Famous for his Maverick Western series in the 1950s and The Rockford Files in the ’70s, and in movies like The Great Escape and Grand Prix in between, James Garner played amiable, independent ...

Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western “Maverick” led to a stellar career in TV and films such as “The Rockford Files” and his Oscar-nominated “Murphy’s ...

James Garner, the understated ... Garner starred in hit TV series almost 20 years apart – “Maverick” in the late 1950s and “The Rockford Files” in the 1970s. He also had a notable ...

Here’s why we loved James Garner’s TV characters: because they reassured us that even guys with no visible heroic traits could somehow beat the bad guys in the end. Bret Maverick and Jim ...

LOS ANGELES — Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western “Maverick” led to a stellar career in TV and films such as “The Rockford Files” and his Oscar-nominated ...

In 1957, TV audiences met a dashing, dexterous Western hero: card-sharking, problem-solving Bret Maverick ... the ABC series made James Garner a star, though not so big that he didn't share ...

NEW YORK >> Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety. James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his mouth sagged ever so slightly.

James Garner, star of long-running TV shows “The Rockford Files” and “Maverick” has died at 86. The veteran actor was found dead at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles ...

“Maverick” brought Garner an Emmy nomination for best actor ... The youngest of three sons, he was born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928, in Norman, Okla. His mother died when he was ...

Amiable film and television actor James Garner, who starred in popular television series “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files,” died Saturday at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los ...

Amiable actor James Garner, whose moderately successful film career was eclipsed by two extraordinarily popular television series, "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," has died, according to reports.

James Garner, the understated ... Garner starred in hit TV series almost 20 years apart — “Maverick” in the late 1950s and “The Rockford Files” in the 1970s. He also had a notable ...