The Rockford Files | |
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Genre | Detective fiction |
Created by | Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell |
Starring | James Garner Noah Beery Jr. Joe Santos Gretchen Corbett Stuart Margolin |
Theme music composer | Mike Post Pete Carpenter |
Composers | Mike Post Pete Carpenter (co-composer with Post) Artie Kane (two episodes) Dick DeBenedictis (one episode) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 123 (+ pilot movie and 8 TV movies) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Stephen J. Cannell Meta Rosenberg |
Production locations | Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California Los Angeles Los Angeles Police Department, Hollywood Station - 1358 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, California Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Apartments, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions Cherokee Productions Universal Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 13, 1974 January 10, 1980 | –
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The Rockford Files is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in the supporting role of his father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, a retired truck driver. The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins had created the American western TV show Maverick (1957–1962), which Garner also starred, and he wanted to create a similar show in a modern-day detective setting. In 2002, The Rockford Files was ranked No. 39 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.[1]
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