James Garner

Actor

Born April 7, 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Filmography

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King Marchand (archive footage)

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Shazam (voice)

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Self (archive)

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

Self

Battle for Terra

Doron (voice)

Brando

Self (archive footage)

The Ultimate Gift

Howard 'Red' Stevens

Legends

Self

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Self

Dust to Glory

Self

The Notebook

Older Noah "Duke"

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

Pat (voice)

8 Simple Rules

Jim Egan

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Shep Walker

Roughing It

Samuel Clemens

Roughing It

Samuel Clemens

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

Self

First Monday

Thomas Brankin

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

The Last Debate

Mike Howley

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self

Space Cowboys

Tank Sullivan

God, the Devil and Bob

God (voice)

One Special Night

Robert Woodward

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Jim Rockford

Doris Day: It's Magic

Self

Legalese

Norman Keane

The Hidden Dimension

Grandpa

Twilight

Raymond Hope

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Jim Rockford

Dead Silence

John Potter

The View

Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self - Host

My Fellow Americans

President Matt Douglas

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Jim Rockford

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self (archive footage)

Streets of Laredo

Captain Woodrow Call

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

Jim Rockford

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Self

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

Jim Rockford

Chicago Hope

Hubert 'Hue' Miller

Maverick

Marshal Zane Cooper

Breathing Lessons

Ira Moran

Return to 'The Great Escape'

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

Barbarians at the Gate

F. Ross Johnson

Fire in the Sky

Frank Watters

The Distinguished Gentleman

Jeff Johnson

HBO First Look

Man of the People

Jim Doyle

Decoration Day

Albert Sidney Finch

My Name Is Bill W.

Dr. Robert Smith

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

Self (Archive Footage)

Sunset

Wyatt Earp

Promise

Bob Beuhler

American Masters

Self

Murphy's Romance

Murphy Jones

Space

Norman Grant

The Glitter Dome

Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

Heartsounds

Harold Lear

Tank

Zack

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Self

Lily for President?

Bret Maverick

Victor/Victoria

King Marchand

The Long Summer of George Adams

George Adams

Bret Maverick

The Fan

Jake Berman

HealtH

Harry Wolff

Off the Minnesota Strip

The New Maverick

Bret Maverick

Scott Free

The Rockford Files

Jim Rockford

The Castaway Cowboy

Lincoln Costain

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

Jim Rockford

Sidekicks

One Little Indian

Keyes

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self

They Only Kill Their Masters

Abel Marsh

Skin Game

Quincy Drew

Nichols

Sheriff Frank Nichols

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Latigo

Once Upon a Wheel

Self

Great Performances

Self

A Man Called Sledge

Luther Sledge

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Jason McCullough

The Racing Scene

Self

The Pink Jungle

Ben Morris

How Sweet It Is!

Grif

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self (uncredited)

Hour of the Gun

Marshal Wyatt Earp

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest

Grand Prix

Pete Aron

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Self

Mister Buddwing

Duel at Diablo

Jess Remsberg

A Man Could Get Killed

William Beddoes

The Art of Love

Casey Barnett

36 Hours

Major Jefferson F. Pike

The Americanization of Emily

Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

Move Over, Darling

Nicholas Arden

The Wheeler Dealers

Henry Tyroon

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Self

The Thrill of It All

Gerald Boyer

The Great Escape

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Boys' Night Out

Fred Williams

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Self

The Children's Hour

Joe Cardin

Cash McCall

Whicker's World

Up Periscope

Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

77 Sunset Strip

Self

The Western: A Lost TV Special

Self

Darby's Rangers

William Orlando Darby

Sayonara

Capt. Mike Bailey

Maverick

Bret Maverick

Sugarfoot

Bret Maverick (uncredited)

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Sgt. John Maitland

The Girl He Left Behind

Preston

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Lt. Jim Collins

Toward the Unknown

Lt. Col. Joe Craven

Cheyenne

Lt. Brad Forsythe

The Oscars

Self

This Is Your Life

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Bob

The Bob Hope Show

Self

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Bambi

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee