James Garner
April 7, 1928 (96 years old) in Norman, Oklahoma, USA
James Garner (born James Scott 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · Disclosure as King Marchand (archive footage)
- 2015 · Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2010 · Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Shazam (voice)
- 2010 · DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
- 2007 · Doris Day: Virgin Territory as Self
- 2007 · Battle for Terra as Doron (voice)
- 2007 · Brando as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Ultimate Gift as Howard 'Red' Stevens
- 2006 · Legends as Self
- 2006 · Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix as
- 2005 · Dust to Glory as Self
- 2004 · The Notebook as Duke
- 2003 · The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration as Pat (voice)
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter as Jim Egan
- 2002 · Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Shep Walker
- 2002 · Roughing It as Samuel Clemens
- 2002 · The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
- 2002 · First Monday as Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
- 2002 · Century of Country as
- 2001 · Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
- 2000 · The Last Debate as Mike Howley
- 2000 · Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000 · Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
- 2000 · Space Cowboys as Tank Sullivan
- 2000 · God, the Devil and Bob as God (voice)
- 1999 · One Special Night as Robert Woodward
- 1999 · The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Jim Rockford
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1998 · Legalese as Norman Keane
- 1998 · Bruce Lee: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Twilight as Raymond Hope
- 1997 · The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda as Jim Rockford
- 1997 · Dead Silence as John Potter
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self - Host
- 1996 · My Fellow Americans as President Matt Douglas
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Jim Rockford
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Jim Rockford
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best as Jim Rockford
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... as Jim Rockford
- 1995 · Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Captain Woodrow Call
- 1995 · The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise as Jim Rockford
- 1995 · Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
- 1994 · The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. as Jim Rockford
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Maverick as Marshal Zane Cooper
- 1994 · Breathing Lessons as Ira Moran
- 1993 · Return to 'The Great Escape' as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Barbarians at the Gate as F. Ross Johnson
- 1993 · Fire in the Sky as Frank Watters
- 1992 · The Distinguished Gentleman as Jeff Johnson
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · Man of the People as Jim Doyle
- 1990 · Decoration Day as Albert Sidney Finch
- 1989 · My Name Is Bill W. as Dr. Robert Smith
- 1988 · Sunset as Wyatt Earp
- 1986 · Promise as Bob Beuhler
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1985 · Murphy's Romance as Murphy Jones
- 1985 · Space as Norman Grant
- 1984 · The Glitter Dome as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
- 1984 · Heartsounds as Harold Lear
- 1984 · Tank as Zack
- 1983 · Harty as Self
- 1982 · Lily for President? as Bret Maverick
- 1982 · Victor/Victoria as King Marchand
- 1982 · The Long Summer of George Adams as George Adams
- 1981 · Bret Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1981 · The Fan as Jake Berman
- 1981 · Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Host
- 1980 · HealtH as Harry Wolff
- 1978 · The New Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1977 · Laugh-In as Guest Performer
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford
- 1974 · The Castaway Cowboy as Lincoln Costain
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford
- 1973 · One Little Indian as Keyes
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · They Only Kill Their Masters as Abel Marsh
- 1971 · Skin Game as Quincy Drew
- 1971 · Nichols as Sheriff Frank Nichols
- 1971 · Support Your Local Gunfighter as Latigo
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1970 · A Man Called Sledge as Luther Sledge
- 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 · Marlowe as Philip Marlowe
- 1969 · Support Your Local Sheriff! as Jason McCullough
- 1969 · The Racing Scene as Self
- 1968 · The Pink Jungle as Ben Morris
- 1968 · How Sweet It Is! as Grif
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Hour of the Gun as Marshal Wyatt Earp
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · Grand Prix as Pete Aron
- 1966 · Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
- 1966 · Mister Buddwing as Mister Buddwing
- 1966 · Duel at Diablo as Jess Remsberg
- 1966 · A Man Could Get Killed as William Beddoes
- 1965 · The Art of Love as Casey Barnett
- 1964 · 36 Hours as Major Jefferson F. Pike
- 1964 · The Americanization of Emily as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
- 1964 · Action on the Beach as Self
- 1963 · Move Over, Darling as Nicholas Arden
- 1963 · The Wheeler Dealers as Henry Tyroon
- 1963 · Bob Hope Comedy Special as
- 1963 · The Thrill of It All as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer
- 1963 · The Great Escape as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Boys' Night Out as Fred Williams
- 1962 · The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
- 1961 · The Children's Hour as Joe Cardin
- 1960 · Cash McCall as Cash McCall
- 1959 · Up Periscope as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Self
- 1958 · Darby's Rangers as William Orlando Darby
- 1957 · Sayonara as Capt. Mike Bailey
- 1957 · Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
- 1957 · Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as John Maitland
- 1956 · The Girl He Left Behind as Preston
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lt. Jim Collins
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Toward the Unknown as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
- 1956 · Conflict as
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Lt. Brad Forsythe
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bob
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Albert Sidney
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ira Moran
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter