The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974 6 Seasons ⭐ 7.6
Crime Drama Mystery

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Seasons

1. The Kirkoff Case

1974-09-13 • ⭐ 8.5

Rockford is hired by Larry Kirkoff to find the identity of his parents killer. There are a number of possible suspects including Travis Buckman and Tawnia Baker who were lovers of…

2. The Dark and Bloody Ground

1974-09-20 • ⭐ 8.0

Jim reluctantly agrees to work for Beth Davenport. His job is to help her prove her client, Ann Calhoun, is innocent of the crime she is accused of; murdering her husband Kevin Ca…

3. The Countess

1974-09-27 • ⭐ 8.5

Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the Blackmailer murder...

4. Exit Prentiss Carr

1974-10-04 • ⭐ 7.0

Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified as suicide...

5. Tall Woman in Red Wagon

1974-10-11

Jim helps a journalist trace the whereabouts of her friend and has to adopt a series of covers in order to obtain the information, as well as contend with a mobsters goons and a T…

6. This Case Is Closed

1974-10-18

While investigating the fiance of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement…

7. The Big Ripoff

1974-10-25 • ⭐ 8.0

Suspecting her ex-lover was killed by his wife, a woman hires Rockford to jet to Europe to compile evidence. After a fling with the widow, Rockford suspects Steve Nelson faked his…

8. Find Me If You Can

1974-11-01 • ⭐ 8.0

Rockford reluctantly takes a unique assignment: a beautiful mystery woman wants him to find her, to see if someone she fears could also track her down. With a check poised to boun…

9. In Pursuit of Carol Thorne

1974-11-08 • ⭐ 8.333

Jim tails a woman just released from prison. She was involved in a robbery of a Marine Payroll. The mastermind of the crime and his henchman follow her as well. They search for th…

10. The Dexter Crisis

1974-11-15 • ⭐ 8.0

Rockford ends up in the Nevada desert (starting with the bright lights of Las Vegas) searching for a rich guy's mistress and her suitcase of precious "documents."

11. Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!

1974-12-06 • ⭐ 8.5

When knowledge of a critically ill convict's hidden fortune comes to light, Rockford becomes involved in helping the con's wife find the treasure before his former partner arrives…

12. Profit and Loss (1)

1974-12-20 • ⭐ 8.0

Jim investigates a large corporation when one of its executives is kidnapped and the wife of another executive claims the company murdered her husband.

13. Profit and Loss (2)

1974-12-27 • ⭐ 9.0

Rockford discovers the investment firm Fiscal Dynamics is a financial fraud and its president Leon Fielder will do anything to prevent him from destroying his company.

14. Aura Lee, Farewell

1975-01-03 • ⭐ 7.6

Jim's old friend Sara Butler hires him to find out the real reason her employee Aura Lee Benton died. The police believe it was a drug overdose but Sara is convinced she was murde…

15. Sleight of Hand

1975-01-17 • ⭐ 8.167

Jim's girlfriend suddenly disappears with no clue as to how or why. Lt. Diel thinks Rockford is probably responsible for her disappearance and orders him to stay away from the cas…

16. Counter Gambit

1975-01-24 • ⭐ 8.4

Two former cons hire Rockford to find an old girlfriend. They actually want her valuable pearl necklace and implicate him as the thief. With Angel's help, he'll get the pearls bac…

17. Claire

1975-01-31 • ⭐ 8.25

Jim's old girlfriend, Claire Prescott, phones, and asks him to help give her protection from 2 hoods chasing her. He soon discovers there's a missing undercover cop, which puts hi…

18. Say Goodbye to Jennifer

1975-02-07 • ⭐ 8.0

John Micelli's an old war buddy of Jim', who's now a fashion photographer. He hires Jim to track down a beautiful fashion model, whom the authorities claim is dead; killed in a fi…

19. Charlie Harris at Large

1975-02-14 • ⭐ 8.4

Charlie Harris, Rockford's former cell mate, is suspected of murdering his rich wife and is on the run. He calls on Rockford to find his alibi witness, a mystery woman with whom h…

20. The Four Pound Brick

1975-02-21 • ⭐ 9.0

A cop dies in an accident that his mother refuses to accept. Rocky offers Jim's services free of charge. After begrudgingly accepting the case he discovers that dirty cops might b…

21. Just by Accident

1975-02-28 • ⭐ 10.0

A race car driver dies in an apparent accident that his mother, an old friend of Jim's, thinks was no accident. It turns out he was part of an insurance scam outfit and they soon …

22. Roundabout

1975-03-07 • ⭐ 8.0

An insurance company hires Rockford to locate a missing woman who is due an inheritance. He finds her in Las Vegas where she is an unwitting pawn in a money laundering operation.

Top Cast

James Garner
James Garner
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.

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