

98 minutes
3/27/1974
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.

James Garner
as Jim Rockford

Lindsay Wagner
as Sara Butler

William Smith
as Jerry Grimes

Nita Talbot
as Mildred Elias

Joe Santos
as Dennis Becker

Robert Donley
as Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford

Stuart Margolin
as Angel Martin

Bill Mumy
as Nick Butler

Pat Renella
as Morrie Talbot

Michael Lerner
as Dr. Ruben Seelman

Ted Gehring
as Norm Mitchell
Joshua Bryant
as Capt. Harry Dell

Bill Quinn
as Harry Butler

Robert B. Williams
as Arnold Demura

Claude Johnson
as Officer
Mike Steele
as Danford Baker

Luis Delgado
as Luis Delgado (uncredited)

Nick Dimitri
as (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
as Detective (uncredited)
Jack Garner
as Man in Washroom (uncredited)
Robert Hitchcock
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Ed Parker
as Karate School Telephone Clerk (uncredited)
Tony Regan
as Maitre d' (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
June Smaney
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Victor Toyota
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
James Turley
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)