Rockford Files, The - "Nice Guys Finish Dead" (1979)

Synopsis: An episode of the popular detective series, starring the beloved James Garner as Jim Rockford, an ex-con who's now a laid-back private eye. The annual Private Detectives Association Awards is... An episode of the popular detective series, starring the beloved James Garner as Jim Rockford, an ex-con who's now a laid-back private eye. The annual Private Detectives Association Awards is fast approaching, and Jim Rockford is in the running for a prestigious honor. His chief competition: Lance White, a smooth, sharp, handsome private eye, who REALLY gets Rockford's goat. But at the ceremony, a guest speaker is found dead in the bathroom -- and Fred Beamer, a friend of both Rockford's and White's, is suddenly the prime suspect. The rival sleuths join forces and set out to solve the crime. [More]

Starring: James Garner, Noah Beery, Joe Santos, James Whitmore

Starring: James Garner, Noah Beery, Joe Santos, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland, Larry Manetti, Erica Hagen, James Luisi, Tom Selleck

Director: John Patterson

Director: John Patterson

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