I was wondering about him so had to look him up. I did not realize that he was 80. I was watching him in the 80s. Wow! I hope that he does well. Strokes can be hard to recover from, but none the less can be overcome. He is a beloved star of mine. I wish him the best.

Best wishes to James Garner.

A cute story, I think. I was an Oakland Raider's season ticket holder he was always at the games on the sideline with the team. There were four married guys with season tickets in front of me. One of them noticed him and said "what a great looking guy" and the other three agreed. This was 70's folks. Too cool.

Wow, you're right, Bob, I didn't realize he was that old. I guess I should have, but I'm often suprised when I hear stars ages. I watched Rockford Files as a teenager. And, Sassy, I'm a guy & I really liked Murphy's Romance. Very under-rated, you just never hear it mentioned but it was really good.

I was a little shocked when I saw Paul Newman on tv at the Indy 500, he is an owner & he had a press conference on something, anyway, he's 82 now and I swear he looks 10 years older than the last time I saw him on Letterman, I don't know what is was, but he really looked haggard. Maybe he's not getting enough sleep or something.

Hope Garner recovers quickly, let's hope it's not as serious like was mentioned above with Dick Clark. Alhough, I guess there are worse things that can happen. Kirk Douglas hasn't slowed down & he had a stoke years ago.

And how can us "old folks" >:( forget those fun Polaroid commercials with Meriette Hartley?

I'll keep a good thought for him in my prayers.

Oh, yes, what a low blow. "Really old fans" are still alive and kicking. Yes, what a fantastic looking guy was James Garner. I favored him over his "brother" Bart in the series of Maverick. Now that I'm really old, all I can do is dream.

"Remember friend as you pass by.
As you are now so once was I.
As I am now so shall you be.
So take my hand, and follow me."

My absolute all time favorite TV actor, love Maverick, love Rockford! Hope he makes a complete recovery.

He was in two of my favorite movies-
Murphy's Romance and The Notebook!

What a great actor! I wish him well!

He's 80?! Damn, I never knew he was that old.

And just remember that we were told that Dick Clark had a "minor" stroke too and it turned out to be much worse.

Ok, I don't like that remark about really old fans remembering Maverick!! I was a mere child (about 13 actually), when I met James Garner a few days before Maverick's debut. I had no idea who he was at the time, but he was the tallest, most handsome man I had ever seen. Needless to say, I was glued to the TV when the first episode of Maverick came on later that week, and I have been a James Garner fan since them. I wish him the best and hope he has a speedy recovery.