James Garner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1928
- Died
- July 19, 2014 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
James Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, producer, and voice artist. He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and The Notebook (2004).
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Movie · as King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Movie · as Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Movie · as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Movie · as Self (archive)
Battle for Terra
Movie · as Doron (voice)
Brando
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift
Movie · as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Movie · as Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Movie · as Self
Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dust to Glory
Movie · as Self
The Notebook
Movie · as Older Noah 'Duke'
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Movie · as Pat (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Movie · as Shep Walker
Roughing It
Movie · as Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Movie · as Self
First Monday
TV · as Thomas Brankin · 13 eps
Century of Country
TV · 13 eps
8 Simple Rules
TV · as Jim Egan · 43 eps
Roughing It
TV · as Samuel Clemens · 2 eps
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Movie · as Rourke (voice)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Movie
Space Cowboys
Movie · as Tank Sullivan
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Movie · as Self
The Last Debate
Movie · as Mike Howley
God, the Devil and Bob
TV · as God (voice) · 13 eps
One Special Night
Movie · as Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Movie · as Jim Rockford
Twilight
Movie · as Raymond Hope
Legalese
Movie · as Norman Keane
Doris Day: It's Magic
Movie · as Self
The Hidden Dimension
Movie · as Grandpa
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Movie · as Self - Host
Dead Silence
Movie · as John Potter
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Fellow Americans
Movie · as President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Movie · as Jim Rockford
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Movie · as Self
Streets of Laredo
TV · as Captain Woodrow Call · 3 eps
Maverick
Movie · as Marshal Zane Cooper
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Movie · as Jim Rockford
Breathing Lessons
Movie · as Ira Moran
Chicago Hope
TV · as Hubert 'Hue' Miller · 4 eps
Barbarians at the Gate
Movie · as F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky
Movie · as Frank Watters
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie · as Jeff Johnson
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
Man of the People
TV · as Jim Doyle · 12 eps
Decoration Day
Movie · as Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W.
Movie · as Dr. Robert Smith
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sunset
Movie · as Wyatt Earp
Promise
Movie · as Bob Beuhler
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Murphy's Romance
Movie · as Murphy Jones
Space
TV · as Norman Grant · 5 eps
Tank
Movie · as Zack
The Glitter Dome
Movie · as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
Movie · as Harold Lear
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Self
Harty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Victor/Victoria
Movie · as King Marchand
Lily for President?
Movie · as Bret Maverick
The Long Summer of George Adams
Movie · as George Adams
The Fan
Movie · as Jake Berman
Sixty Years of Seduction
Movie · as Self - Host
Bret Maverick
TV · as Bret Maverick · 18 eps
HealtH
Movie · as Harry Wolff
The New Maverick
Movie · as Bret Maverick
Superstunt
Movie · as Self
Laugh-In
TV · as Guest Performer (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Movie · as Jim Rockford
The Castaway Cowboy
Movie · as Lincoln Costain
The Rockford Files
TV · as Jim Rockford · 122 eps
One Little Indian
Movie · as Keyes
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
They Only Kill Their Masters
Movie · as Abel Marsh
Skin Game
Movie · as Quincy Drew
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Movie · as Latigo
Nichols
TV · as Sheriff Frank Nichols · 24 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Once Upon a Wheel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Man Called Sledge
Movie · as Luther Sledge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
Movie · as Philip Marlowe
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Movie · as Jason McCullough
The Racing Scene
Movie · as Self
The Pink Jungle
Movie · as Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
Movie · as Grif
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hour of the Gun
Movie · as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Duel at Diablo
Movie · as Jess Remsberg
Grand Prix
Movie · as Pete Aron
Mister Buddwing
Movie · as Mister Buddwing
A Man Could Get Killed
Movie · as William Beddoes
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Movie · as Self
The Art of Love
Movie · as Casey Barnett
The Americanization of Emily
Movie · as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
36 Hours
Movie · as Major Jefferson F. Pike
Action on the Beach
Movie · as Self
Move Over, Darling
Movie · as Nicholas Arden
The Great Escape
Movie · as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Thrill of It All
Movie · as Gerald Boyer
The Wheeler Dealers
Movie · as Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Movie · as Self
Boys' Night Out
Movie · as Fred Williams
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Movie · as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Children's Hour
Movie · as Joe Cardin
Cash McCall
Movie · as Cash McCall
Up Periscope
Movie · as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Whicker's World
TV · 1 ep
Darby's Rangers
Movie · as William Orlando Darby
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Movie · as Self
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sayonara
Movie · as Capt. Mike Bailey
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Movie · as Sgt. John Maitland
Maverick
TV · as Bret Maverick · 79 eps
Sugarfoot
TV · as Bret Maverick (uncredited) · 1 ep
Toward the Unknown
Movie · as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
The Girl He Left Behind
Movie · as Preston
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Lt. Jim Collins · 1 ep
Conflict
TV · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Lt. Brad Forsythe · 4 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Bob, Ira Moran, Albert Sidney, Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 3 eps