RIP James Garner

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:15 am

A classy guy who had some great roles. The Rockford Files was one of my favorites.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:04 am

I really like him. It's a great loss and makes me sad to hear it. He was one of the good guys, and he was an Oklahoman.

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:17 am

Yes, The Rockford Files was, IMO, the most memorable. Decent guy. What a shame.

churchilllafemme · Post by **churchilllafemme** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:55 am

A true gentleman.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:56 am

The guy had a great comedic talent.

jww · Post by **jww** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:00 am

Great talent, who gave some of the best interviews during the 70s.

Jbbmad2 · Post by **Jbbmad2** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:13 am

A class act. Todays actors can't hold a candle to that generation of professionals in my opinion. RIP.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:19 am

My favorite of his movies was Up Periscope, made in 1959.

smoothshaver · Post by **smoothshaver** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:33 pm

RIP. And, he was the original "Maverick" on TV. (I suddenly feel old.)

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:42 pm

My favorite Garner role was in "The Americanization of Emily", which I believe he also considered his favorite film role.

jww · Post by **jww** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:45 pm

Jbbmad2 wrote:A class act. Todays actors can't hold a candle to that generation of professionals in my opinion. RIP.

+1

Gene · Post by **Gene** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:58 am

Squire wrote:My favorite Garner role was in "The Americanization of Emily", which I believe he also considered his favorite film role.

High on my list of favorites, too.

The may have worked together on other films, but they were both in the Blake Edwards comedy "Victor Victoria", from 1982.

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:10 am

Squire wrote:My favorite Garner role was in "The Americanization of Emily" . . .

+1. "The Great Escape," too.

Garner's contract disputes with producers on both "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" led to the end of the era where actors were in effect the property of a studio. He was also the first major star to do TV commercials. His Polaroid ads were classic.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:22 am

+ 1 on the Great Escape!

smoothshaver · Post by **smoothshaver** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:27 pm

Squire wrote:My favorite Garner role was in "The Americanization of Emily", which I believe he also considered his favorite film role.

+1

jww · Post by **jww** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:53 am

Yup -- those Polaroid spots were classic ..... and admit it -- didn't you think that Garner and Mariette Hartley were married due to those ads? Fabulous stuff indeed.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:24 pm

Yeah, Garner managed to convey that impression.

dosco · Post by **dosco** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:57 am

I enjoyed The Great Escape however my personal favorite was Grand Prix.

Regards-
Dave

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:05 am

As I probably mentioned earlier, I used to enjoy Rockford Files a few years ago. It's being replayed now on cable. We decided to watch an episode a few days ago, and brother, did it stink!

GA Russell · Post by **GA Russell** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:46 pm

I gave DVDs of the first two seasons of Maverick to a couple of teenagers for Christmas. I hope they enjoy them as much as did!

SMF

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