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Jim Rockford (Character)
from "The Rockford Files" (1974)

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The Rockford Files: Season 3: Episode 22 -- Rockford enters the case after his father, Rocky, vacationing in Hawaii, receives huge sums of money in the mail at home, and suddenly both the mob and Federal agents are interested in his good fortune.
The Rockford Files: Season 3: Episode 21 -- Counselor Beth Davenport hires Rockford to find a missing witness who can provide an alibi for her client, a football player who is charged with homicide, when she is suddenly harassed by phone calls and pornographic gifts.
The Rockford Files: Season 3: Episode 20 -- Police groupie Sweeney jeopardizes the lives of Rockford and Patsy Fossler, the woman he is shielding from hit men, when she tells the thugs where Jim is hiding her. Part 2 of 2.
The Rockford Files: Season 3: Episode 19 -- Police buff Lianne Sweeney causes problems for Detective Becker when she involves herself in Rockford's search for a mobster lawyer's missing fiancée. Part 1 of 2.
The Rockford Files: Season 3: Episode 18 -- A Vietnamese beauty hires Rockford to find her missing brother and the investigation uncovers a bizarre kidnap plot involving three ex-soldiers, a CIA agent, and $500,000 stolen from American payrolls in Saigon.

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James "Jim" Rockford is a wrongfully convicted felon... See more »

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  1. The Rockford Files (2010) (TV) Played by Dermot Mulroney

  2. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) Played by James Garner
  3. The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997) (TV) Played by James Garner
    ... aka "The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors" - USA (alternative title)
  4. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) Played by James Garner
  5. The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) Played by James Garner
  6. The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) (TV) Played by James Garner
  7. The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) (TV) Played by James Garner
  8. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) Played by James Garner
  9. The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) (TV) Played by James Garner

  10. "The Rockford Files"
    ... aka "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" - USA (syndication title)
        - Deadlock in Parma (1980) TV episode, Played by James Garner
        - Just a Coupla Guys (1979) TV episode, Played by James Garner
        - The Big Cheese (1979) TV episode, Played by James Garner
        - No-Fault Affair (1979) TV episode, Played by James Garner
        - The Hawaiian Headache (1979) TV episode, Played by James Garner
          (117 more)

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Mystery / Drama / Crime / Thriller See more »
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James Rockford / Private Detective / Sequel / Detective See more »

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Quotes:
From "The Rockford Files: Nice Guys Finish Dead (#6.7)" (1979)
Lance White: Maybe we should forget about lunch and follow up a lead or something?
Jim Rockford: Which lead did you have in mind, Lance?
Lance White: We don't have one, Jim.
Jim Rockford: [laughing] Then I guess it would be hard to follow up then, huh?
Lance White: C'mon, you and I both know that when you need a lead one always shows up. That's the way it works.
Jim Rockford: [Frustrated] No, it never just shows up, Lance. Never. Watch my lips: NEV - VER.
Freddie Beamer: Hey guys, look at this.
[He gives Rockford a picture]
Jim Rockford: What's that?
Freddie Beamer: I found this last night with the Senator. It was in his hand.
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