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Another big name is gone and it "hurts so bad." I think of all of the charismatic characters he played in terrific films like 'The Great Escape' and '36 Hours' and despite the devastating loss of the man who portrayed them, the characters live on through the magic of Cinema. Still, I can hardly bring myself to type his name: James Garner (April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014) R.I.P.
http://www.pinterest.com/arthurgrant9883/in-memoriam-2014
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This is jim rockford. Leave your name and number and i'll get back to you.
Rip mr garner. Always admired your work. Made a great wyatt earp too.
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Jul 20, 2014 - 4:38 AM
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Tall Guy
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I didn't know him, of course, nor can I ever even remember watching an interview with him, so I only know him "in character". Only rarely watched Rockford, but in that and all the other stuff I've seen him in he's come across as a good guy who didn't take himself too seriously - and he's one of those actors who's always been around literally from as early as I can remember.
So RIP, James Garner, and thanks for the performances I've enjoyed down the years.
By coincidence, I've set the TiVo to record Grand Prix this afternoon, a film I haven't seen all the way through in decades. There are so many dead icons in that film - including the real life drivers who appeared in it, such as Graham Hill - and this news will add a certain extra poignancy.
TG
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He made a good marlowe fighting a very young bruce lee on the rooftop.
And was perfect choice as in the lead in duel at diablo.
As mentioned who could forget his slippery blackmailer, pickpocket and scrounger in great escape.
The way he manipulated Werner the ferret was excruciating.
Makes throat cutting gesture.."....the Russian front"
".....oh and Werner, thats a focal plain shutter..."
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A loss of a fine actor and good man. I fondly remember that first revelatory season of MAVERICK and count many of his films among my favorites, especially THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY. He could bring less than perfect films like HOUR OF THE GUN and SUNSET up to a higher level.
Now I know I will ultimately pickup Warner Archives edition of the sadly under-appreciated and short-lived series from 1971, NICHOLS.
You will be greatly missed, sir.
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A few pages on the Beeb:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28390309
Basically a case of an actor whose general likeable personality and charisma enhanced what projects he was involved with. I wouldn't doubt he was a nice bloke in person too. The general feel was of a relaxed and 'centred' person, no matter how histrionic and nervous the character he played outwardly. A humble king.
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Jul 20, 2014 - 8:06 AM
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Ralph
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In “The Americanization of Emily” James Garner is probably not supposed to be quite so attractive, what with his shit-eating grin, his practicing cowardice, his ever-ready boxes of Hershey’s and his small warehouse of contraband suggesting a miniature Harrods. But his recreant’s honesty is magnetically acid-laced: “God save us from all the people who do the right thing.” Sizing up Julie Andrews’ reserved smugness, he cracks, “You’re something of a prig.” Irritated by her bemoaning his party mood in the middle of war, he commands, “Lay off, Mrs. Miniver.” Garner’s Charlie is author William Bradford Huie’s creation, but it’s Paddy Chayefsky who put Charlie on the soap box: the word heaps have the unmistakable pitch of his rantings on hypocrisy. Charlie’s rapid-fire ravings reverberate as wisdom even while admitting, despite prangs of conscience, he’s “not equipped to deal with the truth,” most particularly in light of the hero worship he’ll receive as the first victim on Omaha Beach to come back from the dead. Garner knew he might never get a crack at a character and dialogue this meaty again and he didn’t. There’s no sad regret: The waggish, effortless sleaze is irony of the most charming kind, in retrospect 1964’s foremost performance by an actor, and Garner’s niftiest bestowment of pleasure.
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