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Backlash of the Hunter (1)

TV Movie pilot for the series. James Garner (as Jim Rockford), Joe Santos (as Dennis Becker), and Stuart Margolin (as Angel Martin) all debut in their series roles. Also featured is Robert Donley as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, a role that would be recast in the subsequent series. Private investigator Jim Rockford is hired by a beautiful young woman to investigate the murder of her father, a homeless man found beneath a pier two months earlier whose killing has been left unsolved by the police.

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  • Originally Aired March 27, 1974
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Special Position Airs before season 1, episode 1
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Production Code 81796
  • Network NBC
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Special Category Pilots
  • Created February 7, 2015 by
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  • Modified August 8, 2023 by
    F.J. Trescothik
Name Type Role
Stephen J. Cannell Writer
Nita Talbot Guest Star
Stuart Margolin Guest Star
Billy Mumy Guest Star
Michael Lerner Guest Star
Mike Steele Guest Star
Ted Gehring Guest Star
William Smith Guest Star
Lindsay Wagner Guest Star
Robert Donley Guest Star
Richard T. Heffron Director