Al Stevenson Movies
- 1979
Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.) is delighted at the prospect of his son Jim (James Garner) being reunited with interior decorator Valerie Pointer (Patrick Crowley), who'd been Jim's girlfriend back in the late 1950s'. But Val has a habit of stirring up trouble wherever she goes--and on this occasion, she is being stalked by a would-be murderer. Likely suspects include Val's son-in-law Eric (Ted Shackelford) and her rather formidable new client Zarakarian (Robert Quarry)--and what about Jean Ludwig (Elizabeth Brooks), who offers a job to Jim for the express purpose of getting him out of town and far away from the luckless Val? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1977
On behalf of Vietnamese refugee Mai (Irene Yah-Ling Sun), Jim (James Garner) searches for the girl's brother Vinh (Jim Ishida), who myseriously vanished after leaving a relocation center. It turns out that Vinh has been waylaid by a couple of war veterans (from the "Catering Corps") who want the missing Vihn to lead them to the $500,000 they'd stolen just before the fall of Saigon. Complicating matters is the fact that Mai seems utterly incapable of telling Jim the whole truth. Counterpointing this intrigue is a running gag involving Jim's dad Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.) and his buddy L.J. (Al Stevenson). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1976
Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) is put "on the spot" when he witnesses a bungled gangland slaying. For a while, Fred basks in the likelihood that he will earn a 25,000-dollar reward for identifying the would-be assassin. Unfortunately, the gunman has decided to add Fred to his hit list, generously prepared to knock off two for the price of one. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, (more)
- 1975
Pat Morita makes another series appearance as Fred Sanford's Japanese friend Ah Chew. Hoping to get Fred (Redd Foxx) to invest in a Japanese restaurant, Ah Chew puts on an impressive display of his vast -- and extremely inexpensive -- culinary skills. Fred is in fact so impressed that he converts the Sanford living room into a "teriyaki palace." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, (more)
- 1975
In the first episode of a two-part story, Jim (James Garner) wants to find out why his dad Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.) is being harrassed by hoodlums. It turns out that Rocky has inadvertently eavesdropped on a hijacking scheme involving his friend Johnny LoSalvo (Ted Gehring). The title of this episode refers to a neighborhood liquor store frequented by Rocky and his "secret" lady friend Mary Ramsey (Rosemary DeCamp)--and which of course, figures prominently in the plot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1974
In the first episode of a two-part story, Alec Morris (John Carter), a terrified computer programmer for Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated, comes to Jim Rockford (James Garner) for help, only to be promptly kindapped. Following up this puzzling incident on behalf of Morris' wife Helen (Priscilla Pointer), Jim finds out that there's a major coverup in the works--and that he is up against some very powerful people who will stop at nothing to prevent him from learning the whole truth. Al Stevenson makes his first series appearance in the recurring role of L.J., an old pal of Jim's dad Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1974
Leslie Nielsen guest stars as Michael Hagar, the mastermind of a million-dollar diamond heist. What Hagar doesn't realize is that he is being manipulated into adding murder to his list of crimes. Pulling the strings is Hagar's sexy partner Paula (Ja'net DuBois, a duplicitous loan shark who has planned all along to use the jewel robbery to cover up the killing of her husband. Kojak (Telly Savalas) has a high old time bringing the villains to justice in this episode, which also features an early appearance by Antonio Fargas, aka "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1972
In this drama, a Louisiana black man has brought his family to Los Angeles to fulfill his dream of opening his own bakery. For him, it was a great gamble as he had no credit, and little money. Still, he manages to get the bakery going. Unfortunately, the business is not able to sustain itself and the fellow is forced to close it down and take a sanitation job. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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