'The Rockford Files' as a TV Crime Drama featuring James Garner (2011)

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13 жыл бұрын

In this clip from 'Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas' (2011) James Garner's TV series 'The Rockford Files' is looked at. It features an interview with Garner himself (he hasn't done many in recent years) and also with the late, great Stephen J. Cannell who created the show. Rita Moreno is interviewed briefly as well.

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@harrytuttle8161 5 жыл бұрын

There's no way to replace James Garner .

@lesleyleith4440 6 жыл бұрын

Have loved James Garner since I was twelve, I’m now seventy and I still think he was sooo handsome, funny and a Gentleman. No scandal, married to his wife for over fifty years, a civil rights champion and animal rights champion too. He was modest, scrupulously fair and it’s so sad he died.

@kendallrivers1119 6 жыл бұрын

He was just a decent man. He had morals and even though he had a specific political side he wasn't obnoxious about it and treated everyone the same. There are almost no actors with the class of Jim Garner today. Tom Selleck, Peter Falk, Sidney Portier, All four Golden Girls, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke and so many other actors\actresses from that classic era were the same.

@sunflowers28 5 жыл бұрын

I was sad, when I found him and learned he had already made his journey Home. I was going to write him. We’re so used to that now, writing to our fave people online, and often they write back. There should be a warning on these channels ‘Our channel plays old shows. Don’t get too attached.’ But hey, James Garner, see you on #TheOtherSideOfTheWaterfall #TheShack 💕

@calmiller7459 4 жыл бұрын

My exact feelings about him too! Miss him so much!

@colbraddock9913 Жыл бұрын

It's sad that any of us die, but we get tired, sick, the body breaks down.

@garymathis1042 Жыл бұрын

James Garner was also a war hero. He received two purple hearts in Korea.

@lilorbielilorbie2496 8 жыл бұрын

imo i hope that the studios never try to do a remake of the Rockford Files. you cannot replace James Garner with anybody.

@71plymouth. 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly Right. Hollyweird is now nothing but a pussy wash... The should Leave the Good shows of the good ol days alone.

@kendallrivers1119 6 жыл бұрын

@lilorbie lilorbie They tried 3 times LOL all three attempts to try to start something failed before it got on the air or the theater and it's because you damn sure can't replace Garner or Noah Berry Jr as Rocky, Stu Margolin as Angel or Joe Santos as Dennis Becker. Those men owned their characters, but especially James Garner who was MADE for Rockford, hell they named the character after him lol

@1burnman 4 жыл бұрын

That's true nobody can replace James Garner

@lilorbielilorbie2496 3 жыл бұрын

@@kendallrivers1119 They say that Steve McQueen is the King of Cool, well I'm not so sure abut that . I mean does he have a stunt named after him .? Nope but there is a stunt called a Rockford I wonder who they named it after.?

@jaywilson4520 9 жыл бұрын

James Garner was the man!

@Gcanno Жыл бұрын

And Always Will Be !

@trevorkeyes1694 5 жыл бұрын

James garner was the right actor to play the part it was for him

@aliciachea81 8 жыл бұрын

RIP James Garner and Stephen J. Cannell

@michaelpowell8908 7 жыл бұрын

Tom Selleck misses both of them, too!!!

@anthonychobot3673 6 жыл бұрын

Alicia Chea And Roy Huggins

@missinginaction2b 4 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@327h7 6 жыл бұрын

Jim you were the best off and on the screen . I am sure you are with LORD smiling at us with the greatest smile ever .

@1burnman 4 жыл бұрын

That's true nobody can replace James Garner

@StukInBuf 12 жыл бұрын

Stephen Cannell... RIP. Your genius is much missed.

@phillipbrown2318 Жыл бұрын

He really was a MASTER he definitely missed.

@grahameferguson7013 4 жыл бұрын

I remember Private Detectives saying the Rockford Files were the most realistic show depicting private detectives. The best crime show for money ever made.

@sunflowers28 5 жыл бұрын

‘Audiences loved him...’ I love James Garner...and I just found him a few months ago...💖💞💘

@KutWrite 5 жыл бұрын

Rita Moreno was great as his sort-of girlfriend, too. Her role was so touching.

@ApartmentKing66 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Jimbo and Rita as close friends, but not a GF/BF type of arrangement. Jim was closer to Beth Davenport than he was to Rita.

@TonyM132 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Megan, the blind psychologist. Jim probably had more scenes of romantic relationship with her than anyone else in the show. There were lots of ex-girlfriends popping up too. I do wish they'd have played up more romance between Jim and Beth, I liked Beth a lot. I wonder why she left the show in the 4th season. I never liked Rita's character much. Of the 3 episodes with Rita, my least favorite is the one where she obviously wants to be his girlfriend, but I'm glad Jim wouldn't have any of that.

@emeyer6963 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyM132 Universal wanted to raise the price for renting Gretchen Corbett to the show.Jim refused to pay their price and that was the end of Beth.He made sure to bring her back when he did the TV movies in the 90's

@TonyM132 2 жыл бұрын

@@emeyer6963 Jim refused to pay the price? I realize he was the star of the show, but still, how much to pay for anything seems like decision to be made by producers, maybe the studio or the network, certainly not by actors. He just have carried a very unusual amount of clout if he really had that much influence over the cast budget for the show, huh?

@emeyer6963 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyM132 Cherokee Productions was owned by Jim.He was responsible for maintaining a budget for the show

@aliciachea81 8 жыл бұрын

We remember James Garner as Maverick and Stephen J. Cannell for starring in his closing logo in which he uses a typewriter and the camera pans from his face to his back where he tosses the sheet of paper allowing the crossfade sequence to show the piece of paper to fly before landing on the stack. After that that the top papers form a C shape.

@anthonychobot3673 6 жыл бұрын

Alicia Chea Best Proudction logo ever

@TMB247 4 жыл бұрын

RIP James, It actually hurt me to see you Old because now I know how people see me (same as I saw you) See ya soon buddy!

@lesleyleith4440 4 жыл бұрын

TMB247 Yeah, but I think the interview was made after he had had a stroke, RIP James Garner.

@brocklanders6172 3 жыл бұрын

I loved how he a portable printing press in his car to make bogus business cards. Pure genius.

@kevinh5349 Жыл бұрын

You are who your card says you are!

@sauquoit13456 11 жыл бұрын

On this day in 1974 {September 13th} the detective series "The Rockford Files" debut on the NBC-TV network... The series ran until January 10th, 1980, with a grand total of 122 episodes... It won eight prime time Emmy Awards... In 1975 Mike Post took the series' theme song to #10 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart... The series's star, James Garner {born James Scott Bumgarner}, will celebrate his 86th birthday this coming April 7th...

@donnaquinn6746 4 жыл бұрын

That was interesting to know that little bit of the series james was a great man for it. It was such a shame it stopped. In Australia the shows are playing again on TV

@donfink7063 6 жыл бұрын

Truest words ever spoken, when you change a word you change the next two or three scenes. R.I.P Jimmy, to you I owe many great memories from my youth.

@ChilesRussellTaylor 9 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Stephen J. Cannell & Peter Falk!

@tremayne3 6 жыл бұрын

What a great man Mr. Cannell was.

@williamhenderson8371 6 жыл бұрын

Long live the Rockfish!

@eg4449 5 жыл бұрын

As named by Issac Hayes character....

@donaldsmith3926 4 жыл бұрын

@@eg4449 As Isaac Hayes' character Gandy tears open a beer can Rockfish says: They're aluminum now, anybody can do it.

@ApartmentKing66 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Isaac Hayes was good.

@mortishastyles1345 4 жыл бұрын

Yep I love James Garner and adore Jim Rockford.

@billkeon880 Жыл бұрын

Still my fav all time TV show period. Binge watch entire series about every 1-2 years

@URturn2njoy 13 жыл бұрын

Thank for posting, I have been looking for this clip! There is my car (@4:23). I love his positive testimonial of the Firebird Espirit. I have had mine for about 25 years & love how it handles. Loved to watch Rockford Files - great to get a behind the scenes look & see how the magic was made. James Garner rules! Moreno is a gem! Cannell is a genius!

@normanheilig3583 7 жыл бұрын

Damn good show.

@palmershort5089 8 жыл бұрын

I loved the episode that featured Bruce Lee, when Lee attempted to do a flying kick on Rockford, Rockford just stepped aside and Lee went flying off the roof. Still laughing. Ring Ring Ringa ding ding. Great theme song, still resonates in my ear. My son and I used to watch the reruns.

@JFKlone 7 жыл бұрын

You're speaking of the movie "Marlowe" (1969), which was nevertheless very much like a Rockford espisode. Cheers.

@sunflowers28 5 жыл бұрын

I hope I get to see that one😊

@Onlymusical 12 жыл бұрын

This mini-documentary about "The Rockford Files" is weird in that it doesn't mention that Rockford was basically an update of the Bret Maverick character from Garner's earlier series. At least, though, unlike with their Maverick clip, they didn't completely ignore the creator of both series, Roy Huggins, and showed a picture of him this time, although they soft-pedaled his contribution. I highly recommend the online "Archive of American Television" interviews for Huggins, Cannell, and Garner.

@progKansas 6 жыл бұрын

James Garner did some racing.

@abundantYOUniverse 5 жыл бұрын

Television and the world miss you very much, Mr. Cannell.

@kendallrivers1119 6 жыл бұрын

Columbo and Rockford are imo the greatest detective\cop characters of all time. It's because they're the most human detective\cop characters in history. Columbo is as genius as Sherlock Holmes and Jim Rockford was as cool, smooth and badass (when he wasn't a coward lol) as Philip Marlowe but the difference is you'd hang out with Columbo and Rockford as two every day guys. They were flawed, they were quirky and most importantly they were fun

@sunflowers28 5 жыл бұрын

kendall rivers Since I found Columbo, my ‘question the crook’ skills are even better! And they were already pretty good. My first job included transcribing interviews for a law enforcement agency. I love the way Columbo says ‘One more thing...’ The people Want to send Columbo away, but they can’t, cuz he’s the LIEUTENANT!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😮😉😊

@donnaquinn6746 4 жыл бұрын

In those days detective series were great then. Natural shows not like today.

@MsLaurN 6 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff! I remember seeing "Grand Prix" with James Garner, at the theater. He was a great driver.

@stevensimpson6417 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest show ever made .... hands down !!!!

@Dominion-1 5 жыл бұрын

When I was younger and I put in job applications whenever they ask me my pay, I would sometimes right ..... *$200 a day plus expenses.*

@jameshoran8 Жыл бұрын

Good one. When you drive the pace car at The Indianapolis 500, you certainly can do your own driving stunts in that Firebird.

@integral 3 жыл бұрын

One of those rare shows that we'd actually get together with friends to watch.

@3goatees 11 жыл бұрын

jimmy...jimmy. the man was smooth

@KeithPorter07 8 ай бұрын

Damn I wanted it to continue on I would watch that show religiously. Then it went into syndication and I got to watch it daily. Loved it. I think I have seen every episode at least 10 times my favorite show of my lifetime. I was pretty tore up when he passed away I never met him but I felt like I knew him. Think about him a lot till this day one of a kind thats for sure. Love you "Jimmy".

@unclequack5445 4 жыл бұрын

Garner was brilliant they say he pioneered techniques to film a series like this the ''Classic'' 70s-80s detective show... I remember the move where you reverse real hard hook it 180 degrees and take off forwards all in one fast fluid move I use to be an expert on wet grass with this move.

@TheRelger Жыл бұрын

He used the handbrake to spin it around.

@UberLummox 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best stunt drivers in Hollywood? Best ACTOR stunt driver, yeah. But I'm no expert. Either way, it's apparent he knew how to throw a car around. I used to call his reverse 180 "The Rockford" as they said they did as well!

@Daehawk 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Cannell and Garner.

@MrCraigblaze 7 жыл бұрын

He also did Silk Stakings as well..!!..XD

@ricksuegreen1753 5 жыл бұрын

Colossally great stuff. Oh man, great days.

@memorylanemodelcars 4 жыл бұрын

The " Rockford J -Turn" was a old driving Stunt mans trick that went unnamed until the TV Series. This Stunt can be Seen in a 1958 Edsel promotional film

@66zebulon 6 ай бұрын

In one of the many scenes btw Rockford and Angel, Angel ticks Rockford off and Rockford asks Angel, "Why should I help you?" Angel, not hesitating a second, said, "Because you're my friend." The most profound thing Angel ever said. And no truer words were spoken. They helped each other out (mostly) for six years. And Stuart Margolin won an Emmy portraying Angel. Classic television.

@ewoe21 4 жыл бұрын

How much do you charge? $200 a day, plus expenses.

@williammcconnell6849 11 ай бұрын

The recreated 70's-era period footage in this sequence was actually filmed along Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee, WI, with Lake Michigan being used as a "scenic stand-in" for the Pacific Ocean...

@jimcraft7574 10 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. jim

@anthonychobot2342 6 жыл бұрын

Jim Craft RIP SJC roy huggins & jim

@Stereo4102 13 жыл бұрын

At 3:50 - Los que esperaban ver a una vieja "enjiyía"...lamento decirles que se quedaron con las ganas, pues la siempre increíble RIta Moreno luce muy regia y fabulosa en este año que va a cumplir 80!!!!!! (si Dios quiere). All of who were expecting to see a creepy old woman...I'm so sorry to say they will be keeping on waiting. The ever-amazing Rita Moreno looks astonishingly fabulous this year in which she'll turn 80!!!!! (God's willing).

@tremayne3 6 жыл бұрын

Rita Moreno is an awesome, beautiful lady.

@timmarks5691 4 жыл бұрын

Loved that show....

@janeiwasduncan8463 4 жыл бұрын

I called Rockford" " Mavrock" on wheels!!⭐⭐

@willarddevoe5893 9 ай бұрын

The Trees the Bees and TT Flowers, a Rockford Files episode, was listed movie No. 138 on the Humanities Film Forum Must See List.

@emeyer6963 4 жыл бұрын

This was Garner and Cannell's last TV appearance.

@anthonychobot3673 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best SJC show ever RIP Roy Huggins Stephen J.Cannell & James Gardner&Noah Berry JR BTW after ABC says no but NBC aquried it and the rest is history

@KyleBaileyinAustin 8 жыл бұрын

anyone know how to find the rest of this?

@aliassmithandjones9453 4 ай бұрын

gosh I never knew Garner was such a stud driver how cool is that?

@Soapboxview 8 жыл бұрын

James. Stephen.

@UberLummox 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best stunt drivers? That's saying a lot!!! I wonder what modifications were done to the cars.

@dwighthaas1771 2 жыл бұрын

The Rockfod Files had a Maverick sensibility to it. The lead character, a P.I., wasn't a hero, he was a realist with flaws in a flawed world.

@stevemeinecke 7 ай бұрын

He is a Writing god

@bySterling 3 жыл бұрын

ROCKFORD FOREVER BABY!! No one like James Garner 💯🙌🏻❤️💪🏻💥📺👏🏻 and Mr Cannell hats off sir

@20alphabet 6 жыл бұрын

A good guy.

@joltjolt5060 Жыл бұрын

Cannel wrote ALL my favorites (greatest American superhero), and garner.

@jackflash5659 2 жыл бұрын

Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Kojak and Cannon my favs.

@kevinh5349 Жыл бұрын

One karate chop from Cannon and the guy would be out cold. LOL.

@bonghunezhou5051 Жыл бұрын

Without The Rockford Files and HI Five-O, there might not have been *Magnum, P I* (seriously) !!

@jackflash5659 Жыл бұрын

@@bonghunezhou5051 , great point I totally agree. In the Rockford Files episodes Tom Selleck appeared in you can clearly see this guy was destined for stardom.

@DMBall 4 жыл бұрын

Inaccurate. The basic idea behind "Rockford" belonged to Roy Huggins. Cannell just turned it into a script under Huggins' direction, the same working arrangement Huggins had used with other writers on Maverick and several other previous programs. Huggins received story credit on 80% of Rockford's first season shows and his production company owned a significant piece of the series.

@kendallrivers1119 2 жыл бұрын

Actually while it's true Roy was significant like obviously the title The Rockford Files, The casting of Jim and the story of the Pilot it was Stephen who developed the character of Rockford, created Angel, Rocky, Beth and Becker and the whole tone and feel of the show was more under Cannell's guidance. Both men were crucial and both co created it but Rockford was more Cannell's baby than Roy's overall.

@jelless Жыл бұрын

2022 here intrigued

@darrellsomers5427 4 жыл бұрын

Jim was the best

@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853 Жыл бұрын

Columbo , on the first few minutes had solved the crime , Peter Falk was a fine actor.

@diannegazzola1957 5 ай бұрын

The Black Mirror was my favorite episode of Rockford I was hoping that in the series he would wind up marrying Meghan a blind psychiatrist what an eerie but great episode of the Rockford Files. RIP James Garner❤

@stevieravon 4 жыл бұрын

Always have been a fan.. waited hoping to hear reference to his stunt driving and maybe see the stunt named after him. Almost...

@davidszakacs6888 4 жыл бұрын

Garner’s car maneuver that he did numerous times on the show is still known as the Rockford Maneuver.

@LLMelvinL 10 жыл бұрын

They shot the car scene down by bradford beach in milwaukee,wi

@emeyer6963 6 жыл бұрын

Jim Suva owned the Firebird and drove it also.He has a cool blog on the Firebird's from the show

@patbrown6020 4 жыл бұрын

Like to see some reruns.

@deanguando1335 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely no replacement.

@dirdib69 4 жыл бұрын

SJC reminds me of Gary Cole.

@michaelpowell5266 2 ай бұрын

NBC got The Rockfrod Files, while ABC got Baretta, both in the 1974-75 season!!

@DavidThomas-fb8bq 4 жыл бұрын

Highest paid TV actor at the time. What a way to fill a one hour slot.

@superamanda 4 жыл бұрын

The Immortal.

@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853 Жыл бұрын

A damned fine talented actor, no doubt underpaid ❤!

@stevechance150 10 ай бұрын

The episode "Lion, Tigers, Monkeys, and Dogs" was the first time I learned that America has a caste system, that we aren't born equal.

@andyrichardson6188 5 жыл бұрын

Kelsey Grammer narrating?

@trob0914 4 жыл бұрын

This ended rather abruptly?? I'm a big James Garner fan as well as Steven J...

@davidoconnell4100 3 жыл бұрын

I love Garner.

@EyesOfTheInternet 8 жыл бұрын

Who is doing the narration?

@EyesOfTheInternet 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Do not know why I did not recognized him.

@janetmobilia8078 5 жыл бұрын

200 a day plus expenses. Jim Tagert. Jim Rockford.Rockfish.

@GreenChilliD Жыл бұрын

This and Quincy

@kevinh5349 Жыл бұрын

Lindsay Wagner was smokin'.

@stormydavis8546 3 жыл бұрын

“Free reign” my butt, Roy tried to sabotage Cannell on many occasions.

@Lewis9709 3 жыл бұрын

ABC turned down the Rockford Files. Now we know why they polluted the airwaves in the 70's with crap like Three Company, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, the Brady Bunch, the Partridge Family and Laverne and Shirley.