The Rockford Files guest stars
136 actors have guest-starred in The Rockford Files across 123 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Stuart Margolin, Angel, Teeta Skerritt in 5 episodes. 81 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Margolin | Angel, Teeta Skerritt | 5 |
| David S. Cass, Sr. | Casey, Mort, Sid | 4 |
| Jerome Guardino | Carl Dorado, Hank, Vito | 3 |
| Michael Lerner | Arnold Love, Murray Rosner | 3 |
| Ned Beatty | Leon Fielder, Al Brennan | 3 |
| Nick Dimitri | Security Guard, Sammy | 3 |
| Todd Martin | Robert Wendkos, Policeman | 3 |
| Vince Howard | Billy Mayhue, Police Officer | 3 |
| Corinne Camacho | Janet Carr | 2 |
| Fred Lerner | Lou, Parking Attendant | 2 |
| Gretchen Corbett | Beth Davenport | 2 |
| Harold Gould | Mr. Brockelman | 2 |
| Howard Hesseman | Al Steever | 2 |
| Jennifer Holmes | Amy | 2 |
| Joe E. Tata | Norman Abbott Kline, Solly Marshall | 2 |
| Leo Gordon | Charles Martell, Clark Streeter | 2 |
| Mills Watson | George Bassett, Sgt. Larsen | 2 |
| Paul Fix | Joe Tooley | 2 |
| Pernell Roberts | B.J. Anderson | 2 |
| Robert Hogan | Police Sgt. Ted Coopersmith | 2 |
| Russell Thorson | Arthur Kenner | 2 |
| Trisha Noble | Odette Lependieu | 2 |
| Abe Vigoda | Al Dancer | 1 |
| Adrian Ricard | Betty Connor | 1 |
| Angus Duncan | Joe Baron, Jr. | 1 |
The Rockford Files guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 71 | Michael Lerner, Ned Beatty, Abe Vigoda, Adrian Ricard, Angus Duncan, Bruce Kirby, Christine Dickinson, Corinne Camacho, Dave Morick, Dennis McCarthy, Dick Gautier, Dino Seragusa and 59 more |
| Season 2 | 11 | David S. Cass, Sr., Dick Butkus, Isaac Hayes, Jerome Guardino, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, John Saxon, Jonathan Goldsmith, Ray Danton, Rob Reiner, Stuart Margolin, Vince Howard |
| Season 3 | 22 | Avery Schreiber, Conchata Ferrell, David S. Cass, Sr., Elayne Heilveil, Fred Lerner, Gerald McRaney, Gretchen Corbett, Jack Bannon, James Luisi, James Wainwright, Jerome Guardino, John Durren and 10 more |
| Season 4 | 15 | Howard Hesseman, Nick Dimitri, Paul Fix, Pernell Roberts, Robert Hogan, Russell Thorson, Vince Howard, Dick Balduzzi, Doug Hale, Edward Binns, Jerome Guardino, Richard Sanders and 3 more |
| Season 5 | 24 | David S. Cass, Sr., Harold Gould, Jennifer Holmes, Leo Gordon, Stuart Margolin, Todd Martin, Trisha Noble, Carmen Argenziano, Don "Red" Barry, Ed Harris, Elisabeth Brooks, Frank Christi and 12 more |
| Season 6 | 10 | Corinne Camacho, Gloria Calomee, Ignatius Wolfington, Jerry Douglas, Karen Bercovici, Rita Moreno, Robin Riker, Sandy Freeman, Van Williams, William Beckley |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In The Rockford Files | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen Argenziano | Dumas | 27 |
| James Cromwell | Terry | 21 |
| Bruce Kirby | Carl Lemay | 19 |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | Nino | 19 |
| Norman Alden | Roland Eddy | 19 |
| Harold Gould | Mr. Brockelman | 18 |
| Robin Riker | Kathlene O'Meara | 17 |
| Tom Bower | Officer Hensley | 17 |
| Robert Sampson | Arthur Horvath | 16 |
| Vince Howard | Billy Mayhue, Police Officer | 15 |
| Howard Hesseman | Al Steever | 15 |
| Robert Hogan | Police Sgt. Ted Coopersmith | 15 |
| Conchata Ferrell | Ella Mae White | 15 |
| John Saxon | Dave Delaroux | 15 |
| Marc Alaimo | Farber | 15 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David S. Cass, Sr. | Casey, Mort, Sid | 4 |
| Jerome Guardino | Carl Dorado, Hank, Vito | 3 |
| Stuart Margolin | Angel, Teeta Skerritt | 5 |
| Michael Lerner | Arnold Love, Murray Rosner | 3 |
| Ned Beatty | Leon Fielder, Al Brennan | 3 |
| Nick Dimitri | Security Guard, Sammy | 3 |
| Todd Martin | Robert Wendkos, Policeman | 3 |
| Vince Howard | Billy Mayhue, Police Officer | 3 |
| Fred Lerner | Lou, Parking Attendant | 2 |
| Joe E. Tata | Norman Abbott Kline, Solly Marshall | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Murder, She Wrote — 31 shared actors
- Mission: Impossible — 30 shared actors
- The A-Team — 28 shared actors
- Hawaii Five-O — 27 shared actors
- Hunter — 25 shared actors
- Gunsmoke — 24 shared actors
- Bonanza — 23 shared actors
- Knight Rider — 23 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.