James Garner
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1928-04-07
- Died
- 2014-07-19
- Place of birth
- Norman, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- James Scott Bumgarner · 占士加納 · Джеймс Гарнер · جیمز گارنر
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).
Known For
TV Shows (42)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
The View
1997
as Self
Chicago Hope
1994
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Maverick
1957
as Bret Maverick
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Rockford Files
1974
as Jim Rockford
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Cheyenne
1955
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lt. Jim Collins
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jim Egan
Bambi
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Nichols
1971
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
Legends
2006
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bob / Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob / Ira Moran / Albert Sidney
First Monday
2002
as Thomas Brankin
Bret Maverick
1981
as Bret Maverick
Harty
1983
as Self
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as God (voice)
Conflict
1956
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Captain Woodrow Call
Space
1985
as Norman Grant
Whicker's World
1959
Man of the People
1991
as Jim Doyle
Roughing It
2002
as Samuel Clemens
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer (uncredited)
Century of Country
2002
Movies (103)
The Notebook
2004
as Older Noah "Duke"
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Great Escape
1963
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Fire in the Sky
1993
as Frank Watters
Maverick
1994
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Victor/Victoria
1982
as King Marchand
Space Cowboys
2000
as Tank Sullivan
Tank
1984
as Zack
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jason McCullough
Disclosure
2020
as King Marchand (archive footage)
Roughing It
2002
as Samuel Clemens
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jim Rockford
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
as Lincoln Costain
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
as Shazam (voice)
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
as Pat (voice)
Battle for Terra
2007
as Doron (voice)
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
as F. Ross Johnson
Action on the Beach
1964
as Self
My Fellow Americans
1996
as President Matt Douglas
Marlowe
1969
as Philip Marlowe
Twilight
1998
as Raymond Hope
Grand Prix
1966
as Pete Aron
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Jeff Johnson
Superstunt
1977
as Self
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Latigo
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Nicholas Arden
Hour of the Gun
1967
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Glitter Dome
1984
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
The Art of Love
1965
as Casey Barnett
How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Grif
The Children's Hour
1961
as Joe Cardin
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Shep Walker
Sunset
1988
as Wyatt Earp
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Jess Remsberg
Decoration Day
1990
as Albert Sidney Finch
Dead Silence
1997
as John Potter
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Gerald Boyer
The Fan
1981
as Jake Berman
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
as Jim Rockford
Sayonara
1957
as Capt. Mike Bailey
One Little Indian
1973
as Keyes
Mister Buddwing
1966
as Mister Buddwing
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Abel Marsh
Darby's Rangers
1958
as William Orlando Darby
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as William Beddoes
Boys' Night Out
1962
as Fred Williams
The Last Debate
2000
as Mike Howley
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Luther Sledge
Up Periscope
1959
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Murphy's Romance
1985
as Murphy Jones
36 Hours
1964
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Dr. Robert Smith
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Ira Moran
HealtH
1980
as Harry Wolff
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Self
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Sgt. John Maitland
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
as Self (archive)
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Host
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
The New Maverick
1978
as Bret Maverick
Skin Game
1971
as Quincy Drew
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
as Jim Rockford
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Preston
The Racing Scene
1969
as Self
One Special Night
1999
as Robert Woodward
Toward the Unknown
1956
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
as Self
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Henry Tyroon
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Jim Rockford
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
The Pink Jungle
1968
as Ben Morris
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
as Jim Rockford
Lily for President?
1982
as Bret Maverick
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self - Host
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
as Jim Rockford
Promise
1986
as Bob Beuhler
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
as Self
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
as Self
Dust to Glory
2005
as Self
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
as Self
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
as Self
Cash McCall
1960
as Cash McCall
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982
as George Adams
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
as Jim Rockford
Brando
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Legalese
1998
as Norman Keane
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
as Jim Rockford
Heartsounds
1984
as Harold Lear
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
as Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
The Hidden Dimension
1998
as Grandpa
About James Garner
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… With 145 credits spanning from 1944 to 2020, James Garner has appeared in 103 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Garner Movies
- The Notebook (2004) — as Older Noah "Duke"
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
- The Great Escape (1963) — as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- The Ultimate Gift (2007) — as Howard 'Red' Stevens
- Fire in the Sky (1993) — as Frank Watters
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