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The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Jim Rockford is an ex-con and private detective. He was falsely convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but that doesn't stop him from using his ex-con buddies to help him solve crimes. Nothing comes easy for Rockford, but he works hard and usually gets shot at or beat up at least once per episode.
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  • Another detective (Louis Gossett Jr.) tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise; guest David White.

  • While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.

  • A real-estate agent (Susan Strasberg) has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money; guest Veronica Hamel.

  • Rockford's stewardess friend (Sharon Gless) becomes a killer's target after a conversation with a passenger.

  • Rockford and Rocky get temporary custody of a 9-year-old (Kim Richards) searching for her father (Burt Young).

  • Rockford's fiancée (Susan Howard) asks him to retrieve and return oil company money her father stole three years earlier.

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Jim Rockford is an ex-con and private detective. He was falsely convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but that doesn't stop him from using his ex-con buddies to help him solve crimes. Nothing comes easy for Rockford, but he works hard and usually gets shot at or beat up at least once per episode.

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James Garner, Noah Beery, Joe Santos, Gretchen Corbett, Stuart Margolin, Bo Hopkins, Tom Atkins, James Luisi, Tom Selleck, Mariette Hartley

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