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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 7, 2019 13:39:47 GMT
Beloved and affable actor James Garner (1928-2014) was born on this date 91 years ago in Norman, Oklahoma as James Scott Bumgarner.  Moving back and forth between movies and TV over the years, he gained a loyal fan base and gained the respect of his peers. He left us all far too soon and has been greatly missed ever since.    Some of his final acting work included supplying the voice for Shazam! in animated movies. He would have been ideal casting for a live-action version if made years ago, I think!  All of the James Garner movies I've seen, so far: The Girl He Left Behind
The Great Escape
HealtH
Victor/Victoria
Tank
Murphy's Romance
Sunset
The Distinguished Gentleman
Fire in the Sky
Maverick
My Fellow Americans
Twilight (1998) Space Cowboys
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Notebook
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Post by claudius on Apr 7, 2019 13:55:31 GMT
Captain Marvel was designed after Fred MacMurray.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 7, 2019 14:05:41 GMT
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 7, 2019 15:24:31 GMT
Great actor who was superb in anything he did. A class act all the way.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 7, 2019 15:28:36 GMT
I admired him ever since I watched Maverick when I was a tike – clever, quirky, aloof from the commonplace.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 7, 2019 16:52:07 GMT
Very favorite role -- as the no-nonsense town druggist in MURPHY'S ROMANCE
his only Oscar nom ... and he should have been a winner for it.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 7, 2019 16:55:28 GMT
Pretty cool actor. Liked his villainous turn in of all things, Atlantis: the Lost Empire.
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Post by movielover on Apr 7, 2019 16:58:58 GMT
Affable is the perfect word for him. In addition to his movies, I loved him in the TV series The Rockford Files.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2019 17:41:56 GMT
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 7, 2019 17:46:23 GMT
Pretty cool actor. Liked his villainous turn in of all things, Atlantis: the Lost Empire.And another rare less than a good fella role: TWILIGHT
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 7, 2019 17:56:18 GMT
Ha Bumgarner.
I watched Maverick and some Rockford Files.
He also did a Polaroid commercial!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2019 18:00:25 GMT
Garner sweet and affable ? Not so much in  and no wonder ! look at the Ruffians he is hanging out with ~  |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 7, 2019 18:02:24 GMT
Ha Bumgarner. I watched Maverick and some Rockford Files. He also did a Polaroid commercial! I can recall those amusing Polaroid commercials that he made with actress Mariette Hartley -- playing his wife who would do a slow-burn when Jim would be flirtatious with an attractive photo subject.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2019 18:04:30 GMT
This is more like the real Garner MURPHY'S ROMANCE  One of my favorite Garner Roles … (out of many many many !) |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2019 18:05:24 GMT
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 7, 2019 18:08:22 GMT
This is more like the real Garner MURPHY'S ROMANCE One of my favorite Garner Roles … (out of many many many !) His interplay with Brian Kerwin as Sally's ex-hubby were a delight (they even wound up dancing together in one scene).
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2019 18:13:27 GMT
mattgarth It's a " rom-com" without being too "girly-cutesy" to tolerate ! Difficult to find that fine line but they sure did with this one. Even the kid in it is "non-cringe-worthy"!  Good all around pick up your spirits movie. 
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 7, 2019 19:23:00 GMT
Garner sweet and affable ? Not so much in and no wonder ! look at the Ruffians he is hanging out with ~ That Dennis Weaver, a bad influence if ever there was one! 
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 7, 2019 19:39:36 GMT
An imminently watchable and excellent actor, with a heart of gold. He grew up on the "wrong side of the tracks" in Norman during the Depression and never forgot his roots. I love him in everything, but I'm I'm especially fond of THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY (be sure to see that when you get a chance; it's terrific, with a screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky), MURPHY'S ROMANCE, and VICTOR/VICTORIA. He and Julie Andrews had great chemistry together.
Looks good, I'll have to find it someday. Loved him with Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria. Garner says this was his favorite of all his own movies.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 8, 2019 5:16:47 GMT
Am I the only one who has seen THE PINK JUNGLE?
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