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Thanks. I could have Google'd it but the folks here are better.

I too enjoyed his work, and still watch re-runs of The Rockford Files. He even made chick movies good, I remember my flight back from the SEMA show in Vegas and "The Notebook" was the movie on the flight and that movie surprised me..

R.I.P.
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Wow, I had forgotten about this movie..
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Garner, McQueen and Newman. I miss all those guys.

In his honour I'm going to dig up my Rockford dvd's and watch the ones with Lance White (aka Tom Selleck).

There's a cable channel here called ME-TV and they play all the classics.

This afternoon on one of the Rockford Files episodes he borrowed his sometime lover/female attorney's 914 and was zooming around in it for a bit.

Looked like a '73.....maybe a 2.0.

He was one hell of an actor - had a real nice way about him.

The end of an era.

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Originally Posted by Hugh R (Post 8172889)

Used to hang with him on the TV show "Eight Simple Rules" pleasant guy, old then.

that is very cool. I always loved James Garner...Jim Rockford, Brett Maverick and Pete Arron. a man's man and he seemed like one of the neat guys in Hollywood.

what a distinctive voice too. r.i.p. to a great star.

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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 8173807)

Garner, McQueen and Newman. I miss all those guys.

that is very good company...three greats and all great car guys!!!

Used to watch the Maverick shows. I had a bit of a crush on him back then (him and Batman...). So sad this morning when I heard. Like others said, I always thought he'd be around. TTFN James...

He was the real deal!

Reactions to the death of James Garner - San Jose Mercury News

"Jim was a mentor to me and a friend, and I will miss him." — Tom Selleck, who early in his career guest-starred on Garner's series "The Rockford Files."

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Garner was "a hell of a driver. He truly was a 'man's man.' Jim was a friend, and when he came to Indianapolis as a spectator and pace car driver we obviously welcomed him with open arms." — Parnelli Jones, two-time Indy 500 winner.

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"My heart just broke. There are few people on this planet I have adored as much as Jimmy Garner. I cherish every moment I spent with him and relive them over and over in my head. He was a diamond." — Sally Field, who co-starred with Garner in the 1985 film "Murphy's Romance."

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Shirley Jones recalled that in the mid-1950s she arrived in Hollywood and landed the lead role in "Oklahoma!" Before location shooting began, she was invited by a photographer to join him for dinner with another promising young star — James Garner. "I see this gorgeous man and I said, 'Oh, my!' He was very sweet. We went to this little restaurant and I told him, 'You're gonna be a giant star.' He said, 'How? I'm not sure I know how to act.'"

Jones said she followed his ascent but didn't run into him again for decades until they co-starred in the 1984 film "Tank." ''Not only was he a great actor, but he didn't hit on me," she said. "He didn't have that reputation, like a lot of actors I worked with. He was very married, a family man. And a real straight-on guy."

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"R.I.P James Garner. Such a lovely man"— Gary Sinise, who appeared with Garner in the 1989 TV film "My Name is Bill W." (Twitter)

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"So sad to hear that James Garner has gone. A real part of my childhood Rockford and the Maverick especially" — actor-comedian Stephen Fry (Twitter)

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"Away from home; can't sleep. Now sad to read my dear friend & costar James Garner passed. RIP sweet Jim Rockford" — Marlee Matlin, who appeared with Garner in the 1997 TV film "Dead Silence" (Twitter)

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Originally Posted by KC911 (Post 8172954)

What did he prefer to be called? "James" always seemed just a bit to formal to me for some reason....I'm betting it was Jim or Jimmy.

I said pleased to meet you Mr. Garner, he said "Call me Jim". Most actors sit on a high folding chair, he sat on a low one. Wanted to ask for his autograph on my DVD of "The Great Escape", but that isn't done on Set, frowned upon.

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Originally Posted by nostatic (Post 8173570)

and Jim Rockford one of those guy that you wished you had as a friend. God speed Mr. Garner.

Well said. Agreed.
I will always remember his multitude of facial expressions...what most folks commented about and liked about Tom Selleck. On a very personal level, it appeared to me that he was a liberated man...free to be himself.

RIP Jim.

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Originally Posted by Hugh R (Post 8174193)

Classy of both of you. At least you got to meet him. I had breakfast across from Clint one morning at Quail Lodge, left him alone as well.

Okie.
'Nuff said...

Carter

RIP...many memories of watching Rockford Files with my Dad.

All the people I work with in the biz who had a chance to work with him have nothing but great things to say about JG. He was just a real pleasant guy to work around.