‘The Rockford Files’ series debuts on NBC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Sep 13 1974)


Video: 'The Rockford Files The Kirkoff Case' (Sept. 13, 1974)

(Friday, September 13, 1974, 9:00 p.m. EDT)The Rockford Files, a drama television series about Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and his father, a retired truck driver, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred James Garner and Noah Beery, Jr.