Legendary Actor James Garner Dead at 86

LOS ANGELES — Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western Maverick led to a stellar career in TV and films such as The Rockford Files and his Oscar-nominated Murphy's Romance, has died, police said. He was 86.

He was found dead of natural causes at his home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles Saturday evening, Los Angeles police officer Alonzo Iniquez said early Sunday.

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Police responded to a call around 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET), and confirmed Garner's identity from family members, Iniquez said

There was no immediate word on a more specific cause of death. Garner had suffered a stroke in May 2008, just weeks after his 80th birthday. Read more...

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