The Rockford Files
1974-1980 | Crime | USA | Created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell
Overview
Jim Rockford, ex con turned private eye, lived in a trailer by the ocean, got paid when he could, and left answering machine messages as the title sequence. James Garner easy charm rewrote the detective as a working stiff with bills and bruises. Cannell scripts and real car chases. The Mike Post theme hit the charts. The maverick PI with heart, hugely influential.
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