He has 2 brothers, Jack Garner & Charlie Baumgarner
Before he was an actor, he did everything from work at a gas station to model men's clothing.
He was very disappointed about his show, "The Rockford Files" (1974), being cancelled due to his illness. He accepted his doctor's advice and learned that season 6 was his last.
Lost his mother when he was 5 and his two brothers were sent off to live with relatives.
