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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,598 posts) Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:01 PM Mar 2021

On this day, March 27, 1974, the movie pilot of "The Rockford Files" was aired.

On this date in 1974, #TheRockfordFiles television movie pilot aired on NBC starring #JamesGarner, in which a woman (#LindsayWagner) hires Rockford to discover if her father's death was homicide or suicide. #BillMumy also guest stars. "Rocky" is portrayed by #RobertDonley.

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On this day, March 27, 1974, the movie pilot of "The Rockford Files" was aired. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 OP

Loved the Rockford Files. Can't remember it. But i loved it. applegrove Mar 2021 #1

Great show. And Garner was a serious Dem. Hoyt Mar 2021 #2

Loved The Rockford Files, Jim Garner, all of it. Even Oldem Mar 2021 #3

James Garner was always a favorite of mine. Just saw a bunch of western films I'd not seen p hlthe2b Mar 2021 #4

Garner was a great Democrat (see photo below with Dianne Carroll at March on Washington) brush Mar 2021 #5

I loved the Rockford Files. niyad Mar 2021 #6

GREAT SHOW! Never missed an episode! George McGovern Mar 2021 #7

Just like Dick Clark, he never aged. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #8

applegrove

(122,835 posts)

1. Loved the Rockford Files. Can't remember it. But i loved it.

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Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:10 PM

Mar 2021

Hoyt

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2. Great show. And Garner was a serious Dem.

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Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:14 PM

Mar 2021

Oldem

(833 posts)

3. Loved The Rockford Files, Jim Garner, all of it. Even

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Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:30 PM

Mar 2021

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hlthe2b

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4. James Garner was always a favorite of mine. Just saw a bunch of western films I'd not seen p

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Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:56 PM

Mar 2021

previously with Garner. Whether playing the "good guy" or the (sort of) "bad guy," he always had a bit of a twinkle in his eye and a humorous edge.

He was just a very entertaining actor.