The hit 1974 series pilot aired on NBC March 27, 1974, as a 90-minute made-for-television movie. In the pilot, Lindsay Wagner also starred and later made a return appearance. The pilot was titled Backlash of the Hunter for syndication.
Cast
James Garner
Jim Rockford
Lindsay Wagner
Sara Butler
William Smith
Jerry Grimes
Nita Talbot
Mildred Elias
Joe Santos
Dennis Becker
Robert Donley
Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
Stuart Margolin
Angel Martin
Bill Mumy
Nick Butler
Pat Renella
Morrie Talbot
Michael Lerner
Dr. Ruben Seelman
Ted Gehring
Norm Mitchell
Joshua Bryant
Capt. Harry Dell
Bill Quinn
Harry Butler
Robert B. Williams
Arnold Demura
Claude Johnson
Officer
Mike Steele
Danford Baker
Luis Delgado
Luis Delgado (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri
(uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Detective (uncredited)
Jack Garner
Man in Washroom (uncredited)
Robert Hitchcock
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Parker
Karate School Telephone Clerk (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
June Smaney
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Victor Toyota
Store Clerk (uncredited)
James Turley
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Roy Huggins
Story
Stephen J. Cannell
Teleplay, Producer
John J. Dumas
Editor
Lamar Boren
Director of Photography
Meta Rosenberg
Executive Producer
Charles Waldo
Costume Coordinator
John K. Kean
Sound
Hal Mooney
Music Supervisor
Pete Carpenter
Music
Mike Post
Music
Donald J. Sullivan
Set Decoration
Robert Luthardt
Art Direction