James Garner RIP.

My late Aunt, who lived in Santa Monica, worked for him for a while in the late 1960s and early 70s. She said he was a gent, very astute and very funny, with a self-deprecating sense of humour, to boot.

Liked his films/shows a lot.

Bit disappointed Tony, I was expecting a James Garner joke.

One of his best (click)

I was house sitting and saw this film [Grand Prix], thinking that Garner must be getting on.

I must stop having thoughts like that ...

I always found his screen appearances enjoyable, and sometimes great as an actor of real quality. Genial, but sometimes genius as well.

ATB from George

My mother passed away in late May after a long illness with Alzheimer's disease.
The Rockford Files was one of those shows that we both watched, traversed the generations.

having said that the DVD set I have at the moment has not traversed to the next generation, but I'll have to have a look at a few over the coming week nonetheless. 

SJB

Very sad news. I was a real fan. I loved his genial, let's just take things as they come attitude. And he was no mean actor.

If you want a sense of James Garner the man watch the movie Murphy's Romance. He put a lot of himself in his portrayal of the middle aged Murphy.

James Garner and his gold Firebird were a staple with me on the "Rockford Files" as a teen. A great show in its time and he was an endearing actor.

S J B  my grand papa and me used  to watch maverick very amusing ,