The Rockford Files the series. Frequent directors included William Wiard (23 episodes), Lawrence Doheny (10 episodes), and Ivan Dixon (previously a regular on "Hogan's Heroes") (9 episodes). Veteran actor James Coburn directed an episode. Coburn had co-starred with Garner in the classic movies "The Great Escape" (1963) and "The Americanization of Emily" (1964). Other actors who directed episodes include Jackie Cooper (3 episodes) Richard Crenna and Dana Elcar (1 episode each). Co-creator Stephen J. Cannell directed several episodes; series regular Stuart Margolin and executive producer Meta Rosenberg each helmed 2; and James Garner directed one episode in the second season, "The Girl in
Rockford Register Star Rockford Register Star The Rockford Register Star is the Rockford, Illinois, United States metropolitan area's primary daily newspaper. The paper took its name with the 1979 merger of two influential Rockford competitors, "The Register Republic" (founded , daily since ) and "The Morning Star" (founded ). In April 2007, Gannett announced it was selling the paper to Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media. The "Register Star" is the fifth-highest circulation Illinois newspaper. As of September 2006, the newspaper's Sunday circulation was 70,300—the 163rd-largest in the United States. The newspaper is published from the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street