The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files
Title card with Noah Beery Jr. in photograph
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)
Production
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 (1974-09-13) – January 10, 1980 (1980-01-10)
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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]