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"The Rockford Files" Kill the Messenger (TV Episode 1978) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ivan Dixon

Writing Credits  

Roy Huggins ... (created by) and
Stephen J. Cannell ... (created by)
 
Juanita Bartlett ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

James Garner ... Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Jr. ... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
Joe Santos ... Dennis Becker
W.K. Stratton W.K. Stratton ... Police Sgt. Frank Dusenberg
Byron Morrow ... Deputy Police Chief Eugene W. Towne
Pat Finley ... Peggy Becker
James Luisi ... Lt. Doug Chapman
Alex Colon ... Nick 'Captain Crunch' Donofrio
Ed Harris ... Rudy Kempner
Tony Crupi Tony Crupi ... Bandit
Don Diamond ... Lt. Alvarez
Lee Farr Lee Farr ... Booking Suspect
Robert Cleaves Robert Cleaves ... Leo Benbrook
Nancy Parsons ... Miss Buettner
Frank McRae ... Junior
Michael LaGuardia Michael LaGuardia ... Officer Shumway
Sterling Swanson Sterling Swanson ... Store Manager
Bucklind Beery Bucklind Beery ... Officer Mazursky
Tiger Williams Tiger Williams ... Little Den
Joey Miller Joey Miller ... Scotty
Doris Donaldson Doris Donaldson ... Maude
John Wheeler ... Cliff
Ed Dogans Ed Dogans ... Guard (as Edward Dogans)
Luis Delgado Luis Delgado ... Officer Billings
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Epper Tony Epper ... Jerry (uncredited)
George Tracy George Tracy ... Man In Station (uncredited)

Produced by 

Stephen J. Cannell ... supervising producer
David Chase ... producer
J. Rickley Dumm ... associate producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson ... producer
Meta Rosenberg ... executive producer

Music by 

Pete Carpenter
Mike Post

Cinematography by 

Andrew Jackson ... director of photography

Editing by 

Rod Stephens ... (as Roderic G. Stephens)

Art Direction by 

Robert Crawley Sr. ... (as Robert Crawley)

Set Decoration by 

Robert L. Zilliox ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by 

Kent Warner

Production Management 

Zane Radney ... unit production manager
Charles Clement ... post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Leonard R. Garner Jr. ... second assistant director (as Leonard R. Garner)
David Menteer ... first assistant director
Don Wilkerson ... dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department 

Stan Benbrooks ... assistant property master
Craig Binkley ... property master
William Fannon ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

John R. Carter ... sound (as John Carter)
Walt Jenevein ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by 

Ted Koerner ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Jerry Brutsche ... stunt double (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Steve Lydecker ... camera operator
Charles R. Young ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Dodie McLean ... casting

Editorial Department 

Ron Nichols ... colorist: digital remastering (uncredited)

Music Department 

Morrie McNaughton ... music editor
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Juanita Bartlett ... executive story consultant
Lorraine C Dow ... film librarian

See also

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