The Rockford Files
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The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980, and has remained in syndication to the present day. Garner portrays Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford with Noah Beery, Jr. in the supporting role of his father, a retired truck driver nicknamed “Rocky.”
The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins created the television show Maverick, which starred Garner, and he wanted to recapture that magic in a “modern day” detective setting. He teamed with Cannell, who had written for Jack Webb productions such as Adam-12 and Chase, to create The Rockford Files.
The show was credited as “A Public Arts/Roy Huggins Production” along with Universal Studios and in association with Cherokee Productions. Cherokee was owned by Garner, with partners Meta Rosenberg and Juanita Bartlett, who doubled as story editor during most of The Rockford Files’ run.
The series theme by composers Mike Post and Pete Carpenter was released as a single and went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the chart for 16 weeks. and won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for 1975.
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The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980, and has remained in syndication to the present day. Garner portrays Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford with Noah Beery, Jr. in the supporting role of his father, a retired truck driver nicknamed "Rocky."
The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins created the television show Maverick, which starred Garner, and he wanted to recapture that magic in a "modern day" detective setting. He teamed with Cannell, who had written for Jack Webb productions such as Adam-12 and Chase, to create The Rockford Files.
The show was credited as "A Public Arts/Roy Huggins Production" along with Universal Studios and in association with Cherokee Productions. Cherokee was owned by Garner, with partners Meta Rosenberg and Juanita Bartlett, who doubled as story editor during most of The Rockford Files' run.
The series theme by composers Mike Post and Pete Carpenter was released as a single and went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the chart for 16 weeks. and won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for 1975.
Original Name: The Rockford Files
Number of Seasons: 7
Number of Episodes: 131
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3
Vote Count: 26
Type: Scripted
Network(s): NBC
First Air Date: March 27, 1974
Last Air Date: August 3, 2000
Episode Runtime: 60 mins
Primary Year: 1974
Created by: Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins
Genres: Crime, Action
IMDB Link: tt0071042
Production Companies: Cherokee Productions, Universal Television, Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United States of America
- Season 0 — 2 Episodes — Air Date: September 2, 1996
- Season 1 — 23 Episodes — Air Date: March 27, 1974
- Season 2 — 22 Episodes — Air Date: May 15, 1979
- Season 3 — 22 Episodes — Air Date: August 1, 1978
- Season 4 — 22 Episodes — Air Date: June 20, 1978
- Season 5 — 22 Episodes — Air Date: July 17, 1979
- Season 6 — 12 Episodes — Air Date: May 27, 1980
- Season 7 — 8 Episodes — Air Date: February 2, 1996
- James Garner – Jim Rockford
- Noah Beery, Jr. – Joseph ‘Rocky’ Rockford
- Joe Santos – Sgt. Dennis Becker
- Stuart Margolin – Angel Martin
- Gretchen Corbett – Beth Davenport
- James Luisi – Lt. Doug Chapman
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