TigerForce said:
Just heard James Garner has passed away at 86.
RIP Rockford.
Yes, I read this today.
James Garner actually has another trivial / remote credit to his name.
Some, my vintage, may remember the early Gerry Anderson marionette series 'Stingray', and its lead character 'Troy Tempest'.
('Stingray' was made between 'Fireball XL5' and 'The Thunderbirds'.)
It has been credited that Anderson used Garner as the model for his character Tempest.
"The pilot of Stingray is the square-jawed Captain Troy Tempest (whose Supermarionation puppet was modelled on actor James Garner)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_(TV_series)
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