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
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"