Actor James Garner, left, smiles as he holds up the Purple Heart medal presented to him in a ceremony in Jan. 24, 1983. The Associated Press

James Garner holds the 41st annual life achievement award backstage at the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 5, 2005 The Associated Press

James Garner, left, plays a scene for MGM's

From Left: James Garner, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and Clint Eastwood pose for Warner Brothers Pictures'

Jim Garner of the TV program

James Garner, who received the 41st annual life achievement award in February 2005, arrives with his family, including his wife Lois Clarke.The Associated Press

Actor James Garner, right, and his wife Lois are shown in the Trans World Flight Center prior to boarding a TWA Jetliner for London in this Feb. 21, 1964 photo taken in New York. The Associated Press

Actor James Garner poses during an interview in New York in this June 2, 1989 photo. The Associated Press

James Garner as Australia- bound Jason McCullough rides into gold-rush boom town of Calendar in this April 1968 photo taken at MGM Studios. The Associated Press

Actor James Garner is shown in character as

In this Feb. 5, 2005 photo, James Garner arrives for the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.The Associated Press

Actor James Garner is pictured during an interview in Norman, Okla., Garner's hometown, in this April 21, 2006 photo.The Associated Press

Actor James Garner, seen in 2009 file photo taken in Los Angeles, stars as RJR Nabisco CEO F. Ross Johnson in the upcoming HBO film

Actor James Garner is shown in character in this April 7, 1982 photo. The Associated Press