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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James Scott Rockford canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
television character ⓘ
activeYearsInUniverse 1970s ⓘ
appearsIn The Rockford Files ⓘ
basedIn California ⓘ
characteristic frequently gets into trouble with the police ⓘ
often avoids carrying a gun ⓘ
closeAssociate Dennis Becker ⓘ
closeFriend Evelyn "Angel" Martin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
createdBy Roy Huggins ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ
familyName Rockford ⓘ
linked to: Rockford, Illinois
father Joseph "Rocky" Rockford ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Rockford Files ⓘ
firstAppearance The Rockford Files pilot episode ⓘ
linked to: The Rockford Files
formerOccupation Korean War veteran ⓘ
ex-convict ⓘ
fullName James Scott Rockford ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasRelative Joseph "Rocky" Rockford ⓘ
hasVehicle Pontiac Firebird ⓘ
homeLocation Paradise Cove ⓘ
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 ⓘ
network NBC ⓘ
nickname Jim Rockford ⓘ
occupation detective ⓘ
private investigator ⓘ
personalityTrait cynical ⓘ
reluctant hero ⓘ
portrayedBy James Garner ⓘ
professionDetail works mostly on low-budget cases ⓘ
residence Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles County

Malibu, California ⓘ
seriesDebut The Rockford Files season 1 ⓘ
linked to: The Rockford Files
settingPeriod contemporary 1970s Los Angeles ⓘ
televisionSeriesEndYear 1980 ⓘ
televisionSeriesStartYear 1974 ⓘ
vehicleColor gold Pontiac Firebird ⓘ

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Jim Rockford → fullName → James Scott Rockford ⓘ
James Scott Rockford → fullName → James Scott Rockford ⓘ