Dermot Mulroney Picked to Play Jim Rockford in Series Reboot
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Hot Momma
(HMG) – NBC has cast movie actor Dermot Mulroney who starred in My Best Friend’s Wedding, as Jim Rockford in the upcoming remake of The Rockford Files!
The 46-year-old actor was unveiled Friday by NBC as the lead in the private eye series which made James Garner a household name. The old show captured a drama Emmy in 1978.
The original series ran on NBC from September of 1974 until January of 1980.
According to the network, the modern-day Jim Rockford is “slightly crumpled, wry humoured, cynical, world weary, compassionate when it’s called for and easily irritated by morons.” He has also served time as a convict and a policeman.
The new series is co-executive produced by comedic actor Steve Carell, who is the star of The Office, and Canadian David Shore, who created the medical drama House.
While Mulroney did appear in 2003 as a guest star on NBC’s “Friends,” but this is his first go taking the lead on the small screen!
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