James Garner passed away at his home in California on Saturday night, at the age of 86.  He died of natural causes.  He was best known for his starring roles on "The Rockford Files", "Maverick", one of my favorites "Space Cowboys", and more recently in the movie "The Notebook".

James won an Emmy for "The Rockford Files" in 1977.

Here's a collection of the answering machine messages from the start of each episode

But your kids probably know him from his time on "8 Simple Rules".

We'll be seeing you Jim...

Listen for The Steve Shannon Show's "Rockford Files" every morning at 9:30

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