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gregory lehmann says on 16/May/11
Sure love Garner from my childhood. But I wasn't aware until after Tony Randall guessed him as "What's My Line?" "mystery guest" in 1964 he and Tony are from Oklahoma. (Garner attended the University of Oklahoma,Tony's from Tulsa University,who it looks like will return to the WAC next month with Houston,Arkansas State,North Texas State,and probably Northern Colorado.) Also got tipped "Brink Of Hell" (TV/video title for "Toward The Unknown," Garner's "baby teeth" movie) just went DVD. If so,I'm going to snatch it!
Shadow2 says on 18/Jan/11
As I mentioned on Coburn's page, the actor once gave his height in a 1972 movie as 6'1.5". This might explain why 6'1" Garner didn't have to wear lifts when they worked together. But Garner often did not boost his height when he worked with very tall actors in movies, such as 6'5.5" Chuck Connors ("Move Over Darling") and 6'6" Alan Napier ("36 Hours"). But he seemed to prefer to be 6'2" with actors of that actual height, such as Dean Jagger ("Cash McCall") and Edward Andrews ("The Thrill of it all"). Mark says on 8/Jan/11
...look at Garner with Chuck Connors in 1965's Move Over Darling. Garner looks a good deal shorter than 6'5 Connors. I met Coburn, face to face, in '83 on a trip to Hollywood. I have no idea if he'd shrunk by then, but he was just over my, then, 5'11.5. Definitely not 6'2. I just always put Garner at 6'1, tops. Shadow2 says on 2/Jan/11
Having seen a bit more "Maverick" since my earlier post, I have to agree with you now, Mark. In a 1959 episode with 6'1" (yes 6'1") Adam West, 6'2" Troy Donahue, and 6'3" Michael Forest, Garner is wearing very big heeled boots to appear about 6'2.5". Despite reports of him losing height due to knee and back problems between "Maverick" and "Rockford", I think he must have always been 6'1". But in 1960's movies with (close to) 6'2" James Coburn and 6'2" Edward Andrews, he is suddenly their height. Those "Maverick" boots can come in handy! Mark says on 30/Dec/10
..I agree, Shadow2, but Garner was only 46 in '74. How much height could he have lost by then? Whatever he was in Rockford's first season, has to be about his peak, in my opinion. Shadow2 says on 10/Nov/10
I think everyone agrees that Garner was 6'1" flat during his Rockford days, but the question remains as to how tall he was in the many movies he made between TV's Maverick (1957) and Rockford (1974). Seeing him with Eastwood in an early Maverick, he was never 6'3". My guess 6'2" in standard shoes, 6'1.5" barefoot. |
