James Scott Rockford

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James Scott Rockford is the fictional private investigator protagonist of the 1970s television series "The Rockford Files," portrayed by actor James Garner.

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
activeYearsInUniverse 1970s
appearsIn The Rockford Files NERFINISHED
basedIn California, United States
surface form: California
characteristic frequently gets into trouble with the police
often avoids carrying a gun
closeAssociate Dennis Becker NERFINISHED
closeFriend Evelyn "Angel" Martin NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Roy Huggins NERFINISHED
Stephen J. Cannell NERFINISHED
familyName Rockford NERFINISHED
father Joseph "Rocky" Rockford NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Rockford Files NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Rockford Files pilot episode NERFINISHED
formerOccupation Korean War veteran
ex-convict
fullName James Scott Rockford NERFINISHED
gender male
genre crime drama
detective fiction
givenName James
hasRelative Joseph "Rocky" Rockford NERFINISHED
hasVehicle Pontiac Firebird NERFINISHED
homeLocation Paradise Cove NERFINISHED
knownFor answering machine messages at the start of episodes
using his wits instead of violence
languageOfWork English
livesIn trailer
medium television
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryConflict Korean War NERFINISHED
network NBC
nickname Jim Rockford NERFINISHED
occupation detective
private investigator
personalityTrait cynical
reluctant hero
portrayedBy James Garner NERFINISHED
professionDetail works mostly on low-budget cases
residence Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED
Malibu, California NERFINISHED
seriesDebut The Rockford Files season 1 NERFINISHED
settingPeriod contemporary 1970s Los Angeles
televisionSeriesEndYear 1980
televisionSeriesStartYear 1974
vehicleColor gold Pontiac Firebird

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Jim Rockford fullName James Scott Rockford