The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974 – 1980)

1974 • 6 seasons • Crime, Drama • TV-PG

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Episode 2 — Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

Season 5 • The Rockford Files

Released: 1978-09-29 • Crime/Drama/Mystery

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A doctor's murder has direct connections to the Mob, and Jim comes to the assistance of hooker friend Rita Capcovik (Rita Moreno) when she finds herself entangled in it.

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Season 5 · Episode 2 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
Heartaches of a Fool
1978-09-22

Episode 2
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
1978-09-29

Episode 3
The Jersey Bounce
1978-10-06

Episode 4
White on White and Nearly Perfect
1978-10-20

Episode 5
Kill the Messenger
1978-10-27

Episode 6
The Empty Frame
1978-11-03

Episode 7
Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
1978-11-10

Episode 8
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
1978-11-17

Episode 9
Black Mirror: Part 1
1978-11-24

Episode 10
Black Mirror: Part 2
1978-11-24

Episode 11
A Fast Count
1978-12-01

Episode 12
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
1978-12-08

Episode 13
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
0000-00-00

Episode 14
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
1979-01-12

Episode 15
Guilt
1979-01-19

Episode 16
The Deuce
1979-01-25

Episode 17
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
1979-02-10

Episode 18
The Return of the Black Shadow
1979-02-17

Episode 19
A Material Difference
1979-02-24

Episode 20
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
1979-03-03

Episode 21
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
1979-03-03

Episode 22
A Different Drummer
1979-04-13

Information

Episode air date	29.09.1978
Episode runtime	44 min
Episode rating	8.00
Genres	Crime / Drama / Mystery
TMDB series rating	7.6
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Additional videos

The Rockford Files Season 1 Intro

The Rockford Files Season 1 Intro

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Cast

James Garner
Jim Rockford

Noah Beery Jr.
Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford

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