Gerald McRaney Shares a Great Story about ‘Rockford Files’ Star James Garner | The Rich Eisen Show
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2022
- Emmy Award-winning actor Gerald McRaney joins the Rich Eisen Show in-studio where he tells a great story about ‘The Rockford Files’ star James Garner.
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Jim Garner has been gone for 8 years already and his wife just passed away last year at the age of 98.Nice to see Jim is still remembered with respect.
When you read James Garner's autobiography, you quickly realize he was not your typical Hollywood buffoon. He was one of the few good guys... Luv that Gerald shared his story, which is COMPLETELY in character with the man.
Great story, but I want to say something about Gerald McRaney. I am also in the business, I was talking back to my office and Gerald was getting out of his vehicle. I said, big fan, nice to meet you, I am in post-production. He stopped, we chatted, and he asked me some questions, about some of my current projects! What a gentleman, I left feeling this guy knows how to treat people. I meet a lot of folks in this business, and he is a standout!
Jim Garner just a total class act! He exuded a temperament and nature that cannot be faked and an authenticity that is as rare as it is becoming.
Jim Garner, one of the greats. Tom Selleck co starred in 3 episodes of the Rockford Files in the late 70`s and he was so impressed with the way Jim ran the set and treated his co stars and crew at the time he said to himself, if I ever have the opportunity to have my own series I will run it the exact same way Jim is running his. A year later he landed Magnum P.I. and Tom did just that.
James Garner WAS Jim Rockford in real life too. Gets my vote for coolest guy ever.
I had a brief encounter with James Garner in Philadelphia, at the Premiere of Darby’s Rangers. I was a singer in a U S Army choral group. He had his picture made with us. He spoke with us individually, and shook our hands-all 32 of us. Impressed the hell out of me.
In the early '90s, I attended a military journalism conference in Los Angeles. "Major Dad" was a big show at the time and Gerald McRaney was a guest speaker. After his session, he sat there signing autographs and posing for pictures until the very last person. I still think that was pretty awesome.
RIP James Garner. You are missed.
My grandmother told a story about her, and her sister, at a shopping center one afternoon during the height of Maverick. Suddenly there was a screaming mob of women, and girls, and they had no idea what was going on. Both being rather diminutive in stature, they decided the safe alternative was to duck under a table that was covered with a floor length table cloth. Seconds later they were joined by the cause of all the hysteria ... none other than James Garner himself. She always spoke of what a gentleman he was and how humble and kind he was for the few minutes that the three of them hid together, while the storm passed.
James Garner and The Rockford Files are played daily in my home. Best show ever!
I met Mr. Garner in Nashville. His daughter got married there and he was a true gentleman.
I worked the front gate at KTLA and saw many famous faces. One day Andy Griffith pulled up and started a conversation, I mentioned that my mother in law was a huge fan, whereupon he asked me to call her and he spoke with her for 20 or 30 minutes. He, like Mr. Garner was very down to earth and "folksy ".
Forever a huge fan of James Garner…not only his acting ability, but all the consistent, never wavering, stories about his no-ego niceness. Also always liked Gerald McRaney
I think it is hard for people to really appreciate what Garner did. You don't have to be an arrogant jerk to get tired of people wanting a piece of your time. To remain so well centered that you can step out of that celebrity bubble and extend a hand to a relative "nobody" shows not only kindness and humility but also great strength of character.
What an irony (or, maybe coincidence is a better word). One of my all time favorite actors relating a great story about another of my very favorite actors. And, the telling of it reveals to me that Gerald McRaney is as classy as James Garner.
Even Clint Eastwood went out of his way to speak highly of James Garner, who he says helped prove that actors could successfully make the jump from TV to film. Garner was an old-style Democrat and Eastwood is an old-style Republican, but they never let their politics come between them. Because at the end of the day they each lived their life trying to do what is right, which is being an honest and decent person. Paul Newman was also such an individual. It doesn't take much in life to treat others with respect.
Rich you didn’t mention Simon & Simon. Such a underrated show.
I won a silver dollar (first place) in a parade for dressing up like Bret Maverick in 1959, when I was five years old. James Garner was a true man's man, and a genuine class act! I have looked up to and admired him from my childhood, to being a senior citizen.
You know, one day I was walking out of my office in Daharan, Saudi Arabia and there was 'Major Dad'! he sat there talk with us like we were friends. I will always fondly remember Gerald McRaney for his friendly actions.