Actor James Garner, of ‘The Rockford Files’ and ‘The Notebook’, dies at age 86
Posted July 20, 2014 7:44 am.
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Actor James Garner has died. He was 86.
Police say he was found dead of natural causes at his Los Angeles home on Saturday.
Garner first came to fame as the wisecracking gambler on the hit TV series Maverick.
He went on to play an ex-con turned private eye on The Rockford Files.
The award-winning actor later enjoyed success on the big screen with roles in the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and The Notebook.