James Garner rose to fame as gambler Bret Maverick ... Roy Huggins had been the creative mind behind such hit TV series as "Maverick," "77 Sunset Strip" and "The Fugitive," and he conceived ...

James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while ... But he was best known for his low-key, wisecracking style, especially on his hit TV series, "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files." ...

He made a name for himself playing unlikely heroes in popular series such as “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files,” but James ... hero on television,” he recalls of watching Garner when ...

LOS ANGELES Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the ... especially with his hit TV series, "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files." His quick-witted avoidance of conflict provided a ...

James Garner ... which he co-starred with Sally Field—Mr. Garner made his greatest impact on the small screen, first as the star of the western series "Maverick" and then as detective Jim ...

Garner blazed a trail, said Clint Eastwood, who played a heavy in a “Maverick” episode before landing his own TV series ... he was born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928, in Norman ...

The series reunited Garner with Roy Huggins, the creator of a western television series (“Maverick”) that starred Garner. Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell created “The Rockford Files,” a ...

With nearly 100 acting credits to his name, James Garner was thriving during ... the lead role of Bret Maverick in the western TV series Maverick. He appeared in 63 episodes of the show until ...

The show — and his iconic character — proved so popular that eight Rockford Files TV movies followed. Garner, born James Scott Baumgarner ... he starred in a series of popular Polaroid ...