abstract: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 1979, he left NBC Universal where he spent eight years under contract creating and writing series such as theRockfordFiles, to start his own independent production company.