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There was no immediate word on a more specific cause of death. Mr. Garner had suffered a stroke in May 2008, just weeks after his 80th birthday.

Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western "Maverick" led to a stellar career in TV and films such as "The Rockford Files" and his Oscar-nominated "Murphy's Romance," has died, police said. He was 86.

There was no immediate word on a more specific cause of death. Mr. Garner had suffered a stroke in May 2008, just weeks after his 80th birthday.

Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western "Maverick" led to a stellar career in TV and films such as "The Rockford Files" and his Oscar-nominated "Murphy's Romance," has died, police said. He was 86.