SIXTH SEASON, 1979-80
Executive Producer: Meta Rosenberg
Supervising Producers: Stephen J. Cannell & Chas. Floyd Johnson
Producer: Juanita Bartlett
Associate Producer: John David
 
[Margolin wins Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series;
series is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series Emmy; Beery is
nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]
 
 
79/09/28
PARADISE COVE
W,D: Stephen J. Cannell [W:34/D:3]
Rockford uncovers a 50-year old whiskey smuggling case as he checks out
the suspiciously active neighbor who won a $35,000 personal injury
judgment against him. (Rocky, Becker, Angel, Billings)
Althea Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mariette Hartley
Carl Colton "C.C." Calloway. . . . . . . . Leif Ericson
John McLinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Byron Morrow [5]
Cliff Calloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick Herrick
 
Nurse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Avila
Rudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Davey [5]
Jake Sands [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond O'Keefe [5]
Frankie Reva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Branscombe Richmond
Mick Jarrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Summers
Kermit Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Brubaker
@Roscoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Brocco [3]
[Hartley is nominated for an Emmy award for this episode]
 
 
79/10/12
LIONS, TIGERS, MONKEYS AND DOGS
W: Juanita Bartlett [32]
D: William Wiard [21]
Rockford is hired to protect a jet setter after several unaccountable
attempts on her life. (2 hrs.) (Rocky, Becker, Angel, Chapman, Billings)
Kendall Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bacall (A)
Princess Irene Rachevsky . . . . . . . . . Dana Wynter
Blake Stenlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Nelson [2]
Linda Hassler [1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrine Michaels [3]
August Fairfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Lombard
Freddie Danzig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Thomas
 
Capt. McEnroe [1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Garner [20]
Repairman Craik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Dunlap
Peter Pantazzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Cedar
Henri Tayir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Til
Max Escobedo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abel Franco
Attorney Eyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Marin
Paul Juliano Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Miratti
Bren Dagley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley Anthony [3]
Gordon Flack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Des Barres [2]
Richard Soderling. . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Picerni
2nd Partygoer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Ryan [4]
Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Ayer
Paul Juliano Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alfred Dennis [2]
Donna Soderling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Parrish [2]
Maitre d'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivan Saric
Sherry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melody Thomas
1st Partygoer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Worth
Policeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wally Taylor
@Tommy Minette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmine Caridi
@Charles Martel [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . Leo V. Gordon [3]
[Bacall is nominated for an Emmy award for this episode]
 
 
79/10/19
ONLY ROCK'N ROLL WILL NEVER DIE, PART 1
W: David Chase [14]
D: William Wiard [22]
A rock star hires Rockford to cure some heavy blues: his record producer
has vanished, he's being sued for palimony by a former sweetie and his
latest album is being pirated by the mob. (Rocky, Becker, Billings)
Tim Richie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristoffer Tabori
Whitney Cox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcia Strassman
Eddie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Loros [4]
Ronny Martz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lenny Baker (AA)
 
Bernie Seldon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Brock [4]
Diane Bjornstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leigh Christian
Alain Florio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Paul Vignon
Mitchell Robinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Carney [2]
Dwight Deleau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Champion
Julie Immelman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Marie Teige
Jody Immelman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Lee Teige
Honore Florio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alain Chappuis
Capt. McEnroe [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Garner [21]
Chiyoko Takai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion Yue
Jerry Ito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Dizon
Lindy Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurie Lea Schaefer
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathryn O'Neil
Anchorman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Rowe
 
 
79/10/26
ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL WILL NEVER DIE, PART 2
(see above)
 
 
79/11/09
LOVE IS THE WORD
W: David Chase [15]
D: John Patterson [1]
Rockford is dismayed, then alarmed when a cherished friend asks him to
search for her fiance, who's wanted for murder. (Rocky)
Megan Dougherty [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Harrold [2]
Jeffrey Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Herrera
Randy Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David-James Carroll
Kenny Spector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Cox
Lt. Dwayne Kefir . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Williams
Keith Keoloha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Cadiente
Patty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Kennedy
Rayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Mandrell
 
 
79/11/16
NICE GUYS FINISH DEAD
W: Stephen J. Cannell [35]
D: John Patterson [2]
Rockford's handsome, rich, elegant and galling rival lends his presence
to a private eyes' awards dinner otherwise distinguished by the murder
of its guest speaker. (Chapman)
Freddie Beamer [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . James Whitmore Jr. [2]
Lance White [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Selleck [2]
Vern St. Cloud [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Oakland [3]
Larry St. Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Manetti
Brandy Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Hagen
 
Carmine DeAngelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Bernard
Mrs. DeAngelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fritzi Burr [5]
TV Commentator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roscoe Born
Carl Richman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Lerner [5]
Newsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Jones
Ed Fuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Berry
Attendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Norman Cruz
Norm Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Dunn
Police Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Lombardo
@Mike Mikelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Roselius
 
 
79/11/23
THE HAWAIIAN HEADACHE
W: Stephen J. Cannell [36]
D: William Wiard [23]
In Hawaii, Rockford is dragooned into a "routine" intelligence errand by
his old Army commander. (Rocky, Becker, Angel, Billings)
"Howling Mad" Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Swofford [5]
Gordon Lyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Murtaugh [4]
Dwight Whipple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W.K. Stratton [3]
Dutch Ingram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Cary [2]
Sgt. Oknemoto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Kamekona
Capt. McEnroe [3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Garner [22]
Shawn Kimotto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esmond Chung
Benny Kimotto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Hoopai
Mrs. Ingram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Blissett
Marshal Mingus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Borges
 
 
79/11/30
NO FAULT AFFAIR
W: Juanita Bartlett [33]
D: Corey Allen [3]
Prostitute Rita Capkovic wants a new line of work, but a sadistic pimp
wants otherwise. (Becker, Angel, Peggy)
Rita Capkovic [3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Moreno [3] (SGS)
Al Haluska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Douglas [2]
Linda Hassler [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrine Michaels [4]
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ignatius Wolfington
 
Hildy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloria Calomee
Mr. Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Beckley
Mrs. Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Freeman [2]
Carla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Bercovici
Lily Showalter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jillian Kesner
Mrs. Stelnitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mavis Neal Palmer
Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Michaels
Perry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Barker
 
 
79/12/07
THE BIG CHEESE
W: Shel Willens
D: Joseph Pevney
A reporter writing an expose of a union crook is murdered after mailing
a package to Rockford, who now becomes the killer's target.
(Rocky, Becker, Angel [34], Chapman)
Sally Packard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constance Towers
Chuck Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Manson [2]
 
George Neff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Pentecost [2]
Allan Calder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian J. Pevney
Sgt. Roy Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hank Brandt [3]
Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Andrews
Coco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Lonow
Walter Winterwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Hobbs
 
 
79/12/14
JUST A COUPLA GUYS
W: David Chase [16]
D: Ivan Dixon [9]
Two klutzy punks try to break into the rackets through a reformed mob
boss. [Pilot for an unsold series]
Eugene Conigliaro [2]. . . . . . . . . . . Greg Antonacci [2]
Mickey Long [2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Davis [2]
Joseph Lombard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Green [3]
Tony DeMichel (Martine). . . . . . . . . . Antony Ponzini
Cardinal Finnerty. . . . . . . . . . . . . Arch Johnson
Beppy Conigliaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Oakland [4] (AA)
Renee Lombard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Donaldson
Kathlene O'Meara . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Riker
 
Albert Constantine . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Carnell [3]
Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Sinclair
Anthony Martine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Tobey
Transit Cop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Howard [3]
Vito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Alfasa
Car Rental Attendant . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Hankinson [2]
Jean Martine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Rhodes
Delivery Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Deemer
School Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Taslitz
Detective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Wein
1st Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick Rule
2nd Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Thompson
 
 
80/01/10
DEADLOCK IN PARMA
S: Don L. Gold [3] & Lester Wm Burke [3]
T: Lester Wm Burke, Rudolph Borchert [5]
D: Winrich Kolb
On a fishing trip, Rockford gets caught in a vicious political imbroglio
caused by rival gambling syndicates trying to make inroads into a new
territory.
Carrie Osgood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Kearns
Sheriff Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Beckman
Mayor Sindell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Hardin [3]
Henry Gersh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Sirola [2]
Stan Belding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Piazza
 
John Traynor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Cavanaugh
Lee Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Edward McKinley
Perry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgil Frye
Deputy Murray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Grubbs
Officer Chet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Clover
Hy Newman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Letner
Councilman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Dunlap
Mechanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Davey [6]
Waiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Larson
City Hall Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Munday
Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Carroll [2]
State Trooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Scott [3]
Virgil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick J. Flynn
Councilwoman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Hale

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