James Garner Reportedly Dies At 86

Above, James Garner in The Rockford Files.

Actor James Garner, famous for his roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s Maverick series and as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files of the 1970s has reportedly died. He was 86.

TMZ posted:

Legendary actor James Garner -- star of "The Rockford Files" and "The Notebook" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. 

Law enforcement sources tell us an ambulance was dispatched to the actor's home in Los Angeles around 8PM Saturday evening ... and he was dead when they arrived on scene.

There's been no other confirmation of Garner's reported passing as yet.

Garner also starred with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sutherland in Space Cowboys (2000).

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