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The Rockford Files ()

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The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
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  • Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 27 nominations.
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  Jim Rockford (119 episodes, 1974-1980)
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  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (118 episodes, 1974-1980)
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  Dennis Becker (109 episodes, 1974-1980)
Luis Delgado ...
  Officer Billings / ... (43 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Angel Martin / ... (37 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Beth Davenport (33 episodes, 1974-1978)
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  Lt. Doug Chapman / ... (23 episodes, 1976-1979)
Jack Garner ...
  Bartender / ... (24 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Alex Diel / ... (8 episodes, 1974-1977)
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  Solly Marshall / ... (8 episodes, 1974-1978)
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  Booking Sergeant / ... (7 episodes, 1976-1979)
Shirley Anthony ...
  Receptionist / ... (7 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Dorsey / ... (7 episodes, 1974-1978)
George Loros ...
  'Anthony Boy' Gagglio / ... (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  Peggy Becker (6 episodes, 1975-1979)
John Davey ...
  Cowboy / ... (6 episodes, 1977-1980)
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  County Clerk / ... (6 episodes, 1975-1979)
Bruce Tuthill ...
  1st Hood / ... (6 episodes, 1975-1977)
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  Carl Richman / ... (6 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Carl Wronko / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1979)
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  Hammel / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1978)
Luke Andreas ...
  Syl / ... (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  Deputy Police Chief Eugene W. Towne / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1979)
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  Bernie Seldon / ... (5 episodes, 1976-1979)
Raymond O'Keefe ...
  Jake Sands / ... (5 episodes, 1976-1979)
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  Billy Mayhue / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Mort / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1979)
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  Federal Agent / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1978)
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  Bell / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1978)
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  Bob Coleman / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1979)
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  Edward Moss / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Linda Hassler / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Doris Parker / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Vern St. Cloud / ... (4 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  Clyde Russell / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Arnold Love / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1976)
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  Agent Mike Wolf / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  D.A. John Pleasance / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1977)
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  Brice / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1977)
Eddie Fontaine ...
  Augusto DePalma / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1978)
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  Johnny Lo Salvo / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
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  Bob Parsons / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
Al Stevenson ...
  L.J. (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
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  Armand Teasedale / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1978)
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  Nurse / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1979)
Bucklind Beery ...
  Off. Al Mazursky / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1978)
Ed Crick ...
  Campaigner / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1978)
Robert Ward ...
  2nd Workman B.J. / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1979)
Douglas Ryan ...
  2nd Partygoer / ... (4 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  John Cooper (4 episodes, 1978-1979)

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Plot Summary

Television series about Jim Rockford, an ex-convict-turned-private-investigator who would rather run away than fight and would rather go fishing than work. He isn't a coward, and he isn't lazy -- just rather on the cautious side, that's all. And he bears a very strong resemblance to Western television hero Bret Maverick. Rockford is sometimes assisted (and sometimes deterred) in his cases by friends Dennis Becker (a police detective), Evelyn "Angel" Martin (his cowardly former cellmate) and pretty Beth Davenport (his lawyer). Written by Marty McKee

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Also Known As
  • Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (United States)
  • Deux cent dollars plus les frais (France)
  • Detektiv Rockford - Anruf genügt (Germany)
  • Los casos de Rockford (Spain)
  • Rockford (West Germany)
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  • 50 min
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Trivia Co-writer/co-producer David Chase would go on afterwards to create another famous series, The Sopranos (1999). As a little tribute to this series, a scene in a first season episode of The Sopranos is set in a retirement home where the residents are watching television. Though the picture can't be seen, the theme music for The Rockford Files (1974) can be heard. See more »
Goofs Throughout the series Rockford's trailer, parked in a parking lot, has electricity and running water, yet there is no evidence of a power line or plumbing attached to the unit. Also, it often changed position: sometimes it was parked parallel to the beach, and sometimes perpendicular to it. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976). See more »
Crazy Credits The message left on the answering machine at the opening credits changes from episode to episode, usually as some kind of gag. Occasionally it dealt with some part of the forthcoming story. Frequently the voice was of supporting actors on the show, either as themselves or as a completely unrelated character. See more »
Quotes Jim Rockford: Yeah well, we got snarled up in a case in August. I ended up doing 90 days on a county honor farm.
Lance White: Well, I'm sorry about that Jim, but I had my client's interests to protect, and you did break into that hotel room.
Jim Rockford: What client? Who where you working for? Nobody seemed to know.
Lance White: Well, that was kind of a strange one, those three little boys hired me.
Jim Rockford: The triplets? They were only eight years old.
Lance White: Yeah well, when their folks were killed by the mob, I kind of took 'em in. Finally, I made arrangements for them to live on a friend's farm in Vermont.
Jim Rockford: Isn't that nice? A happy ending. We all got to go to a farm.
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