James Garner
Known for Acting · 142 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 (40)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Chicago Hope
1994
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Great Performances
1971
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Maverick
1957
as Bret Maverick
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Rockford Files
1974
as Jim Rockford
Cheyenne
1955
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
American Masters
1986
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lt. Jim Collins
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Bambi
1948
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Self
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jim Egan
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Sugarfoot
1957
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
Legends
2006
as Self
Nichols
1971
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
First Monday
2002
as Thomas Brankin
Harty
1983
as Self
Bret Maverick
1981
as Bret Maverick
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bob / Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob / Albert Sidney / Ira Moran
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as God (voice)
Space
1985
as Norman Grant
Conflict
1956
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Captain Woodrow Call
Man of the People
1991
as Jim Doyle
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer (uncredited)
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
Century of Country
2002
Movies (102)
The Notebook
2004
as Older Noah "Duke"
The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
The Great Escape
1963
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
Maverick
1994
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Fire in the Sky
1993
as Frank Watters
Space Cowboys
2000
as Tank Sullivan
Disclosure
2020
as King Marchand (archive footage)
Grand Prix
1966
as Pete Aron
Sunset
1988
as Wyatt Earp
The Fan
1981
as Jake Berman
Victor/Victoria
1982
as King Marchand
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
as Pat (voice)
Battle for Terra
2007
as Doron (voice)
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Jeff Johnson
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
as Shazam (voice)
Skin Game
1971
as Quincy Drew
Tank
1984
as Zack
The Children's Hour
1961
as Joe Cardin
Sayonara
1957
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Marlowe
1969
as Philip Marlowe
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Shep Walker
Twilight
1998
as Raymond Hope
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Jess Remsberg
Dead Silence
1997
as John Potter
36 Hours
1964
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Ira Moran
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Hour of the Gun
1967
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
My Fellow Americans
1996
as President Matt Douglas
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jason McCullough
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
as Self
Brando
2007
as Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Gerald Boyer
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Latigo
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
as F. Ross Johnson
Murphy's Romance
1985
as Murphy Jones
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Darby's Rangers
1958
as William Orlando Darby
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Nicholas Arden
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Abel Marsh
Toward the Unknown
1956
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
as Lincoln Costain
Cash McCall
1960
as Cash McCall
Boys' Night Out
1962
as Fred Williams
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self - Host
Roughing It
2002
as Samuel Clemens
HealtH
1980
as Harry Wolff
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
as Jim Rockford
Decoration Day
1990
as Albert Sidney Finch
Up Periscope
1959
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
The Last Debate
2000
as Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Self
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Jim Rockford
The Art of Love
1965
as Casey Barnett
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Luther Sledge
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
as Jim Rockford
How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Grif
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
as Jim Rockford
Promise
1986
as Bob Beuhler
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Preston
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jim Rockford
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Henry Tyroon
The Pink Jungle
1968
as Ben Morris
Mister Buddwing
1966
as Mister Buddwing
The Glitter Dome
1984
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Dr. Robert Smith
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Sgt. John Maitland
Legalese
1998
as Norman Keane
One Little Indian
1973
as Keyes
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
as Jim Rockford
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Lily for President?
1982
as Bret Maverick
One Special Night
1999
as Robert Woodward
Heartsounds
1984
as Harold Lear
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
as Self
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Jim Rockford
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as William Beddoes
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982
as George Adams
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
as Self
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
as Jim Rockford
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
as Self
The New Maverick
1978
as Bret Maverick
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
Superstunt
1977
as Self
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
as Jim Rockford
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
as Self
Dust to Glory
2005
as Self
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
as Self
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
as Self (archive)
The Hidden Dimension
1998
as Grandpa
The Racing Scene
1969
as Self
Action on the Beach
1964
as Self
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Host
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
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 142 credits spanning from 1944 to 2020, James Garner has appeared in 102 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Garner Movies
- The Notebook (2004) — as Older Noah "Duke"
- The Ultimate Gift (2007) — as Howard 'Red' Stevens
- The Great Escape (1963) — as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
- Maverick (1994) — as Marshal Zane Cooper
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