The Rockford Files (theme) 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 containing a distinct electric guitar-based bridge section played by session guitarist Dan Ferguson. The song spent four months on the charts and in August 1975 became a Top 10 hit in the U.S. (#10, for two weeks) and in Canada
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"