Jim Rockford (television character) Logan Echolls calls the titular character "Rockford", referencing Jim Rockford. Jim Rockford (television character) James Scott Rockford is a fictional character on the television series "The Rockford Files". The character, played by James Garner, is a struggling private investigator operating in the greater Los Angeles area. Rockford is the principal character of the series, and Garner was the only actor to appear in every episode of the series. Unlike many other fictional "private eyes", he is an ex-convict, albeit one who was falsely imprisoned (at San Quentin Prison) and later fully pardoned. One episode tells that because of the carelessness
Paul Stevens (actor) for the Planet of the Apes". Stevens was a guest star on many television series from 1954 until 1977, including "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Wild Wild West" ("The Night of the Samurai"), "The Rockford Files", "The Streets of San Francisco", "Baretta", "Ironside", "Police Story", "Gunsmoke", "Mannix", "", "Hawaii Five-0", "McMillan and Wife" and "Playhouse 90". Paul Stevens (actor) Paul Stevens (January 17, 1921 – June 4, 1986) was an American film and television actor. Stevens played Colonel Charles R. Codman in the 1970 film "Patton". He also appeared in "Exodus", as a key congressional witness in "Advise and Consent"