Bret Maverick

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Bret Maverick is a charming, quick-witted professional gambler and con man from the classic Western television series "Maverick," famously portrayed by James Garner.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bret Maverick canonical 4
Bret Maverick (1981 TV series) 3
Bart Maverick 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
activeYearsInFiction late 19th century
alignment antihero
appearsIn Bret Maverick self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bret Maverick (1981 TV series)

Maverick
Maverick (1994 film)
characteristic charming
cynical
quick-witted
reluctant hero
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Roy Huggins
firstAppearance Maverick (1957 TV series)
format live-action
franchise Maverick franchise
genre Western
hasAdaptation Maverick (1994 film)
language English
medium television
network ABC
notableSkill bluffing
card playing
con artistry
poker
notableTrait often avoids gunfights
prefers wit over violence
occupation con man
professional gambler
portrayedBy James Garner
James Garner
surface form: James Garner (Bret Maverick, 1981 TV series)

Mel Gibson
productionCompany Warner Bros. Television
relative Bart Maverick
Beau Maverick
Brent Maverick
setting Old West
surface form: American Old West
spinOff Bret Maverick self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bret Maverick (1981 TV series)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Garner characterRole Bret Maverick
Maverick followsCharacter Bret Maverick
Maverick followsCharacter Bret Maverick
this entity surface form: Bart Maverick
Maverick hasSpinOff Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick spinOff Bret Maverick self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bret Maverick (1981 TV series)
Bret Maverick appearsIn Bret Maverick self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bret Maverick (1981 TV series)
Maverick (1957 TV series) characterPortrayedBy Bret Maverick
this entity surface form: Bret Maverick – James Garner
Maverick (1957 TV series) spinOffOrRelatedWork Bret Maverick
this entity surface form: Bret Maverick (1981 TV series)