@kenchristie9214 He didn't like people too much and liked bikes and solitude. He came across a lot of unfair situations and was let down a lot. He was honest and saw people for what they were.
I always liked Garner on screen. Never took himself too seriously and could act a bit too. Grand Prix is an under-rated film and his scenes with Donald Pleasance in The Great Escape were very moving. His Jim Rockford character was his most memorable role. I miss him.
FYI Garner didn't say any of the things about McQueen that this host claims. If he had it would be on film or in print But give the host credit for his impression of bad a gossip peddler.
I will always be a fan of James Garner. The Notebook movie is classic and much appreciated. We watched Maverick and The Rockford Files in our family. Truly the Good Old Days with my late father. 🙏❤️ Thank you for posting! 🙏😎
I never liked James Garner since I first saw him in 'Maverick' in the late 1950's. Something about him that was just a put-off. Sort of like the negative vibes one gets from Marlon Brando, Richard Widmark, Rock Hudson, and Henry Fonda.
I love James Garner. Hes so likeable. And killer handsome. I loved him in Macerick with Mel Gibsin and Jodie Foster. That was a fun movie i never get tired of watching.
I find the different reactions to McQueen’s off the cuff, attention grabbing, behavior both in front and behind the camera to be noteworthy. While James Garner saw it as acting out, if you watch documentaries about McQueen, other actors describe it as part of McQueen’s artistry. I tend to trust Garner’s sensibilities. I trust him mostly because he never seemed to take the whole acting and stardom experience too seriously. Still, you just never know. I had the experience of being around both men. I’d often sat near Garner at Raider games when the Raiders used to play in the L.A. Coliseum. And back in ‘79 when I was 19, I’d spend time at a small air strip in Santa Paula, CA where McQueen kept a plane and flew into and out of. Honestly, I found both men to be very pleasant and down to earth.
I always loved James Garner; he seemed like a guy's guy, but a gentleman as well. I think he was selling his acting short -- he was very good at comedy and, I think, did a great job in Victor/Victoria. In interviews, you could tell he had a good sense of humor.
Disagree. Yeah... he had 'the look'. But, I always found Garner to be milquetoast poser. Classic collegiate theater guy. He did do well in Victor/Victoria as the 'straight man'. But anyone could have played that role. I peronally think Walter Matthau would have been much better and funnier in that role. To each his own. 🤷♂
When I met my husband he looked like James Garner in The Americanization of Emily, incredibly handsome and a gentleman. He was about 2 years younger than Mr. Garner was in that movie. I didn't know who James Garner was then because we didn't have American TV in our country. I was lucky we fell in love rather quickly and got married. As he got older, he looked like Mr. Garner in The Notebook. We were in love 52 years before he passed away 22 months and 14 days ago. I miss him beyond measure. I've watched Mr. Garner's old movies and his two TV series Maverick and The Rockford Files thinking to myself it's odd that I watch movies and TV series of a deceased actor because I miss my deceased husband.
One interesting thing Garner, McQueen, and Bronson had in common was they all had terrible childhoods. Their personalities had to have been scarred by their upbringing.
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James Garner was a true gentleman, and I have watched "The Americanization of Emily' probably more than 5 or 6 times due to the fact that 2 of my favorite actors, James Garner and Melvyn Douglas are in it.
@@ricardocantoral7672 -I'll bet you have plenty of experience at it by throwing your purse at your boyfriend. Garner could easily take care of McQueen who was an overrated actor and a punk.
Had a funny experience with Garner. Long story made short, I was invited to play at Bel-Air Country Club. My benefactor was delayed about an hour. The pro asked if I'd like to play a few holes while I waited. "You can join the 2 guys coming off 9". The "2 guys" were James Garner and Mac Davis. After watching them hit their tee shots on 10, I commented "I'm not sure I'm good enough to play with you two." Garner said, "We don't care how bad you play. Just don't do it slow". And off he sped in his cart
McQueen would read a script and then tear out pages of his dialogue, when asked what he thought he was doing hed say " I'll do that without dialogue and a look"... and he did and it was always great.
Facts verse, Well-done. Good researched bio on James Garner! Thanks for upload. This was interesting what James Garner thought about Steve McQueen. I heard once when they were casting the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" they first cast Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy and warren Beatty as the Sundance kid but Warren did not want to do it because he did not like to ride horses and thought the movie would be kind of like his "Bonnie and Clyde" buddy movie. Well anyway next cast was Steve McQueen. But Paul and Steve did not get along at all! Maybe McQueen was difficult making some of his movies. Then Robert Redford was cast. Some actors were difficult to work with. Maybe Mcqueen was one of them. I read that Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw did not get along so well doing "Jaws" movie either. But it got done like "The Great escape" movie Great channel.
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All three were competitive. All three were racing enthusiasts. PLN would go on to have a better racing career than the other two. He was active into the early 2000"s. Not much is known to most people about Garners racing days but he was thoroughly immersed in the sport mostly as an owner. Some people don't know about Dick Smothers racing career about the same time frame.
Garner and McQueen were neighbors in WLA. McQueen's mansion was above Garners. When the movie Grand Prix was casting McQueen passed on the lead role. Garner accepted the role McQueen had passed on. At one point Garner found a bunch of beer cans on His front lawn which were thrown down from McQueen's house. Even though Steve had passed on the role He was incensed That Garner had accepted it.
One thing they didn't mention is that Garner and McQueen were next door neighbors and Steve used to toss his empty beer cans in Jim's yard. Garner and McQueen also both raced cars and spent a lot of time together tinkering in the garage. However McQueen got upset when Garner accepted a role in the movie Grand Prix (a role McQueen had already turned down) and that was the beginning of the bad blood. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in Hollywood who didn't think Steve McQueen was gigantic pain in the ass.
That’s not quite true. McQueen was ready to do Grand Prix and only backed out because he was supposed to have a meeting with the director (John Frankenheimer) but Frankenheimer couldn’t make the meeting and sent an associate producer instead, McQueen hated the guy and immediately dropped out of the film, which Garner did instead. After the film came out, Garner ran into McQueen at a stop light. McQueen was with his son and they’d just come from seeing Grand Prix. When Garner asked how he liked it, McQueen said “Well…pretty good, pretty good “ it was the closest he came to admitting he made a big mistake turning it down.
@@jennifersman7990 Yeah, I read that in the biography too, but essentially McQueen turned down the film because his massive ego was bruised when Frankenheimer was a no-show. The fact it took him two years to (sort of) admit he was wrong is telling in itself.
There’s a reported comment - forget where now but probably one of the books on McQueen that someone remarked to Bobby Darin (co-Star) on the set of “Hell is for Heroes” that “Steve McQueen was his own worst enemy.” Darin’s response was reported to be “not as long as I’m alive.”
I was named after James Garner’s character Brett Maverick. He was my father’s FAVE actor or so i was informed. Before the advent of the internet i only encountered one individual named Brett. Now every third person is named Brett! Or so it seems! Love love love JG in all his roles….RIP.
During his years on the Rockford Files, the studio, as a cost-cutting measure, stated it would no longer buy coffee for the crew....so Garner said he would buy the coffee. Yeah, I know, he could well afford it. But how many other stars would have thought to do the same?
Garner and McQueen were friends.When John Frankenheimer wanted McQueen for Grand Prix McQueen was in Taiwan filming The Sand Pebbles for Robert Wise. The Sand Pebbles production was delayed and McQueen couldn’t make it in time for when Grand Prix started production so McQueen recommended his friend Garner who was also a racing enthusiast and Grand Prix filmed in 1966 was one of Garner’s best performances. It is also in my opinion one of the two best films about racing tied with Ford VS Ferrari. With the cinematic technology available to John Frankenheimer and his masterful talent for a 57 year old film it still gives Ford VS Ferrari a run for it’s money if you’ll pardon the pun😉!
I met James Garner in April, 1963, when he was shooting a scene from his movie, "The Wheeler Dealers" at Idlewild Airport (later JFK), NYC! At age 35, he was ruggedly handsome & quite tall! While I spoke to him, between takes, he seemed nervous & "chain-smoked" non-stop!/ Garner was a top t.v. actor, but it's a shame that he was not able to transmit that affable personality to becoming a more major motion picture star! R.I.P.!
I really liked James Garner especially in the show Maverick and the Rockford files. Those were two great shows. I also like him the movie Maverick with Mel Gibson. That was a solid 8 stars movie that I've seen several time. Now I going to have to watch it again after this, LOL.
I never saw Maverick, except in an occasional rerun….. And I think the best episodes were the ones with Bret Maverick (Garner) Rockford was like Maverick, only he didn’t gamble….. They were both great shows
Jim did get along with him. They were neighbors and Steve’s wife was a big family friend. Yes he irritated Jim but they did not hate one another. They often were very competitive. Jim took Grand Prix the movie and did well. Steve turned it down and his son Chad loved Jim and the movie.
2 things you didn’t mention One of Garner’s first films was Sayonara where he played Marlon Brando’s BF. Garner was extremely nervous in his first scene with Brando and said Brando couldn’t have been more helpful to calm his nerves. They’d often work out scenes together and he always wished they could’ve done more films together Garner turned down the role of Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment because he didn’t trust the director and always said it was the dumbest move of his career (Burt Reynolds turned it down too and said the same thing)
Garner was a very underrated actor. Using very little to convey a lot. There's a great piece of off set film from Gran Prix where Garner loses it with a store owner who is holding the production to ransom. Garner is nose to nose with the guy saying if he doesn't stop he's gonna regret it.. You must understand that was a very rare occurrence.
I have heard and read that McQueen was not likable or easy to work with and during his final years, many in Hollywood did not want to work with him. I'm not surprised about his dislike of McQueen, Bronson, and Heston. All three were staunch conservatives even though Charlton Heston was at first a Democrat then changed his tune.
Really, liked the stars you talked about. They are only human, we all have faults and I am sure if we are honest, I am sure that most of the problems these people had could be applied to us as well.
Got sucked in by the thumbnail of Garner. In the middle I paused to check who’s post it was and see it’s facts verse. I remember previously commenting they should be called facts averse and wondered how to keep them out of my feed
i think i will read the J.G. book myself,an form some opinions. one note; J.G. did work very hard to make his presence on T.V. and movies seem natural. I say he was a perfectionists,and not as laid back as many have reported of Mr. Garner over the years. As far as his drug use. it is really non of my business. J.G. was a combat Korean Veteran,and only other Vets know what combat does to a person. I enjoyed his movies,and admirer him for staying married,and raising his family. As far as his political views,or how he felt about religious matters,thats some of the great things about living in America. We are free to whorship and practice our beliefs anyway we so choose. R.I.P. James Garner.
Garner was twice wounded in a Korea. Talked about on a morning talk show, and mentioned he didn’t receive a second Purple Heart, but didn’t know the reason. It was investigated and he received the second award. The photograph can be found online
I never really knew Garner except for Maverick when I was a child and some films, I have never seen The Rockford Files. My two favourite actors have always been Bogart and McQueen, both from different periods. McQueen was very 'watchable' in his roles. Naturally, one never knows one's favourite actors except for on the screen. I completely disagree though with Garner's view on McQueen's acting, for me, he was a great actor. As for Bronson, I always felt that he was an actor maybe difficult to work with, maybe that changed later for him, I felt the change in his 'Death Wish' roles, he seemed to have mellowed. Each actor was a star in his own right. People have their favourites, Bogart and McQueen were mine, but I liked many other actors like Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughan, Lee J Cobb, Marlon Brando etc, etc. So many actors who brought something special to the screen.
On the set of " The Great Escape", it wasn't only Garner who was fed up with McQueen, it was also James Coburn, Charles Bronson, & all of the British cast, who found McQueen appallingly insecure, childish, & spoiled. They all pretty much despised him. Totally understandable. McQueen WAS horribly insecure & immature. --------
Coburn, Bronson, McQueen, many of these actors were very mercurial in nature. No doubt the sets were difficult to manage by the director. Can you imagine trying to manage a film with so many stars on set? Somewhat of a miracle.
Those were the days when movies had real action plus a plot. Some of the garbage we are being forced to watch is being snuck into viewers minds thru deception.
MY personal favorite film of James Garner : The 1966 Western., " Duel At Diablo" . it's a great film,. well done, with a real message. Garner & Sidney Poitier, were both superb. ------------MJL, 76 y/o
Well considering they both were in The Great Escape together it seems you might be a bit hyperbolic and butt hurt. Maverick ( both movie and series), Victor, Victoria, The Notebook, Murphy's Romance, Space Cowboys, Support your Local Sheriff, 8 simple rules, Divine secrets of ya ya Sisterhood are all well known , popular, and successful movies.
That’s sorta true, Garner made more of an impression on TV than movies. Some actors just work better in tv than film. That said, check out Garner in The Great Escape, but also Grand Prix, The Thrill of It All, Twilight and Space Cowboys
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never liked McQueen much myself. He used to beat up the women he was involved with, and demanded that Ali McGraw gave up her career to be the little housewife. He was really not a great guy.
One interesting fact is there were no Americans involved in the great escape and the characters were only put in the film for the American movie audience.
I just finished James Garner's book. James and Steve McQueen had a love/hate relationship. They actually lived right next to each other. Their properties shared a border and Steve would throw beer cans over the wall onto James' property, which of course pissed James off.
I had read a few years back that Garner and McQueen at one point lived along the same street. As a prank, once McQueen watched Garner drive away then filled Garner's driveway with trash, and watched with amusement the anguish when Garner returned.
Whenever you get strong, male, self-important personalities together, there is of course, bound to be friction. Try to imagine being director John Sturges directing all these testosterone filled, male lead actors in "The Great Escape"? Now, that's leadership, I think.
James was the vice president of the actors union for a while. He said the then president Ronald Reagan was a mindless idiot and that he had to do all of the work.
Steve’s wife was on Rockford several times. Steve was a insecure and paranoid guy. He was the king of cool but he was paranoid. It may have been the drugs.
A revealing story about McQueen came from one of his female costars (I forget her name but I saw her interviewed years ago). In one scene McQueen was directed to lose his temper and pull her roughly to face him square on. The actress said being pulled hard really hurt and she winced with each take. McQueen said suddenly to the director, after about the 5th take, ‘I’m not happy about this’ Our actress was touched that he was being considerate of her discomfort only to be astounded when he continued ‘I’m not happy about this because when I pull her round she blocks me from the camera and you can’t see my face properly’ What an egotistical douche!!!
I always like James. He was a good, friendly looking guy, that made it hard not to like him. I think most of the Hollywood crowd falls into similar categories. We like them for the parts they play. We feel we know them but we don’t know squat about them really. Chances are there are better people in the audience than the stars on the screen. We just don’t know them. Unfortunately we are all sucked into people in the spotlight that can talk or act. Just like all the politicians out there that don’t really serve the people but are able to say things that sound good but are seldom delivered.
I worked with Charles Bronson's neice in the mid 80's and she did mention he grew up poor but had a good relationship with him. She stated the tabloids were very unfair which was not surprising them. I quit paying any attention to them after Princess Diana's death.
Jim Garner was a class act,and a kind hearted,decent human being. I had the pleasure of meeting him before he passed. He.was also a far better actor than Steve McQueen was,and I also am a Steve McQueen fan,but James Garner will always be my favorite. He was great in everything he was ever in wether on the big ot small screen. "The Rockford Files" will always one of the very best televsision shows ever made and certainly the best show of the 70's. Rest in Peace Jim,thanks for all the memories
I liked James Garner but I can’t say much for his political views. Lol. I loved his Polaroid commercials with Mariette Hartley. Actually I really liked Steve McQueen, too.
Not surprised at all.... because they all had big egos ! I've heard about all this before. It's also been known that Garner could blow his top at times. It happened while filming Grand Prix. Which I think was one of his best if not the best movies...next to The Great Escape. All of them were terrific actors though. 👍👍
I Like James Garner a lot, but it was well-known he was jealous of McQueen who was the number one box office star for multiple years. Garner was a very good actor maybe better than McQueen but he never was a Super Star like Steve McQueen.
What this video misses is the McQueen and Garner were neighbors. They lived right next door to each other for 15 years. McQueen asked him for advice all the time. And it got on Garner's nerves.
Tell the truth. Read his biography. Plus records about him back then James had a temper. He abused his wife Louis. She left him 3 times. Went back till James. passed.
I could never see the attraction of McQueen. He played being Steve McQueen better than anyone else ever could but had no range or unique acting style for me he was just a spoiled brat playing a contrived character he should have lived long enough to be given the boot.
I’m pretty sure he was a Card Carrying Socialist and probably a Communist Sympathizer since he admired Adlai Stevenson. He openly admitted he was a Bleeding Heart Liberal. Likable on most fronts other than that, IMHO.
Always liked James Rockf oh wait James Garner. I loved Grand Prix at 7yrs old when it primered at the giant curved screen theater downtown. But I also loved Steve McQueen's LeMans in 1971 so what do I know? He used to make this Coffee commercial with this well known actress whose name I've forgotten. Even in my pre-teen self thought they were very smartly acted.
I've always liked James Garner. He was a huge Raiders fan and (as rumor had it) after a loss someone cut him off in traffic, he flipped them off and kept at the guy... the two pulled over and Garner got the living sh*t kicked out of him.
I love James Garner and I’ve never been a Steve McQueen fan. I think Sand Pebbles is a very good movie and I think McQueen’s best movie. McQueen was no actor, that’s for sure.
To me Garner was allways a fine actor. He played some great roles that were mostly likeable characters wich did not fend of far from his true persona. Garner couldn't stand injustice, dishonesty and unreliable characters. He was very much loved by his peers due to the fact that he regularly stood up for a friend actor who was treated badly by the movie bosses. He dare speak up. As to his buff with McQueen , that had everything to do with McQueen's unprofessionally conduct and unreliability as to stick to the script and not trying to outplay the lead or anyone else for that matter. McQueen had this ego that allways wanted to be number 1 and be the best. That flaw in McQueen's character had much to do with his fear of not being good enough, or not worthy enough, so the result was overcompensating in everything. Fear in itself was a good burner for his buffs with many actors , not only Garner. Garner was truly a professional actor, working with discipline and accuracy.
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they should have hired Rick Dalton instead of McQueen in the great escape.
Close friend to Steve McQueen, Chuck Norris, said that Steve was a very aloof person who didn't trust anyone.
Good way to live.@@kenchristie9214
@@jamescokl3 Why? As Chuck pointed out, Steve missed out on a lot of opportunities.
@kenchristie9214 He didn't like people too much and liked bikes and solitude. He came across a lot of unfair situations and was let down a lot. He was honest and saw people for what they were.
I always liked Garner on screen. Never took himself too seriously and could act a bit too. Grand Prix is an under-rated film and his scenes with Donald Pleasance in The Great Escape were very moving. His Jim Rockford character was his most memorable role. I miss him.
FYI Garner didn't say any of the things about McQueen that this host claims. If he had it would be on film or in print But give the host credit for his impression of bad a gossip peddler.
I started watching James in Maverick. Ive loved him ever since. Never missed The Rockford Files. He was very underrated as an actor.
I will always be a fan of James Garner. The Notebook movie is classic and much appreciated. We watched Maverick and The Rockford Files in our family. Truly the Good Old Days with my late father. 🙏❤️ Thank you for posting! 🙏😎
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James Garner had a lovely voice, full of expression and his comedy timing was spot on.
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I never liked James Garner since I first saw him in 'Maverick' in the late 1950's. Something about him that was just a put-off. Sort of like the negative vibes one gets from Marlon Brando, Richard Widmark, Rock Hudson, and Henry Fonda.
I love James Garner. Hes so likeable. And killer handsome. I loved him in Macerick with Mel Gibsin and Jodie Foster. That was a fun movie i never get tired of watching.
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I’m just sorry about his politics. Hard to believe he was so wishy washy and anything goes. But I still liked him
@@cliffordbowman6777 He was a great pot smoker too.
I find the different reactions to McQueen’s off the cuff, attention grabbing, behavior both in front and behind the camera to be noteworthy. While James Garner saw it as acting out, if you watch documentaries about McQueen, other actors describe it as part of McQueen’s artistry. I tend to trust Garner’s sensibilities. I trust him mostly because he never seemed to take the whole acting and stardom experience too seriously. Still, you just never know. I had the experience of being around both men. I’d often sat near Garner at Raider games when the Raiders used to play in the L.A. Coliseum. And back in ‘79 when I was 19, I’d spend time at a small air strip in Santa Paula, CA where McQueen kept a plane and flew into and out of. Honestly, I found both men to be very pleasant and down to earth.
A fair point but analysing it all, one may suggest a bit of jealousy on Garner's part... just an opinion.
Read a biography about McQueen, he was a major druggy, selfish and seemed to become much more of a decent guy later in his life.@@David-sk9vv
@@David-sk9vv Could be. Tall men often think shorter men are insecure.
@@randolphpinkle4482That is a fair point; more likely the other way round. But a good point indeed.
Both Mcqueen and Garner were brilliant with expressive acting.
Just a look they could give with no words, would get me in the feels.
I always loved James Garner; he seemed like a guy's guy, but a gentleman as well.
I think he was selling his acting short -- he was very good at comedy and, I think, did a great job in Victor/Victoria. In interviews, you could tell he had a good sense of humor.
Beautiful words, thank you for your message for James. Made us miss him more 😭
Disagree. Yeah... he had 'the look'. But, I always found Garner to be milquetoast poser. Classic collegiate theater guy. He did do well in Victor/Victoria as the 'straight man'. But anyone could have played that role. I peronally think Walter Matthau would have been much better and funnier in that role. To each his own. 🤷♂
He is one of the most beautiful Americans ever walked on this land.
Thank you Mr. Garner for the memory. You are forever missed.
When I met my husband he looked like James Garner in The Americanization of Emily, incredibly handsome and a gentleman. He was about 2 years younger than Mr. Garner was in that movie. I didn't know who James Garner was then because we didn't have American TV in our country. I was lucky we fell in love rather quickly and got married. As he got older, he looked like Mr. Garner in The Notebook. We were in love 52 years before he passed away 22 months and 14 days ago. I miss him beyond measure. I've watched Mr. Garner's old movies and his two TV series Maverick and The Rockford Files thinking to myself it's odd that I watch movies and TV series of a deceased actor because I miss my deceased husband.
One interesting thing Garner, McQueen, and Bronson had in common was they all had terrible childhoods. Their personalities had to have been scarred by their upbringing.
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Any books on the actors from them era you would recommend?
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James Garner was a true gentleman, and I have watched "The Americanization of Emily' probably more than 5 or 6 times due to the fact that 2 of my favorite actors, James Garner and Melvyn Douglas are in it.
James Garner in Move Over Darling absolutely hilarious “How dry I am.”
Bruce Lee said Steve McQueen was one of his toughest students and called him a street brawler. Garner is lucky he never mixed it up with Steve
McQueen 5'-10" vs Garner 6'-3" I doubt that lol..
@@robertwheatley2471 If you think your height makes any real difference in a fight, you obviously don't have much experience fighting.
McQueen is two foot tall
@@ricardocantoral7672 -I'll bet you have plenty of experience at it by throwing your purse at your boyfriend. Garner could easily take care of McQueen who was an overrated actor and a punk.
My father used to play golf with James Garner said he was a great guy definitely believe what he says
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Had a funny experience with Garner. Long story made short, I was invited to play at Bel-Air Country Club. My benefactor was delayed about an hour. The pro asked if I'd like to play a few holes while I waited. "You can join the 2 guys coming off 9". The "2 guys" were James Garner and Mac Davis. After watching them hit their tee shots on 10, I commented "I'm not sure I'm good enough to play with you two." Garner said, "We don't care how bad you play. Just don't do it slow". And off he sped in his cart
McQueen would read a script and then tear out pages of his dialogue, when asked what he thought he was doing hed say " I'll do that without dialogue and a look"... and he did and it was always great.
Great presentation Facts Verse!! Thank you very much. Peace
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Facts verse, Well-done. Good researched bio on James Garner! Thanks for upload. This was interesting what James Garner thought about Steve McQueen. I heard once when they were casting the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" they first cast Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy and warren Beatty as the Sundance kid but Warren did not want to do it because he did not like to ride horses and thought the movie would be kind of like his "Bonnie and Clyde" buddy movie. Well anyway next cast was Steve McQueen. But Paul and Steve did not get along at all! Maybe McQueen was difficult making some of his movies. Then Robert Redford was cast. Some actors were difficult to work with. Maybe Mcqueen was one of them.
I read that Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw did not get along so well doing "Jaws" movie either. But it got done like "The Great escape" movie Great channel.
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@@FactsVerse How about some James bond girls. from "Thunderball" Luciana Paluzzi and Claudine Auger. And from "On her majesty's secret service' and the series "The Avengers" Diana Rigg. Or Ursula Andress from "Dr. No". Doing one or a bit of all would be fine. Thanks very much! Love your channel.
All three were competitive. All three were racing enthusiasts. PLN would go on to have a better racing career than the other two. He was active into the early 2000"s. Not much is known to most people about Garners racing days but he was thoroughly immersed in the sport mostly as an owner. Some people don't know about Dick Smothers racing career about the same time frame.
Garner and McQueen were neighbors in WLA. McQueen's mansion was above Garners. When the movie Grand Prix was casting McQueen passed on the lead role. Garner accepted the role McQueen had passed on. At one point Garner found a bunch of beer cans on His front lawn which were thrown down from McQueen's house. Even though Steve had passed on the role He was incensed That Garner had accepted it.
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One thing they didn't mention is that Garner and McQueen were next door neighbors and Steve used to toss his empty beer cans in Jim's yard. Garner and McQueen also both raced cars and spent a lot of time together tinkering in the garage. However McQueen got upset when Garner accepted a role in the movie Grand Prix (a role McQueen had already turned down) and that was the beginning of the bad blood. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in Hollywood who didn't think Steve McQueen was gigantic pain in the ass.
That’s not quite true. McQueen was ready to do Grand Prix and only backed out because he was supposed to have a meeting with the director (John Frankenheimer) but Frankenheimer couldn’t make the meeting and sent an associate producer instead, McQueen hated the guy and immediately dropped out of the film, which Garner did instead. After the film came out, Garner ran into McQueen at a stop light. McQueen was with his son and they’d just come from seeing Grand Prix. When Garner asked how he liked it, McQueen said “Well…pretty good, pretty good “ it was the closest he came to admitting he made a big mistake turning it down.
@@jennifersman7990 Yeah, I read that in the biography too, but essentially McQueen turned down the film because his massive ego was bruised when Frankenheimer was a no-show. The fact it took him two years to (sort of) admit he was wrong is telling in itself.
There’s a reported comment - forget where now but probably one of the books on McQueen that someone remarked to Bobby Darin (co-Star) on the set of “Hell is for Heroes” that “Steve McQueen was his own worst enemy.”
Darin’s response was reported to be “not as long as I’m alive.”
I was named after James Garner’s character Brett Maverick. He was my father’s FAVE actor or so i was informed. Before the advent of the internet i only encountered one individual named Brett. Now every third person is named Brett! Or so it seems! Love love love JG in all his roles….RIP.
Great interesting facts about James Garner and Steve McQueen.
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@@FactsVerse Boys' Night Out is my favorite movie.
During his years on the Rockford Files, the studio, as a cost-cutting measure, stated it would no longer buy coffee for the crew....so Garner said he would buy the coffee. Yeah, I know, he could well afford it. But how many other stars would have thought to do the same?
Garner and McQueen were friends.When John Frankenheimer wanted McQueen for Grand Prix McQueen was in Taiwan filming The Sand Pebbles for Robert Wise. The Sand Pebbles production was delayed and McQueen couldn’t make it in time for when Grand Prix started production so McQueen recommended his friend Garner who was also a racing enthusiast and Grand Prix filmed in 1966 was one of Garner’s best performances. It is also in my opinion one of the two best films about racing tied with Ford VS Ferrari. With the cinematic technology available to John Frankenheimer and his masterful talent for a 57 year old film it still gives Ford VS Ferrari a run for it’s money if you’ll pardon the pun😉!
I met James Garner in April, 1963, when he was shooting a scene from his movie, "The Wheeler Dealers" at
Idlewild Airport (later JFK), NYC! At age 35, he was ruggedly handsome & quite tall! While I spoke to him,
between takes, he seemed nervous & "chain-smoked" non-stop!/ Garner was a top t.v. actor, but it's a shame
that he was not able to transmit that affable personality to becoming a more major motion picture star! R.I.P.!
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I really liked James Garner especially in the show Maverick and the Rockford files. Those were two great shows. I also like him the movie Maverick with Mel Gibson. That was a solid 8 stars movie that I've seen several time. Now I going to have to watch it again after this, LOL.
Maverick & Rockford Files!! Watched with my Dad long time ago. Born in 1948.
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I never saw Maverick, except in an occasional rerun…..
And I think the best episodes were the ones with Bret Maverick (Garner)
Rockford was like Maverick, only he didn’t gamble…..
They were both great shows
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Jim did get along with him. They were neighbors and Steve’s wife was a big family friend. Yes he irritated Jim but they did not hate one another. They often were very competitive. Jim took Grand Prix the movie and did well. Steve turned it down and his son Chad loved Jim and the movie.
2 things you didn’t mention
One of Garner’s first films was Sayonara where he played Marlon Brando’s BF. Garner was extremely nervous in his first scene with Brando and said Brando couldn’t have been more helpful to calm his nerves. They’d often work out scenes together and he always wished they could’ve done more films together
Garner turned down the role of Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment because he didn’t trust the director and always said it was the dumbest move of his career (Burt Reynolds turned it down too and said the same thing)
I always thought his Marlowe movie role was really good. And Support your Local Sheriff is a underrated comedy classic, in my view.
James Garner effortlessly charmed audiences with his laid-back style and wit, defining cool in Hollywood
I'm glad "The Americanization of Emily" at least gets a mention. It's a good film and unlike so many of Garner's other films.
Garner was a very underrated actor. Using very little to convey a lot. There's a great piece of off set film from Gran Prix where Garner loses it with a store owner who is holding the production to ransom. Garner is nose to nose with the guy saying if he doesn't stop he's gonna regret it.. You must understand that was a very rare occurrence.
Garner was basically a latter day Spencer Tracy. He didn't look he was trying too hard but he did what an actor was supposed to do.
I have heard and read that McQueen was not likable or easy to work with and during his final years, many in Hollywood did not want to work with him. I'm not surprised about his dislike of McQueen, Bronson, and Heston. All three were staunch conservatives even though Charlton Heston was at first a Democrat then changed his tune.
Excellent comment.
McQueen was also famously a 'scene stealer' - he butted heads with co-stars like Yul Brynner over this.
I think you're mistaken about Bronson's political views.
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Enjoyed James Garner's work, especially Maverick but I'm still in love with Steve McQueen. 😸
Great celebrities! In your opinion, what is Steve's best role?
Steve McQueen as Mr. Box Office. Picked his projects carefully and passed over some great roles making other people very famous.
McQueen was an awesome actor. His characters are classics. Gardener was also a great!
As well as James Garner, Julie Andrews' favorite performance is THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY.
Agreed, he was a real person.
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Really, liked the stars you talked about.
They are only human, we all have faults and I am sure if we are honest, I am sure that most of the problems these people had could be applied to us as well.
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Good point. Glad you made that comment.
im here again btw biggest fan
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@@FactsVerse it was amazing
One should not learn too much of their heros.
Yea you find out there human just like us
WOW great video and all true.
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Got sucked in by the thumbnail of Garner. In the middle I paused to check who’s post it was and see it’s facts verse. I remember previously commenting they should be called facts averse and wondered how to keep them out of my feed
i think i will read the J.G. book myself,an form some opinions. one note; J.G. did work very hard to make his presence on T.V. and movies seem natural. I say he was a perfectionists,and not as laid back as many have reported of Mr. Garner over the years. As far as his drug use. it is really non of my business. J.G. was a combat Korean Veteran,and only other Vets know what combat does to a person. I enjoyed his movies,and admirer him for staying married,and raising his family. As far as his political views,or how he felt about religious matters,thats some of the great things about living in America. We are free to whorship and practice our beliefs anyway we so choose. R.I.P. James Garner.
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Garner was twice wounded in a Korea. Talked about on a morning talk show, and mentioned he didn’t receive a second Purple Heart, but didn’t know the reason. It was investigated and he received the second award. The photograph can be found online
James Garner, always likeable whatever he's in and made Jim Rockford my hero.
I always thought McQueen was super cool until I read a biography about him and couldn't believe what a "dick" he was.
I never really knew Garner except for Maverick when I was a child and some films, I have never seen The Rockford Files. My two favourite actors have always been Bogart and McQueen, both from different periods. McQueen was very 'watchable' in his roles. Naturally, one never knows one's favourite actors except for on the screen. I completely disagree though with Garner's view on McQueen's acting, for me, he was a great actor. As for Bronson, I always felt that he was an actor maybe difficult to work with, maybe that changed later for him, I felt the change in his 'Death Wish' roles, he seemed to have mellowed. Each actor was a star in his own right. People have their favourites, Bogart and McQueen were mine, but I liked many other actors like Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughan, Lee J Cobb, Marlon Brando etc, etc. So many actors who brought something special to the screen.
Garner was a union man and a progressive as well as an excellent actor both in TV and film.
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Progressive can mean many things . I m not sure they all apply to Jim
McQueen’s first wife was Neile and it was pronounced “Neal” not “Nellie”.
On the set of " The Great Escape", it wasn't only Garner who was fed up with McQueen, it was also James Coburn, Charles Bronson, & all of the British cast, who found McQueen appallingly insecure, childish, & spoiled. They all pretty much despised him. Totally understandable. McQueen WAS horribly insecure & immature. --------
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Coburn, Bronson, McQueen, many of these actors were very mercurial in nature. No doubt the sets were difficult to manage by the director. Can you imagine trying to manage a film with so many stars on set? Somewhat of a miracle.
Those were the days when movies had real action plus a plot. Some of the garbage we are being forced to watch is being snuck into viewers minds thru deception.
MY personal favorite film of James Garner : The 1966 Western., " Duel At Diablo" . it's a great film,. well done, with a real message. Garner & Sidney Poitier, were both superb. ------------MJL, 76 y/o
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Some of Steve McQueen's movies are timeless and totally memorable. I can't even name a Garner movie, just Maverick on TV
Well considering they both were in The Great Escape together it seems you might be a bit hyperbolic and butt hurt. Maverick ( both movie and series), Victor, Victoria, The Notebook, Murphy's Romance, Space Cowboys, Support your Local Sheriff, 8 simple rules, Divine secrets of ya ya Sisterhood are all well known , popular, and successful movies.
@@auntiewewe972 You still haven't named anything memorable exc. Maverick which you neglected to notice that I already mentioned, bozo
That’s sorta true, Garner made more of an impression on TV than movies. Some actors just work better in tv than film.
That said, check out Garner in The Great Escape, but also Grand Prix, The Thrill of It All, Twilight and Space Cowboys
@@jennifersman7990 Move over Darling Hour of the Gun, Duel at Diablo the comedy films Support your local Sheriff & Support your local Gunfighter not seen Garner in one bad film amongst many others
Support Your Local Sheriff, and Tank are my most favorites from James Garner!
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worked with Garner in '83 in my first film , " TANK " ...
never liked McQueen much myself. He used to beat up the women he was involved with, and demanded that Ali McGraw gave up her career to be the little housewife. He was really not a great guy.
@@nostradamus522 you are writing something, but it is not english. try it again.
Careful. James Gardener beat his wife Louis. He had a temper. She left him 3 times. But always came back.
Read his life story.
I come from the Netherlands. I get by in four languages. How many languages do you speak?
@@equine2020 So? That makes Steve McQueen any better?
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No but don't make something one sided. Bad can't condem bad. Gardner was no good boy.
Garner was real and not plastic
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One interesting fact is there were no Americans involved in the great escape and the characters were only put in the film for the American movie audience.
I just finished James Garner's book. James and Steve McQueen had a love/hate relationship. They actually lived right next to each other. Their properties shared a border and Steve would throw beer cans over the wall onto James' property, which of course pissed James off.
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I had read a few years back that Garner and McQueen at one point lived along the same street. As a prank, once McQueen watched Garner drive away then filled Garner's driveway with trash, and watched with amusement the anguish when Garner returned.
Whenever you get strong, male, self-important personalities together, there is of course, bound to be friction. Try to imagine being director John Sturges directing all these testosterone filled, male lead actors in "The Great Escape"? Now, that's leadership, I think.
Managing the bunch who stared in The Magnificent Seven was pretty tough too.🤪🤣
James was the vice president of the actors union for a while. He said the then president Ronald Reagan was a mindless idiot and that he had to do all of the work.
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Steve’s wife was on Rockford several times. Steve was a insecure and paranoid guy. He was the king of cool but he was paranoid. It may have been the drugs.
I think it was just insecurity.
A revealing story about McQueen came from one of his female costars (I forget her name but I saw her interviewed years ago). In one scene McQueen was directed to lose his temper and pull her roughly to face him square on. The actress said being pulled hard really hurt and she winced with each take. McQueen said suddenly to the director, after about the 5th take, ‘I’m not happy about this’ Our actress was touched that he was being considerate of her discomfort only to be astounded when he continued ‘I’m not happy about this because when I pull her round she blocks me from the camera and you can’t see my face properly’ What an egotistical douche!!!
Mwahahaha. Steve McQueen personified..
Yes, that sounds more like the little Squirt.
I always like James. He was a good, friendly looking guy, that made it hard not to like him. I think most of the Hollywood crowd falls into similar categories. We like them for the parts they play. We feel we know them but we don’t know squat about them really. Chances are there are better people in the audience than the stars on the screen. We just don’t know them. Unfortunately we are all sucked into people in the spotlight that can talk or act. Just like all the politicians out there that don’t really serve the people but are able to say things that sound good but are seldom delivered.
Well Steve McQueen was correct about his role in The Great Escape. With the requested changes, him ridding the motorbike made that film.
Steves guts were right about the movie Great Escape...Those motorcycle scenes made the movie.
I ❤️ MURPHYS ROMANCE
WITH SALLY FIELD AND
ROCKFORD FILES
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Some people are just Not meant to be Friends.
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Support your local Sheriff still cracks me up
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I agreed with Garner's assessments of both McQueen & Bronson. Both of those 2 guys seemed to be hard edged & probably difficult to work with.
I worked with Charles Bronson's neice in the mid 80's and she did mention he grew up poor but had a good relationship with him. She stated the tabloids were very unfair which was not surprising them. I quit paying any attention to them after Princess Diana's death.
As I understand it, Garner’s service in Korea was during the Korean War & he was wounded - shot in the gluteus Maximus.
Sounds like Garner served the best interests of the movie, while McQueen served his own interests.
What about Duel At Diablo? It's among my favs!
Jim Garner was a class act,and a kind hearted,decent human being. I had the pleasure of meeting him before he passed. He.was also a far better actor than Steve McQueen was,and I also am a Steve McQueen fan,but James Garner will always be my favorite. He was great in everything he was ever in wether on the big ot small screen. "The Rockford Files" will always one of the very best televsision shows ever made and certainly the best show of the 70's.
Rest in Peace Jim,thanks for all the memories
I don't know why, but I'm actually more impressed with Garner after learning that he smoked weed and did coke.
Smoked cigarettes too.
I liked James Garner but I can’t say much for his political views. Lol. I loved his Polaroid commercials with Mariette Hartley. Actually I really liked Steve McQueen, too.
That’s exactly how I feel too!
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Not surprised at all.... because they all had big egos ! I've heard about all this before.
It's also been known that Garner could blow his top at times. It happened while filming Grand Prix. Which I think was one of his best if not the best movies...next to The Great Escape. All of them were terrific actors though.
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McQueen also tried to upstage Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven, not a good legacy.
I Like James Garner a lot, but it was well-known he was jealous of McQueen who was the number one box office star for multiple years. Garner was a very good actor maybe better than McQueen but he never was a Super Star like Steve McQueen.
Well I had some respect for him until he said he thought BO was a good president lol
I was thinking about Steve McQueen yesterday and this comes up in my feed.
Weird stuff.
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Go back to sleep
In the movie Papillion- McQueens acting skillset was very compelling=the going bat shit crazy scenes.
That would have been a cool fight to watch, Garner vs Bronson. 😀
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What this video misses is the McQueen and Garner were neighbors. They lived right next door to each other for 15 years. McQueen asked him for advice all the time. And it got on Garner's nerves.
Tell the truth. Read his biography. Plus records about him back then
James had a temper. He abused his wife Louis. She left him 3 times. Went back till James.
passed.
Should be noted that Steve McQueen as a Marine saved 5 guys lives at the risk of his own in the artic.
I could never see the attraction of McQueen. He played being Steve McQueen better than anyone else ever could but had no range or unique acting style for me he was just a spoiled brat playing a contrived character he should have lived long enough to be given the boot.
Yes, I agree with Garner on that score. A movie star, not an actor.
Garner radiated a cool, worldly (and world-weary) vibe that was always fun to watch.
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Garner was also a decorated soldier in Korea. Kinda glossed over that here.
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Garner earned two Purple Hearts in Korea. Great guy and actor all around, but can’t say much about his politics.
I’m pretty sure he was a Card Carrying Socialist and probably a Communist Sympathizer since he admired Adlai Stevenson. He openly admitted he was a Bleeding Heart Liberal. Likable on most fronts other than that, IMHO.
Always an easy performer to watch and seemed quite likable with little pretensions.
Always liked James Rockf oh wait James Garner. I loved Grand Prix at 7yrs old when it primered at the giant curved screen theater downtown. But I also loved Steve McQueen's LeMans in 1971 so what do I know? He used to make this Coffee commercial with this well known actress whose name I've forgotten. Even in my pre-teen self thought they were very smartly acted.
I've always liked James Garner. He was a huge Raiders fan and (as rumor had it) after a loss someone cut him off in traffic, he flipped them off and kept at the guy... the two pulled over and Garner got the living sh*t kicked out of him.
They were both actors , but only one was iconic, nothing more to be said
I love James Garner and I’ve never been a Steve McQueen fan. I think Sand Pebbles is a very good movie and I think McQueen’s best movie. McQueen was no actor, that’s for sure.
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I've read too many stories about McQueen being a douche to think he's cool, he seemed obsessed with looking cool and a lot of people bought it.
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To me Garner was allways a fine actor. He played some great roles that were mostly likeable characters wich did not fend of far from his true persona. Garner couldn't stand injustice, dishonesty and unreliable characters. He was very much loved by his peers due to the fact that he regularly stood up for a friend actor who was treated badly by the movie bosses. He dare speak up. As to his buff with McQueen , that had everything to do with McQueen's unprofessionally conduct and unreliability as to stick to the script and not trying to outplay the lead or anyone else for that matter. McQueen had this ego that allways wanted to be number 1 and be the best. That flaw in McQueen's character had much to do with his fear of not being good enough, or not worthy enough, so the result was overcompensating in everything. Fear in itself was a good burner for his buffs with many actors , not only Garner. Garner was truly a professional actor, working with discipline and accuracy.