James Scott Garner (April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Americanisation of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Victor/Victoria (1982), and Murphy’s Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred on television in Maverick and The Rockford Files. From 1978 to 1985, Garner co-starred with Mariette Hartley, who had made an Emmy-nominated appearance on The Rockford Files, in 250 TV commercials for Polaroid, a manufacturer of instant film and cameras. They portrayed a bantering, bickering couple so convincingly that some viewers believed that the two were married. After six seasons, The Rockford Files was cancelled in 1980. Appearing in nearly every scene and doing many of his own stunts, including one that injured his back, was wearing him out. A knee injury from his National Guard days worsened, and he was hospitalised with a bleeding ulcer. When Garner’s physician ordered him to rest, NBC immediately cancelled The Rockford Files. We celebrate his Birthday with a scale model Pontiac Firebird Esprit like he drove in The Rockford Files …
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