1974
The Rockford Files
Played attorney Beth Davenport opposite James Garner.
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A stage and screen career spanning Shakespeare, television mysteries and independent film.
Gretchen Corbett is an American actor known for Beth Davenport in The Rockford Files.
From the stage to Rockford’s office
Gretchen Corbett is an American actor whose career spans theatre, television and film. Portland Playhouse describes her as a Portland native who trained in drama at Carnegie Mellon University and appeared as Desdemona in Othello at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Television audiences came to know her as Beth Davenport, attorney to James Garner’s private investigator Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files. Corbett joined the series in 1974, bringing a legal voice into Rockford’s investigations and frequent complications.
Her film work includes Pig (2021), in which she plays Mac. Directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Nicolas Cage, the drama is another point in a career that has continued across different kinds of stories and venues.
Corbett has also worked with Portland’s Haven Project, a theatre programme for young people. Her work there connects her stage experience with opportunities for a new generation of performers.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not her complete filmography.
Selected work
2021
Pig
Played Mac in Michael Sarnoski’s drama.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.