The Rockford Files

American television series
TVSeries television_series Q283660
The Rockford Files
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The Rockford Files

Summary

The Rockford Files is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,504 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rockford Files is the creator of Roy Huggins[3].
  • The Rockford Files is the creator of Stephen J. Cannell[4].
  • The Rockford Files's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • The Rockford Files's composer is recorded as Mike Post[6].
  • The Rockford Files's composer is recorded as Pete Carpenter[7].
  • The Rockford Files's genre is detective television series[8].
  • The Rockford Files's genre is crime television series[9].
  • A cast member of The Rockford Files was James Garner[10].
  • A cast member of The Rockford Files was Noah Beery Jr.[11].
  • A cast member of The Rockford Files was Joe Santos[12].
  • A cast member of The Rockford Files was Gretchen Corbett[13].
  • A cast member of The Rockford Files was Stuart Margolin[14].
  • The original language of The Rockford Files was English[15].
  • The Rockford Files's Commons category is recorded as The Rockford Files[16].
  • The Rockford Files's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[17].
  • The Rockford Files's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 1[19].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 2[20].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 3[21].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 4[22].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 5[23].
  • The Rockford Files comprises The Rockford Files, season 6[24].
  • The Rockford Files began on September 13, 1974[25].
  • The Rockford Files ended on January 10, 1980[26].
  • The Rockford Files's distributed by is recorded as NBCUniversal Syndication Studios[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include James Garner[10], Noah Beery Jr.[11], Joe Santos[12], Gretchen Corbett[13], and Stuart Margolin[14]. Created works include Roy Huggins[3], a film producer[28], 1914–2002[29], of United States[30] and Stephen J. Cannell[4], a screenwriter[31], 1941–2010[32], of United States[33], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award[34].

Publication

The original language of The Rockford Files was English[15]. Genres include detective television series[8] and crime television series[9].

Subject and Themes

The Rockford Files's main subject is Los Angeles Police Department[35].

Why It Matters

The Rockford Files ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,504 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · NeoBatfreak · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image The Rockford Files (1974 logo.svg
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  2. 27d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster NBC
    Composer Mike Post, Pete Carpenter
    Genre
    Derivative work The Rockford Files: If it Bleeds ... it Leads
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