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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/21/movies/james-garner-actor-dies-at-86.html

I always liked his roles in Maverick and The Rockford Files.  The put upon anti-hero.  From war veteran to dishwasher, he always struck me as a well grounded guy. 

R.I.P.

I'll remember him for Rockford and the Great Escape.  Another icon lost. 

 :sad:

I only recently learned that the answering machine messages at the beginning of each Rockford Files episodes were different.

Really loved the character he played in almost everything. Had great presence as an actor.

This is a rare one to hit me in the feels.

I remember flipping through channels bored in college, and stumbling upon "Support Your Local Sheriff." I liked him instantly. I liked him every place I saw him afterwards. Smart and snarky. It was like watching someone I hung out with transported back in time.

As a kid, I watched the shit out of the Rockford Files. I don't remember much about it, other than Jim Rockford always seeming to take a beatdown from thugs about half an hour into each episode.

My dad loved Rockford, and I saw a lot of it as a kid. I wish I would have been older when it was on- I think I would have really enjoyed it. I still liked it as a kid but a lot of the real brilliance went over my head. Garner was good in pretty much anything he was in, even when he was older. Loved his work.

One of the really good guys, on all levels.