"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
Victor Toyota
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
James Turley
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Stephen J. Cannell
Teleplay
Roy Huggins
Story
Producer
Meta Rosenberg
Executive Producer
Pete Carpenter
Music
Mike Post
Lamar Boren
Director of Photography
John J. Dumas
Editor
Robert Luthardt
Art Direction
Donald J. Sullivan
Set Decoration
John K. Kean
Sound
Charles Waldo
Costume Coordinator
Hal Mooney
Music Supervisor