The Rockford Files (theme) (#8). It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations. "The Rockford Files" won a 1975 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The B-side track (or "flip-side") entitled "Dixie Lullabye" was also composed by Post and Carpenter. The Rockford Files (theme) "The Rockford Files" is a 1975 instrumental by Mike Post and co-composer Pete Carpenter. The song is the theme from the TV series "The Rockford Files" starring James Garner. It appears at the opening and ending of each episode with different arrangements. Throughout the show's tenure, the theme song went through numerous evolutions, with later versions
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"