James Garner dead at 86

Legendary actor James Garner has died. He was 86.

Gossip site TMZ was the first to report the news on Sunday.

An ambulance was dispatched to his home in Los Angeles at 8 pm Saturday evening and Garner was dead when they arrived.

Cause of death still unknown as of this writing.

Garner starred in over 50 films including Maverick with Mel Gibson in 1994. Garner played the original Maverick on TV in the 1950s.

He also starred in The Notebook with Ryan Gosling.

He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in Murphy's Romance in 1985.

James Garner is also well known for his role in the TV series The Rockford Files in the 1970s.