "Rocky" Rockford
Joe Santos Det. Dennis Becker
Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport
Stuart Margolin Evelyn "Angel" Martin
Bo Hopkins John Cooper
Tom Atkins Lt. Alex Diehl
James Luisi Lt. Doug Chapman
Tom Selleck Lance White
Mariette Hartley Althea Morgan
Lauren Bacall Kendall Warren
Rita Moreno Rita Capkovic
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, December 16
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Monday, December 16
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Tuesday, December 17
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Season 5 • Episode 2
Rockford is hired to defend a vulnerable prostitute against a homicide charge.
Tuesday, December 17
The Jersey Bounce
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.
Wednesday, December 18
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Season 5 • Episode 4
An inept private eye endangers Rockford as he looks for a missing heiress.
Wednesday, December 18
Kill the Messenger
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.
Thursday, December 19
A Good Clean Bust With Sequel Rights
Season 5 • Episode 8
Rockford must dodge mobsters and hit men while trying to protect an ex-cop.
Thursday, December 19
A Three Day Affair With a Thirty Day Escrow
Season 5 • Episode 7
A married Arabian princess courts death when she runs off with her crooked lover; guest Robert Alda.
Friday, December 20
The Empty Frame
Season 5 • Episode 6
Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.
Friday, December 20
A Fast Count
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.
Saturday, December 21
Just by Accident
Season 1 • Episode 24
A stock car driver's wealthy mother hires Rockford to investigate her son's "accidental" death.
Sunday, December 22
Roundabout
Season 1 • Episode 25
In Las Vegas to deliver an insurance check, Rockford uncovers underworld exploitation of a singer.
Monday, December 23
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 9
Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.
Monday, December 23
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 10
A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.
Tuesday, December 24
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Tuesday, December 24
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Season 5 • Episode 13
Police dismiss a model's death as a suicide.
Wednesday, December 25
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Wednesday, December 25
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Thursday, December 26
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Thursday, December 26
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Season 5 • Episode 17
A Brooklyn gangster, who believes Rockford got him sent to jail, wants revenge; guest Sharon Acker.
Friday, December 27
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Friday, December 27
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Saturday, December 28
The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rockford's wealthy foster brother (James Hampton) is wanted by the mob and the government.
Sunday, December 29
Tall Woman in Red Wagon
Season 1 • Episode 7
The trail of a missing woman leads to the mob and a persistent IRS agent; guest Sian Barbara Allen.
Sunday, December 29
The Big Ripoff
Season 1 • Episode 10
Rockford is hired by a man's lover to find out if his death was accidental.
Sunday, December 29
In Pursuit of Carol Thorne
Season 1 • Episode 12
Rockford trails a young woman in the hopes that she will lead to the recovery of $1 million.
Sunday, December 29
Aura Lee, Farewell
Season 1 • Episode 17
A woman hires Rockford to solve a homicide involving a state senator and a con man.
Sunday, December 29
Sleight of Hand
Season 1 • Episode 18
Rockford's search for his girlfriend leads to a fugitive syndicate chief.
Sunday, December 29
Counter Gambit
Season 1 • Episode 19
Rockford and a released convict battle for pearls and a woman.
Sunday, December 29
The Farnsworth Stratagem
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rockford helps Becker and a writer (Linda Evans), defrauded after purchasing condominium shares.
Monday, December 30
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 20
Rockford joins forces with an ex-protege to pull off an elaborate con game.
Monday, December 30
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Season 5 • Episode 21
Rockford, Brockelman and a racer trick a conniving businessman; guests Harold Gould, Kim Hunter.
Tuesday, December 31
A Different Drummer
Season 5 • Episode 22
Hospitalized Rockford stumbles on an organ-transplant ring but hears denials from doctors.
Tuesday, December 31
Paradise Cove
Season 6 • Episode 1
A female court-appointed receiver rearranges Rockford's entire lifestyle.
Wednesday, January 1
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 2
A jet-setter (Lauren Bacall) is the target of a murderer; guests Dana Wynter, Michael Des Barres.
Wednesday, January 1
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 3
Rockford tracks down a jet-setter's (Lauren Bacall) assailant; guest Michael Des Barres.
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