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Re: James Garner, like him? Ackleyman #17837390 11/25/22
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lotech Campfire Regular L Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,976	Originally Posted by Ackleyman Originally Posted by lotech I forgot all about "Grand Prix". No other racing movie has ever come close to comparing with it. Sort of like the chase scene in "Bullitt" - hasn't been bested yet and probably won't be. I saw Grand Prix in Cinerama when it came out in 1966. There was one other great racing movie, Lemans (1970) with Steve McQueen. Garner was great in Grand Prix. I like'm both equally. I suppose tastes in films vary a lot. I was certainly a Steve McQueen fan, but Lemans never came close to comparing with Grand Prix.

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Re: James Garner, like him? Beoceorl #17837400 11/25/22
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lotech Campfire Regular L Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,976	Originally Posted by Ackleyman Originally Posted by lotech I forgot all about "Grand Prix". No other racing movie has ever come close to comparing with it. Sort of like the chase scene in "Bullitt" - hasn't been bested yet and probably won't be. I saw Grand Prix in Cinerama when it came out in 1966. There was one other great racing movie, Lemans (1970) with Steve McQueen. Garner was great in Grand Prix. I like'm both equally. I suppose tastes in films vary a lot. I was certainly a Steve McQueen fan, but Lemans never came close to comparing with Grand Prix. Originally Posted by Beoceorl Originally Posted by deltakid IMHO, his absolute best movie was one that never seems to get credit "36 Hours". A Psych movie about the Germans trying to convince him he had amnesia and get the date for the DDay invasion. Very seldom on TV, but well worth the time. I thought that was a great movie too. 36 Hours was a decent film worth watching once but it was a long way from James Garner's best efforts.

Re: James Garner, like him? Mike_S #17837411 11/25/22
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windridge Campfire Regular W Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,672	Originally Posted by Mike_S Liked his acting not his politics. Big lib. This He didn't feed the worms soon enough for me, as I became aware of his anti-politics. I was a great Maverick fan as a kid, not knowing he thought I shouldn't be allowed to own guns. TV has become nothing more than the Petri dish where this country grows its idiots.

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837467 11/25/22
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rainshot Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 11,992 Texas	Support your Local Sherriff and Support your Local Gunfighter were good. Garner has a lot of great support. He had a good run but I hated his politics.

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837475 11/25/22
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GRIZZ Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,972	Hour of the gun was a good one. Coyotes shot no waiting.

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Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837511 11/25/22
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OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,760 Iowa/NW Ontario	When James put hie finger in of Brennen's six-gun, that was a hoot! These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: James Garner, like him? rem shooter #17837556 11/25/22
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chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,209 TX	Originally Posted by rem shooter watched Rockford files as a kid in the 70's ..watching the whole DVD series of it now One of my favorites when I was in JH & HS in the 70’s "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: James Garner, like him? saddlesore #17837602 11/25/22
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shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,533 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by saddlesore Originally Posted by Oldman03 Ya know, he made quite a few western movies and I read several years ago that some of the western movie actors had a quick draw contest. I dont remember all that were in the contest, but IIRC, James Arness, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Lee Van Cleef, Ben Johnson, Richard Boone and several more competed. James Garner won. Little known, but Sammy Davis Jr was at the top of that last. Maybe a bigger surprise is Jerry Lewis probably beat all of those guys…

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837628 11/25/22
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HuntnShoot Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 9,189 15 min from elk, MT	I never met him. So I could care only slightly less. He was an actor. Speaking of actors, my mother met Henry Fonda, and had several interactions with him. She was working in her uncle's dry cleaning business in Jackson while Fonda was filming "Spencer's Mountain." Fonda dropped off and picked up his own laundry. Again, I don't care, but she did. This fascination with (((celebrities))) is one of the reasons the world is so broken. They lie and pretend, and we reward them with wealth, notoriety, fame, and influence. My kids make up stories and act them out daily. Obviously POTUS material. I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837635 11/25/22
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slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 66,984 TN	Originally Posted by wabigoon When James put hie finger in of Brennen's six-gun, that was a hoot! I can only imagine

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Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837651 11/25/22
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KillerBee Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,472	Pretty classy guy compared to most Hollywood types, was married to the same woman until he passed. He sued Universal Studios for Breach of Contract and won. He was awarded $16,5000.00. I liked him in The Great Escape and Rockford Files. Last edited by KillerBee; 11/25/22. KB

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17837744 11/25/22
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coyote268 Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,859 Lakeport, CA	I don't think is real anti gun as he use to hunt pheasant's on a friends ranch that I did in Idaho

Re: James Garner, like him? shrapnel #17837849 11/25/22
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joken2 Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 13,942 Kentucky	Originally Posted by shrapnel Originally Posted by saddlesore Originally Posted by Oldman03 Ya know, he made quite a few western movies and I read several years ago that some of the western movie actors had a quick draw contest. I dont remember all that were in the contest, but IIRC, James Arness, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Lee Van Cleef, Ben Johnson, Richard Boone and several more competed. James Garner won. Little known, but Sammy Davis Jr was at the top of that last. Maybe a bigger surprise is Jerry Lewis probably beat all of those guys…

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17838050 11/25/22
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duke61 Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,691	I watch Rockford Files reruns to see 60s and early 70s cars still on the road.

Re: James Garner, like him? shrapnel #17838062 11/25/22
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saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,074 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Originally Posted by shrapnel Originally Posted by saddlesore Originally Posted by Oldman03 Ya know, he made quite a few western movies and I read several years ago that some of the western movie actors had a quick draw contest. I dont remember all that were in the contest, but IIRC, James Arness, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Lee Van Cleef, Ben Johnson, Richard Boone and several more competed. James Garner won. Little known, but Sammy Davis Jr was at the top of that list. Maybe a bigger surprise is Jerry Lewis probably beat all of those guys… I was going to add Jerry, but could not remember where I read it and some one would call me out If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

Re: James Garner, like him? coyote268 #17838096 11/25/22
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deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	Originally Posted by coyote268 I don't think is real anti gun as he use to hunt pheasant's on a friends ranch that I did in Idaho Tommy Lee Jones has one of the most extensive Savage 99 collections in the world. You think he’s pro-gun? Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: James Garner, like him? slumlord #17838099 11/25/22
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The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,624 USA	Originally Posted by slumlord Originally Posted by wabigoon When James put hie finger in of Brennen's six-gun, that was a hoot! I can only imagine It was in Support Your Local Sheriff. YouTube had it so you could watch it for free for the longest time. Might still be free on YouTube.

Re: James Garner, like him? KillerBee #17838107 11/25/22
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The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,624 USA	Originally Posted by KillerBee Pretty classy guy compared to most Hollywood types, was married to the same woman until he passed. He sued Universal Studios for Breach of Contract and won. He was awarded $16,5000.00. I liked him in The Great Escape and Rockford Files. That number you have there makes no sense. Did you mean $16,500,000.00?

Re: James Garner, like him? wabigoon #17838115 11/25/22
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BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 19,002 Central MS	He was good in 8 simple rules…. Funny show back in the day. I watched it cause it had a young Kaley Couco. Dave �The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz

Re: James Garner, like him? Mike_S #17838120 11/25/22
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scrooster Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,662 Moon Tree, SC	Originally Posted by Mike_S Liked his acting not his politics. Big lib. He sure was .... he was one of the first big male stars in Hollywood to-go woke. Robert Mitchum and he were both left wing zealots. Still, he was one lf my favorite actors back in the day. What you think about, you do ... what you do, you become. In a nation where anything goes ... eventually, everything will. We're almost there.

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