how old is james garner from rockford files
âMaverick,â âRockford Filesâ Star James Garner, Cherokee, Dies at 86 ICT Staff â¢ July 20, 2014 Television and film actor James Garner, most famous for his starring roles in the series Maverick and Rockford Files, as well as his Oscar-nominated performance in Murphy's Romance, has died at the age of 86. Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1938.