The Rockford Files
(1974–1980)
Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
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Cast
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| James Garner | ... | Jim Rockford | |
| Noah Beery Jr. | ... | Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery) (credit only) | |
| Joe Santos | ... | Dennis Becker | |
| William Daniels | ... | Thomas Caine | |
| Camilla Sparv | ... | Evelyn Stoneman | |
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William Jordan | ... | Jeffers |
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Peter Palmer | ... | Stack |
| Ron Silver | ... | Ted Haller | |
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Ivor Barry | ... | Cryder |
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Dean Santoro | ... | Collins |
| Eric Server | ... | Whitlock | |
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Karl Lukas | ... | Officer |
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Jack Garner | ... | Bidder |
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Gerald Peters | ... | Edward Barrows (as Gerald S. Peters) |
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Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 February 1976 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, Cherokee Productions, Universal Television See more »
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[Jim gets up from sitting on Dennis' desk, and starts to walk towards the door, passing lts of cops, engaged in their work]
Jim Rockford: Thanks a lot, old buddy
Dennis Becker: [...]
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Rockford mentions that Ted Haller works at the 'Upstairs Gallery.' The Upstairs Gallery was an actual art gallery located in Northridge, California. See more »Goofs
Camilla Sparv, William Daniels, and at least one other character omit the first "r" when saying "cormorant," making it sound like a completely different word from an undefined foreign language. See more »Quotes
Jim Rockford: [Jim goes to visit Dennis, to see if he has any information on the people he's involved with. Dennis - obviously upset from all the 'ragging' he gets about his friendship with Jim, whispers stuff to Jim, at his desk in the precinct' 'bullpen'] Thanks, Dennis[Jim gets up from sitting on Dennis' desk, and starts to walk towards the door, passing lts of cops, engaged in their work]
Jim Rockford: Thanks a lot, old buddy
Dennis Becker: [...]
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A guy who skipped out on paying Jim Rockford's bill is hardly a good recommendation for another man who wants to hire James Garner. But when William Daniels is willing to front half that $200.00 a day plus expenses you can't go wrong. Or can you?
Seems simple enough Garner is to go to an art gallery and bid on a sculpture of what looks like a feeding flamingo. But after a nice get together with Camilla Sparv who was at the auction and drove up the price, Rockford gets attacked in the parking lot and the bird busted in the struggle. A most valuable piece of sculpture lost.
Never mind there are two more says William Daniels and James Garner goes after them. Right around now Garner gets a call from Sgt. Dennis Becker for a heart to heart. There's a lot more involved than a loss to the art world.
Daniels is his exacting and dogmatic self in this role. Given some of the parts he played in I always wondered how Daniels got the chance to play Mr. Feeney, mentor to so many kids in Boy Meets World. Daniels does make it work though, here and in Boy Meets World.
Fans of William Daniels and James Garner should approve and Camilla Sparv is always nice to look at and also not what she appears in this Rockford Files story.