The Rockford Files

Private investigator Jim Rockford is hired by a beautiful young woman to solve the murder of her father, a homeless man found beneath a pier two months earlier. The killing was never solved by the police. Following the success of this television movie, a series was launched the following season.

Director:
Richard T. Heffron

Writers:
Stephen J. Cannell
Roy Huggins

ames Garner ... Jim Rockford
Lindsay Wagner ... Sara Butler
William Smith ... Jerry Grimes
Nita Talbot ... Mildred Elias
Joe Santos ... Detective Dennis Becker
Robert Donley ... Joseph Rockford
Stuart Margolin ... Evelyn 'Angel' Martin
Michael Lerner ... Coroner Ruben Seelman
Bill Mumy ... Nick Butler
Pat Renella ... Morrie Talbot
Ted Gehring ... Norm Mitchell
Joshua Bryant ... Captain Harry Dell
Bill Quinn ... Harry Butler
Robert Williams ... Arnold DeMura
Claude Johnson ... Officer
Mike Steele ... Danford Baker
Luis Delgado ... Luis Delgado
Jack Garner ... Man in Washroom

Produced by
Stephen J. Cannell .... producer
Meta Rosenberg .... executive producer
Jo Swerling Jr. .... associate producer
Jo Swerling Jr. .... executive producer

Original Music by
Pete Carpenter
Mike Post

Cinematography by
Lamar Boren

Film Editing by
John J. Dumas

Casting by
Joe Scully

Art Direction by
Robert Luthardt

Set Decoration by
Gary Moreno
Donald J. Sullivan

Costume Design by
Charles Waldo

Production Management
William W. Gray .... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lamar Card .... assistant director
Howard G. Kazanjian .... assistant director

Sound Department
John K. Kean .... sound
Burdick S. Trask .... sound mixer

Stunts
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Orville Hallberg .... camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Richard Belding .... editorial supervisor

Music Department
Howard Mooney .... music supervisor

Other crew
Dominic Jack Pizzo Sr. .... production assistant (uncredited)