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10. Rockford was the best.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 08:19 PM

Jul 2014

In those days, TV private investigators were flawless and sophisticated. They never worried about collecting their fees either.

Rockford was more like what you'd find in the real world. He avoided dangerous situations. He lived in a trailer, and his dad lived with him. He also insisted on being paid.

Good program.

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What's your favorite James Garner role/film/series? [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 OP

The Rockford Files shenmue Jul 2014 #1

Victor Victoria Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #2

Seconded. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #4

Yes! I thought he did a terrific job in that movie Glorfindel Jul 2014 #7

Thirded. That is one of my all time favorite movies yellowdogintexas Jul 2014 #24

TRF! Watch it daily at noon on the ME-TV Channel! WinkyDink Jul 2014 #3

The Notebook. nt flamin lib Jul 2014 #5

The Great Escape pfitz59 Jul 2014 #6

The Scrounger, he played that character perfectly. rudolph the red Jul 2014 #27

Besides Rockford, "The Americanization of Emily". femmocrat Jul 2014 #8

That may have been the one with Mary Tyler Moore Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #9

He considered "The Americanization of Emily" his best film Auggie Jul 2014 #34

Rockford was the best. Courtesy Flush Jul 2014 #10

And the gold Firebird OriginalGeek Jul 2014 #12

Support Your Local Sheriff. nt sarge43 Jul 2014 #11

all of them, but gejohnston Jul 2014 #13

I LOVED HIM IN ..... VICTOR, VICTORIA trueblue2007 Jul 2014 #14

The Americanization of Emily El Supremo Jul 2014 #15

Even though Rockford Files was my fav, my first crush was for him in Maverick... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #16

36 Hours First Speaker Jul 2014 #17

One of my faves too. Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint. Great plot and cast. Classic. TeamPooka Jul 2014 #21

Philip Marlowe cyberswede Jul 2014 #18

King Marchand in VICTOR VICTORIA grasswire Jul 2014 #19

that is one great movie isn't it? yellowdogintexas Jul 2014 #25

great music, too! grasswire Jul 2014 #26

I have been a huge fan of his since watching the Rockford Files as a little kid. OrwellwasRight Jul 2014 #20

Other: Tank Behind the Aegis Jul 2014 #22

I went Maverick over Rockford files The Second Stone Jul 2014 #23

Victor/Victoria, hands down. That film was bust-a-bladder funny, and he was fantastic in it. nt valerief Jul 2014 #28

Murphy's Romance Skittles Jul 2014 #29

I liked just about everything he did! hamsterjill Jul 2014 #30

Barbarians At The Gate SecularMotion Jul 2014 #31

All of them. Never saw him in anything, even the dreary Mr. Buddwing, that he did not CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #32

Grand Prix and Victor/Victoria TuxedoKat Jul 2014 #33