@JoLeana76 He really had it all. Check him out on The Rockford Files if you haven't already. If he wan't at his peak then I don't know when he was. Unbelievably masculine!
@JoLeana76 He had a wonderful and subtle sense of humor that always came through too; even on The Rockford Files there was always an underlying humor in his delivery(or at least much of the time!) I have recently been watching some episodes on Netflix. At the time in the 70's I was younger and wasn't really interested in that type of show, but I'm enjoyng the episodes now.
arlene and james worked in a picture together along with doris day. anyone remember the name of that picture. he was a doctor, doris played his wife and arlene was delivering in the back of a cab on a freeway.
hahaa it's so funny how at first they were asking him all sorts of julie andrews questions...then when julie andrews appeared on the show they almost-couldn't guess her hehe
Thanks NorbertR33 for uploading all of these clips. I've been enjoying them for several hours over the past two weeks. They are really fun to watch! :o)
@weightfeather1 He'd already done Maverick by this time,this was after his walkout when he'd hit big on the silver screen with "The Americanization of Emily" around 1964.
My late father, who distrusted celebrity (having worked around it and with it most of his life), wanted James Garner as his next-door neighbor. A pretty high complement, I think.
It didn't surprise me one bit that Arlene nailed him down so quickly...she had just worked with him in the very funny "The Thrill Of It All," which was released the year before. And she's right - he *is* heaven, and so handsome in this clip!
Unbelievably gorgeous. Wow. Now I remember why I was crazy about him. There really is only one actor now who has these kinds of looks: George Clooney. A real man.
Now that Brando and Jack Lemmon are dead, Garner's America's most brilliant living actor (barely living these days), the only real equal of Cary Grant when it comes to light comedy. His best work is "The Americanization of Emily" (the movie they're talking about here) and the original 1957 "Maverick" television series.
@Impowers Not that I'm fans of them, or care one way or the other, but I think Jack Nicholson and Robert DeNiro, and maybe even Dustin Hoffman, would be ranked higher than James Garner as "America's most brilliant living actor."
These celeb spots on wml were a great way to promote these celebrities current projects at the time. And they were great entertainment. Boy, Arlene sure liked to flirt. That's what I like about her; when she was attracted to man she didn't hold back and didn't care who was around-not even a TV audience of millions. lol The Americanization of Emily is still an excellent movie,too.
Why aren't men in TV/film like this anymore ? So handsome and naturally attractive in a manly way - not like the pretty boys / tattooed idiots of today who mistake manliness for arrogance ... he's made more attractive by being a decent man who's been married to the same woman for over 50 years ..
@MrAlexKeaton Now Clooney does have some talent. He was outstanding in O' Brother Where Art Thou. And he is related to Rosemary Clooney-so he can't be all bad. lol Pitt is the type of man they look for in hollywood these days. He has talent but he lacks charm and sophistication of James Garner.
This episode is from October 25, 1964. This was a relatively slow period of Garner's life: "The Americanization of Emily" (which he considered his favorite) was the only film he appeared in that year. It would be almost a decade before he began the long-running "Rockford Files".
my mom was in his movie glitter dome she said she played a girl playing volleyball she was paid $40 she was only 15 in 1984 , that shortly ended her acting carrer
I live in Norman, Oklahoma. One day in about 1976, James Garner led the 89er's day parade. He was riding down main street on a stagecoach. As he passed my wife cutely said to him- "Hi, Jimmy." He perked right up and replied- "Hi honey." A Jewish friend of ours, I don't know why, muttered under his breath- "I thought he was Jewish." Jimmy replied to him "What makes you think I'm not." Our friend then said- "let's pull down his pants and find out." Jimmy said- "that's her job."
Howdy ! - Gotta talk to a man about a horse! - Mr. Garner has had a blessed life with more than one opportunity to demonstrate his Oklahoma Hospitality - what R' Y" gonna do? To come from Norman ... and go as far as this Man ... He is very gifted... as for your Yiddish'A Mamma ...all I have to say is , all the Okkiees say SHOW ME ! gotcha
James Garner was the ultimate American anti-method actor. He had no use for method acting. His philospophy about acting, which he said many times, was "Hit your mark, say your lines and tell the truth"
Every so often, I get sick of all the pretty boys that Hollywood tosses us every 3 months, so I have to refer to a time when classic good looks were favored. This man isn't "hot" or "cute" or "pretty"; he's handsome. Garner must have been the archetype of handsome leading men.
@forallyouknow Yes, I agree with you. The media is not now looking for these types of men-they look for men who are more average or boyish. Women were treated much better back then; the conversations were much more sophisticated. Nowadays all the shows portray men as ignorant, uneducated slobs or violent killing machines.
@forallyouknow only every so often? I've honestly stopped paying any attention to what's being produced these days; none of it's worth my time, and I'm only 26.
James Garner is a true legend! Such a gifted actor. Very underrated! I think I've seen every movie he's done. The guy is a triple threat, movies,tv,commercials. Gotta love those Polaroid and Mazda commercials. Go Jimbo Go!!!
James Garner didn't get the recognition he deserved - just an awesome actor! His films are classics - Americanization of Emily, The Great Escape, Sayonara, The Notebook. I hope he gets well enough to do more work.
Garner always counted the respect amongst his peers as more important to him than winning awards. That admiration is obviously apparent in this clip and when he won an emmy for Rockford wasn't even present at the ceremony.
fyi,everyone-garner and tony worked on a fave of mine-'boys' night out'-he and francis worked on 'the thrill of it all'-and in 1978, garner and co.stayed at the south coast plaza hotel when they filmed a 'rockford files' episode in newport beach-i saw him chatting with some folks in the lobby-while i'm at it-my fave j.g. movie-the wheeler-dealers-great cast-louis nye, lee remick, jim backus,john astin-lots of great character actors...
ParkerAllen2: The same thought occurred to me, how small his signature was! I saw him, fleetingly, in the lobby of the Peachtree (Plaza??) Hotel in Atlanta in May, 1977!! THIS was the real "Maverick", and obviously a charmer! And any fan of Jonathan Winters is a winner with me! LOL!
Is it possible not to like James Garner? Great guy, underrated actor. He signed in with the smallest signature I've ever seen a star sign in with - I'm no handwriting expert but suspect it indicates modesty.
Julie Andrews appeared on WML for the tenth anniversary broadcast, but never showed up again on Sunday night, though 1964 or 1965 would have been perfect for her.
Dorothy's a good sport ( 1:25 ), though that theater had terrible acoustics. Everyone constantly complains about it or can't hear questions. Frank Lloyd Wright commented on it as I recall.
As for Garner in his early luscious period -- what is the secret for a career that has lasted over 50 years in most of the mediums? Talent I suppose -- and careful timing.
Those who have not seen "The Americanization of Emily" should get it. It still packs a wallop 44 years later.
'yeah ... but we talk down to 'em' and
'iiiiiiiii was waiting for james garnerrrrr'
just simple easy - quick - repartee
so enjoyable on a lazy youtube surfing afternoon
t/y for the time
JustAintthatWay 3 days ago
Is this an American or a British show?
johnnycheck99 1 week ago
@johnnycheck99 American
parkerruss86 5 days ago
Even the host was enamored.
thespacialone 1 week ago
October 25, 1964.
ranhar1 2 weeks ago
oh man, he was a handsome thing he was.
mkjmstl1 1 month ago
he is a true gentleman.And funny
bossyboots55 1 month ago 3
Bennett shouldn't have chimed in and said "It's a man".
calalilygirl 1 month ago
jimmy one of the best
rdoister 2 months ago
@rdoister And he seems unbelievably nice as well!
calalilygirl 1 month ago
He was so handsome....God, I always wanted to run my hands through his beautiful hair.
JoLeana76 2 months ago
@JoLeana76 He really had it all. Check him out on The Rockford Files if you haven't already. If he wan't at his peak then I don't know when he was. Unbelievably masculine!
calalilygirl 1 month ago 2
@calalilygirl I used to watch the Rockford Files when I was a little girl with my dad. I knew he was then.
JoLeana76 1 month ago 4
@JoLeana76 He had a wonderful and subtle sense of humor that always came through too; even on The Rockford Files there was always an underlying humor in his delivery(or at least much of the time!) I have recently been watching some episodes on Netflix. At the time in the 70's I was younger and wasn't really interested in that type of show, but I'm enjoyng the episodes now.
calalilygirl 1 month ago 3
I love when people back in the day called films "pictures!"
Medication102 2 months ago
'The film is called "The Thrill of it all" 1963
1983CUEVAS 3 months ago
@1983CUEVAS Great flick
calalilygirl 1 month ago
arlene and james worked in a picture together along with doris day. anyone remember the name of that picture. he was a doctor, doris played his wife and arlene was delivering in the back of a cab on a freeway.
greenhornet156 3 months ago
hahaa it's so funny how at first they were asking him all sorts of julie andrews questions...then when julie andrews appeared on the show they almost-couldn't guess her hehe
chassetriel 3 months ago
Thanks NorbertR33 for uploading all of these clips. I've been enjoying them for several hours over the past two weeks. They are really fun to watch! :o)
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@weightfeather1 He'd already done Maverick by this time,this was after his walkout when he'd hit big on the silver screen with "The Americanization of Emily" around 1964.
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banner74 4 months ago
"I was waiting for James Gaaaaahner....." and wetting her panties too.
leavetheherbitalone 5 months ago 6
They don't have smiles like that anymore!!!
CalumK1982 5 months ago
well he is some sort of handsome
kyrannosaurusrex 5 months ago
Great guy!
marcd30319 6 months ago 2
I agree with Arlene!
Belugawhale8 6 months ago
Absolutely gorgous hunk of male!
Lee05211 7 months ago 21
Look at that jaw. James Garner is a handsome man.
MrKevinSchram 7 months ago 4
Rockfish !!
blueticecho 7 months ago
....mmm they don't make men like that anymore ;)
shazzam29 7 months ago 2
What a handsome man!
ladypictureshow66 7 months ago 4
I was a caddy for him when he played a round of golf many years ago he was a great guy!
DrakeGrad 8 months ago
James Garner is the only man I wished I could be other than myself.
deriter64 8 months ago
James Garner.................. hmmmmmmm heaven
Susieg1701 8 months ago
a cowboy and a sooner. a bunch of idiot lunatics running the place now. teabaggers.
tomitstube 9 months ago
she's always the last to catch on. too funny
lorrainewands 9 months ago
Oklahoma night---Tony Randall from Tulsa and James Garner from Norman, Oklahoma.
macsnafu 10 months ago
Simply Gorgeous!!!!!!
denzo30 10 months ago
He was such a good looking man and wonderful actor.
leahblashful 10 months ago 2
i never realized how much he looks like Jim Carrey when he did Ma Fricket
inkey2 10 months ago
the definition of square-jawed good looks
SpiderDrummer24 11 months ago 2
My late father, who distrusted celebrity (having worked around it and with it most of his life), wanted James Garner as his next-door neighbor. A pretty high complement, I think.
grabit1 1 year ago
Man he was so hot!
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bostrumpa 1 year ago
Oh. He played Mavrick´s dad in the new Mavrick film!!
caroline4323 1 year ago
@caroline4323 And he played Maverick in the old tv series
krag8 10 months ago
He was so handsome and a wonderful actor.
leahblashful 1 year ago
It didn't surprise me one bit that Arlene nailed him down so quickly...she had just worked with him in the very funny "The Thrill Of It All," which was released the year before. And she's right - he *is* heaven, and so handsome in this clip!
delightfulstar 1 year ago 3
The always hideous malaprop Bennet Cerf referring to "Mary Poppins" as "Mary Poppin" He never fails to annoy.
eb641 1 year ago
We don't get actors like this anymore.
franklindavid 1 year ago 2
Pretty smooth, Maverick..."We thought you were Julie Andrews"...Shut it, Felix!
exposurejd 1 year ago
yes James Garner is a handsome devil and without all of the fake Hollywood crap. A true original!
creolelady182 1 year ago 3
@creolelady182 Yes, so relaxed, genuine and at ease.
calalilygirl 1 month ago
So fudgin attractive.
coolkid1234533 1 year ago
Unbelievably gorgeous. Wow. Now I remember why I was crazy about him. There really is only one actor now who has these kinds of looks: George Clooney. A real man.
XOMartha44 1 year ago
Now that Brando and Jack Lemmon are dead, Garner's America's most brilliant living actor (barely living these days), the only real equal of Cary Grant when it comes to light comedy. His best work is "The Americanization of Emily" (the movie they're talking about here) and the original 1957 "Maverick" television series.
Impowers 1 year ago 2
@Impowers Not that I'm fans of them, or care one way or the other, but I think Jack Nicholson and Robert DeNiro, and maybe even Dustin Hoffman, would be ranked higher than James Garner as "America's most brilliant living actor."
spelvin214 1 year ago
From 1964
TheMerriamLookout 1 year ago
Guess who Arlene wouldn't kick out of her bed? It's wonderful to see witty, generous repartee. We sure have declined a long way.
redtony58 1 year ago 2
Hardly the most accomplished thespian. But there's not been a star with more charm and decency than this gentleman.
fembrace 1 year ago
love the crowd reactions
JoeyPencils 1 year ago
LOVE HIM :)
Tammicat21 1 year ago
What a handsome STUD!!!
sflachuck 1 year ago
Handsome and most well loved actor of our times.
franklindavid 1 year ago
SOMEONES WET
LooneyLopez 1 year ago
agree with jimjimmyjames59.... Mr. Garner is sooooooooooooooooo hot. I loved him in my (our) youth! He is indeed "heaven"
bellylaughing 1 year ago
He sure is handsome...
babybluebird70 1 year ago 12
What a babe!
ch1aka2 1 year ago
Natural good looks of Hollywood. James Garner is so handsome.
chrissylm37 1 year ago
As my father used to say, James Garner is somebody you'd like to have as you next-door neighbor.
grabit1 1 year ago
@grabit1 Unless you were married... :P from the sounds of the comments!!!!
wenaolong 1 year ago
he's edible.
wattever333 1 year ago
These celeb spots on wml were a great way to promote these celebrities current projects at the time. And they were great entertainment. Boy, Arlene sure liked to flirt. That's what I like about her; when she was attracted to man she didn't hold back and didn't care who was around-not even a TV audience of millions. lol The Americanization of Emily is still an excellent movie,too.
frank47hammer 1 year ago
Why aren't men in TV/film like this anymore ? So handsome and naturally attractive in a manly way - not like the pretty boys / tattooed idiots of today who mistake manliness for arrogance ... he's made more attractive by being a decent man who's been married to the same woman for over 50 years ..
doristhedonkey 1 year ago
James is a Mans' Man and a Lady's man, well hell, he Is A Man!
xenafan234 1 year ago
YUM...what a hunk of burnin' love! god, he's gorgeous. my fave
jeanesingsjazz 1 year ago
Handsome...yes. A good actor...certainly. But, even more importantly, just an all-around good guy!
zildj1an 1 year ago
gorgeous..gorgeous...gorgeous!!
saunders49 1 year ago 3
They thought He was Julie Andrews... Hehehe We're ought to be married... I love him to death... I Love Him very much.. lol..
paulinegail20 1 year ago
Super Stud. man, they JUST DON'T COME LIKE THIS ANYMORE. what an ICON.
drumdude46 1 year ago 4
lol she is coming onto him big time
jigsaw9919 1 year ago 2
now that's a REAL man :)
jigsaw9919 1 year ago 4
maaaaan he has a chiseled jaw like superman! haha
ApoloExpress 1 year ago
@weightfeather1 hehehe!!!
vintagefan92 2 years ago
"He makes George Clooney and Brad Pitt look like busboys!"
Ha ha!
MrAlexKeaton 2 years ago 8
@MrAlexKeaton that is so true!
ra86226 1 year ago
@MrAlexKeaton Now Clooney does have some talent. He was outstanding in O' Brother Where Art Thou. And he is related to Rosemary Clooney-so he can't be all bad. lol Pitt is the type of man they look for in hollywood these days. He has talent but he lacks charm and sophistication of James Garner.
frank47hammer 1 year ago
My all-time favorite actor. Everybody who has ever worked with him has great things to say about him
jscottrockford 2 years ago 4
So charming,,,sighhh..
haileyh500 2 years ago
Great stuff, saw him in the film Maverick with Gibson and Foster... which year is this video from?
AmirNikfekr 2 years ago
James Garner - a beautiful man and talented actor
ThatGirl61 2 years ago 2
WOW, just wow! He was soo handsome and good looking!
morchie717 2 years ago 5
This episode is from October 25, 1964. This was a relatively slow period of Garner's life: "The Americanization of Emily" (which he considered his favorite) was the only film he appeared in that year. It would be almost a decade before he began the long-running "Rockford Files".
TomBarristerX 2 years ago
@TomBarristerX But don't forget the very popular Support Your Local Sheriff from the late 60's.
optio4 1 year ago
Arlene wants his babies!
TheThing88 2 years ago 3
@TheThing88 Who doesn't?
Hahaha
CarlyIsAGangster 2 years ago
She can bear mine! LMAO!
ecavuto 2 years ago
that hillbilly smile!!!!!!
chicagosfinest83 2 years ago
oooooooh! Arlene is sweet on him!
msminiver93 2 years ago 14
big time!
JBmiddleOFnoWHERE 2 years ago 7
He's a class act.
spiderlarry 2 years ago 28
James... so handsome =D
RiotsDestiny 2 years ago 9
my mom was in his movie glitter dome she said she played a girl playing volleyball she was paid $40 she was only 15 in 1984 , that shortly ended her acting carrer
JNTAO44 2 years ago 2
Arlene flirted!!
khtx 2 years ago 8
@khtx lol
ApoloExpress 1 year ago
Haahaha Arlene is soo funny!
"We were waiting for Julie Andrews."
Her response "I was waiting for James Garner!!!!'
He is heaven.
CarlyIsAGangster 2 years ago 9
aww it's cute how she calls him jimmy
CyyNguyen 2 years ago 2
you think they had sex? I think they did
Jayhpot 2 years ago 4
I liked him as Jim Rockford and in The Great Escape.
e148 2 years ago 6
He's a very complicated man and a very fine actor.
grainofsandfan 2 years ago 3
wow he is good looking in his younger years :D doesnt seem like the man out of 8 simple rules!!
crazzyladiez 2 years ago 3
Really fun clip. Thanks for posting. James Garner is one of my favorite actors.
Mattleycrue66 2 years ago 4
I live in Norman, Oklahoma. One day in about 1976, James Garner led the 89er's day parade. He was riding down main street on a stagecoach. As he passed my wife cutely said to him- "Hi, Jimmy." He perked right up and replied- "Hi honey." A Jewish friend of ours, I don't know why, muttered under his breath- "I thought he was Jewish." Jimmy replied to him "What makes you think I'm not." Our friend then said- "let's pull down his pants and find out." Jimmy said- "that's her job."
mrpual49 2 years ago 7
Howdy ! - Gotta talk to a man about a horse! - Mr. Garner has had a blessed life with more than one opportunity to demonstrate his Oklahoma Hospitality - what R' Y" gonna do? To come from Norman ... and go as far as this Man ... He is very gifted... as for your Yiddish'A Mamma ...all I have to say is , all the Okkiees say SHOW ME ! gotcha
rentatrip1 2 years ago
James Garner was the ultimate American anti-method actor. He had no use for method acting. His philospophy about acting, which he said many times, was "Hit your mark, say your lines and tell the truth"
proken58 2 years ago 4
americanization of emily (: (: <333333
ffrancesccaaaa 2 years ago
What a man! what a man! unbelievable such an appearance - unbelievable!
Buddykatze 2 years ago 4
Arlene is so right - he's heaven.
tjbnyc76 2 years ago 5
"He's a man!" / "It is?"
LOL!
DerAdventurer 2 years ago 6
James Garner was a combat wounded vet & awarded the Purple Heart.
sherrilu 2 years ago 4
Every so often, I get sick of all the pretty boys that Hollywood tosses us every 3 months, so I have to refer to a time when classic good looks were favored. This man isn't "hot" or "cute" or "pretty"; he's handsome. Garner must have been the archetype of handsome leading men.
forallyouknow 2 years ago 65
@forallyouknow MMHM! well said :)
ApoloExpress 1 year ago
@forallyouknow Yes, I agree with you. The media is not now looking for these types of men-they look for men who are more average or boyish. Women were treated much better back then; the conversations were much more sophisticated. Nowadays all the shows portray men as ignorant, uneducated slobs or violent killing machines.
frank47hammer 1 year ago
@forallyouknow so true but please dont forget rock hudson
Days88699 1 year ago
@forallyouknow only every so often? I've honestly stopped paying any attention to what's being produced these days; none of it's worth my time, and I'm only 26.
lorrainewands 9 months ago
@forallyouknow Ohhh, I'd say he's hot! ;)
heula1 8 months ago
Love ya Jimmy!!
louise12345 2 years ago 6
James Garner is a true legend! Such a gifted actor. Very underrated! I think I've seen every movie he's done. The guy is a triple threat, movies,tv,commercials. Gotta love those Polaroid and Mazda commercials. Go Jimbo Go!!!
geedavey66 3 years ago 10
Great looking in Rockford files-Jim Rockford was a great character.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 8
He was so hott back then!!!
singingredhead2010 3 years ago 10
James Garner didn't get the recognition he deserved - just an awesome actor! His films are classics - Americanization of Emily, The Great Escape, Sayonara, The Notebook. I hope he gets well enough to do more work.
trkck105 3 years ago 10
what do you mean? Is he ailing?
snipbiss 2 years ago
One of the few actors who went back and forth between TV and film effortlessly throughout his career.
MalubaySyecado 3 years ago 9
i'll say it again, they don't look like this anymore!
Muffy2314 3 years ago 8
What a great talent and a cool guy James Garner was. A real "man's man, good actor and star. I really miss these day.
monroeos 3 years ago 7
Look at those shoulders, ooh, la la. Rockford Files is one of my faves. I saw a bunch of his movies too. Always loved him.
SueBeaWho 3 years ago 6
James Garner = adorable.
Muirmaiden 3 years ago 7
He makes George Clooney and Brad Pitt look like busboys!
jimjimmyjames59 3 years ago 89
love your comment-i couldn't have said it better.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 6
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I couldn't agree more. This man is breathtaking and such an underrated actor too!
SHRINA17 3 years ago 6
@jimjimmyjames59 HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Yep...
wenaolong 1 year ago
@jimjimmyjames59 he's part cherokee
or Navajo or something.
nerdflanders8710 1 year ago
@jimjimmyjames59
hey, some busboys are hotttt.
michaeljester 1 year ago
rockfish
coyotedrunkoncognac 3 years ago 2
So good looking
Muffy2314 3 years ago 5
Garner always counted the respect amongst his peers as more important to him than winning awards. That admiration is obviously apparent in this clip and when he won an emmy for Rockford wasn't even present at the ceremony.
optio4 3 years ago 7
fyi,everyone-garner and tony worked on a fave of mine-'boys' night out'-he and francis worked on 'the thrill of it all'-and in 1978, garner and co.stayed at the south coast plaza hotel when they filmed a 'rockford files' episode in newport beach-i saw him chatting with some folks in the lobby-while i'm at it-my fave j.g. movie-the wheeler-dealers-great cast-louis nye, lee remick, jim backus,john astin-lots of great character actors...
renofirvine 3 years ago
Im in love :)
BethBetteJulie 3 years ago 3
ParkerAllen2: The same thought occurred to me, how small his signature was! I saw him, fleetingly, in the lobby of the Peachtree (Plaza??) Hotel in Atlanta in May, 1977!! THIS was the real "Maverick", and obviously a charmer! And any fan of Jonathan Winters is a winner with me! LOL!
chalomirof63 3 years ago
Is it possible not to like James Garner? Great guy, underrated actor. He signed in with the smallest signature I've ever seen a star sign in with - I'm no handwriting expert but suspect it indicates modesty.
ParkerAllen2 3 years ago 5
Julie Andrews appeared on WML for the tenth anniversary broadcast, but never showed up again on Sunday night, though 1964 or 1965 would have been perfect for her.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 2
Dorothy's a good sport ( 1:25 ), though that theater had terrible acoustics. Everyone constantly complains about it or can't hear questions. Frank Lloyd Wright commented on it as I recall.
As for Garner in his early luscious period -- what is the secret for a career that has lasted over 50 years in most of the mediums? Talent I suppose -- and careful timing.
Those who have not seen "The Americanization of Emily" should get it. It still packs a wallop 44 years later.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 4