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, February 17
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
Season 4 • Episode 17
A playboy (John Pleshette) ignores Rockford's warnings of a death threat; guest Rick Springfield.
Monday, February 17
South by Southeast
Season 4 • Episode 18
Rockford, mistakenly abducted by FBI agents, helps rescue an heiress from her unscrupulous husband.
Monday, February 17
The Competitive Edge
Season 4 • Episode 19
While on the trail of a missing banker, Rockford gets committed to an insane asylum.
Tuesday, February 18
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
Season 4 • Episode 20
While investigating the hazing death of a young college friend, Rockford uncovers a second homicide.
Tuesday, February 18
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Tuesday, February 18
The House on Willis Avenue
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.
Wednesday, February 19
Heartaches of a Fool
Season 5 • Episode 1
A country singer's crooked business manager involves him in a crime war.
Wednesday, February 19
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Season 5 • Episode 2
Rockford is hired to defend a vulnerable prostitute against a homicide charge.
Wednesday, February 19
The Jersey Bounce
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.
Thursday, February 20
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Season 5 • Episode 4
An inept private eye endangers Rockford as he looks for a missing heiress.
Thursday, February 20
Kill the Messenger
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.
Thursday, February 20
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.
Friday, February 21
A Three Day Affair With a Thirty Day Escrow
Season 5 • Episode 7
A married Arabian princess courts death when she runs off with her crooked lover; guest Robert Alda.
Friday, February 21
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 9
Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.
Friday, February 21
Black Mirror
Season 5 • Episode 10
A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.
Sunday, February 23
Return to the 38th Parallel
Season 3 • Episode 9
An Army buddy (Ned Beatty) gets Rockford to help a woman (Veronica Hamel) find her sister.
Sunday, February 23
Dirty Money, Black Light
Season 3 • Episode 22
The mob and the government are interested after huge sums come in the mail for vacationing Rocky.
Sunday, February 23
Trouble in Chapter 17
Season 4 • Episode 2
A writer asks Rockford to investigate threats.
Sunday, February 23
Battle of Canoga Park
Season 4 • Episode 3
Rockford's gun, stolen from his cookie jar, is found at the scene of a homicide.
Sunday, February 23
Requiem for a Funny Box
Season 4 • Episode 6
Rockford has the last laugh on a second-rate comic who leaves him hanging with a homicide charge.
Sunday, February 23
Irving the Explainer
Season 4 • Episode 8
Rockford researches the life of a dead director.
Monday, February 24
The Empty Frame
Season 5 • Episode 6
Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.
Monday, February 24
A Fast Count
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.
Monday, February 24
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Season 5 • Episode 12
Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.
Tuesday, February 25
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Season 5 • Episode 13
Police dismiss a model's death as a suicide.
Tuesday, February 25
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5 • Episode 14
Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.
Tuesday, February 25
Guilt
Season 5 • Episode 15
Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.
Wednesday, February 26
The Deuce
Season 5 • Episode 16
Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.
Wednesday, February 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.
Wednesday, February 26
The Return of the Black Shadow
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.
Thursday, February 27
A Material Difference
Season 5 • Episode 19
Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.
Thursday, February 27
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.
Thursday, February 27
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.
Friday, February 28
A Different Drummer
Season 5 • Episode 22
Hospitalized Rockford stumbles on an organ-transplant ring but hears denials from doctors.
Friday, February 28
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 2
A jet-setter (Lauren Bacall) is the target of a murderer; guests Dana Wynter, Michael Des Barres.
Friday, February 28
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Season 6 • Episode 3
Rockford tracks down a jet-setter's (Lauren Bacall) assailant; guest Michael Des Barres.
Monday, March 3
Paradise Cove
Season 6 • Episode 1
A female court-appointed receiver rearranges Rockford's entire lifestyle.
Monday, March 3
Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
Season 6 • Episode 4
A rocker (Kristoffer Tabori) whose music is being bootlegged hires Rockford to find his producer.
Monday, March 3
Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
Season 6 • Episode 5
Rockford finds a rocker's (Kristoffer Tabori) producer and uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Tuesday, March 4
Nice Guys Finish Dead
Season 6 • Episode 7
Rockford probes a murder at an awards dinner.
Tuesday, March 4
The Hawaiian Headache
Season 6 • Episode 8
Rockford's old Army commander (Ken Swofford) seeks his help, disrupting a Hawaiian vacation.
Tuesday, March 4
The No Fault Affair
Season 6 • Episode 9
A vulnerable prostitute (Rita Moreno) decides to quit, then falls for Rockford, to Rocky's dismay.
Wednesday, March 5
The Big Cheese
Season 6 • Episode 10
A reporter is killed shortly after mailing some conclusive evidence to Rockford.
Wednesday, March 5
Just a Coupla Guys
Season 6 • Episode 11
Two minor New Jersey hustlers make trouble for Rockford and his client, a mobster's daughter.
Wednesday, March 5
Deadlock in Parma
Season 6 • Episode 12
While on a fishing trip, Rockford gets sidetracked into local politics and murder.
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