Premise: James Garner . He starred in several television series over more than five decades , including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files , and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films , including The Great Escape ( 1963 ) with Steve McQueen , Paddy Chayefsky 's The Americanization of Emily ( 1964 ) , Grand Prix ( 1966 ) , Blake Edwards ' Victor/Victoria ( 1982 ) , Murphy 's Romance ( 1985 ) , for which he received an Academy Award nomination , Space Cowboys ( 2000 ) with Clint Eastwood , and The Notebook ( 2004 ) . Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins . The show ran from September 22 , 1957 to July 8 , 1962 on ABC and stars James Garner as Bret Maverick , an adroitly articulate cardsharp . The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network between September 13 , 1974 , and January 10 , 1980 , and has remained in syndication to the present day .
Hypothesis: James Garner starred in American television series.
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