James Garner
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.
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- Born:
- Apr 7, 1928 In Norman, Oklahoma, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 99
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Toward the Unknown 1956-09-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Disclosure 2020-06-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Disclosure | King Marchand (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | Self (archive footage) | 2015-05-16 |
| Movie | Trumbo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-10-27 |
| Movie | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014-09-20 |
| Movie | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Shazam (voice) | 2010-11-16 |
| Movie | The Ultimate Gift | Howard 'Red' Stevens | 2007-03-09 |
| Movie | Brando | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-01 |
| Movie | Battle for Terra | Doron (voice) | 2007-09-06 |
| Movie | Dust to Glory | Self | 2005-04-01 |
| Movie | The Notebook | Duke | 2004-06-25 |
| Movie | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Pat (voice) | 2003-12-02 |
| Series | First Monday | Chief Justice Thomas Brankin | 2002-01-15 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' | Self | 2002-01-29 |
| Movie | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Shep Walker | 2002-06-07 |
| Series | 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter | Jim Egan | 2002-09-17 |
| Movie | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice) | 2001-06-02 |
| Series | God, the Devil and Bob | God (voice) | 2000-03-09 |
| Movie | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | 2000-09-27 |
| Movie | Space Cowboys | Tank Sullivan | 2000-08-04 |
| Movie | The Last Debate | Mike Howley | 2000-11-05 |
| Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-10-22 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Jim Rockford | 1999-04-20 |
| Movie | One Special Night | Robert Woodward | 1999-11-28 |
| Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
| Movie | Twilight | Raymond Hope | 1998-03-06 |
| Movie | Legalese | Norman Keane | 1998-10-04 |
| Movie | Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self - Host | 1997-07-27 |
| Movie | Dead Silence | John Potter | 1997-09-22 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Jim Rockford | 1997-11-21 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | Jim Rockford | 1996-01-14 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | Jim Rockford | 1996-03-18 |
| Movie | My Fellow Americans | President Matt Douglas | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Jim Rockford | 1996-04-25 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Jim Rockford | 1996-09-18 |
| Movie | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | Jim Rockford | 1995-05-14 |
| Series | Streets of Laredo | Captain Woodrow Call | 1995-11-12 |
| Movie | Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class | Self (archive footage) | 1995-11-16 |
| Movie | Breathing Lessons | Ira Moran | 1994-02-06 |
| Movie | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Jim Rockford | 1994-11-27 |
| Movie | Maverick | Marshal Zane Cooper | 1994-05-20 |
| Movie | Fire in the Sky | Frank Watters | 1993-03-12 |
| Movie | Barbarians at the Gate | F. Ross Johnson | 1993-03-20 |
| Movie | The Distinguished Gentleman | Jeff Johnson | 1992-12-04 |
| Series | Man of the People | Jim Doyle | 1991-09-15 |
| Movie | Decoration Day | Albert Sidney Finch | 1990-12-02 |
| Movie | My Name Is Bill W. | Dr. Robert Smith | 1989-04-30 |
| Movie | Sunset | Wyatt Earp | 1988-04-29 |
| Movie | Promise | Bob Beuhler | 1986-12-21 |
| Movie | Murphy's Romance | Murphy Jones | 1985-12-25 |
| Series | Space | Norman Grant | 1985-04-14 |
| Movie | Tank | Zack | 1984-03-16 |
| Movie | The Glitter Dome | Sgt. Aloysius Mackey | 1984-11-18 |
| Movie | Heartsounds | Harold Lear | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | The Long Summer of George Adams | George Adams | 1982-01-18 |
| Movie | Victor/Victoria | King Marchand | 1982-04-25 |
| Movie | The Fan | Jake Berman | 1981-05-15 |
| Series | Bret Maverick | Bret Maverick | 1981-12-01 |
| Movie | Health | Harry Wolff | 1980-09-12 |
| Movie | The New Maverick | Bret Maverick | 1978-09-03 |
| Movie | The Castaway Cowboy | Lincoln Costain | 1974-08-01 |
| Series | The Rockford Files | Jim Rockford | 1974-09-13 |
| Movie | One Little Indian | Keyes | 1973-06-20 |
| Movie | They Only Kill Their Masters | Abel Marsh | 1972-11-22 |
| Series | Nichols | Sheriff Frank Nichols | 1971-09-16 |
| Movie | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Latigo | 1971-05-26 |
| Movie | Skin Game | Quincy Drew | 1971-09-30 |
| Movie | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
| Movie | A Man Called Sledge | Luther Sledge | 1970-11-14 |
| Movie | The Racing Scene | Self | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | Marlowe | Philip Marlowe | 1969-09-19 |
| Movie | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jason McCullough | 1969-03-26 |
| Movie | How Sweet It Is! | Grif | 1968-08-21 |
| Movie | The Pink Jungle | Ben Morris | 1968-10-16 |
| Movie | Hour of the Gun | Marshal Wyatt Earp | 1967-11-01 |
| Movie | A Man Could Get Killed | William Beddoes | 1966-03-25 |
| Movie | Duel at Diablo | Jess Remsberg | 1966-06-15 |
| Movie | Mister Buddwing | Mister Buddwing | 1966-07-15 |
| Movie | Grand Prix | Pete Aron | 1966-12-21 |
| Movie | The Art of Love | Casey Barnett | 1965-06-30 |
| Movie | 36 Hours | Major Jefferson F. Pike | 1964-11-26 |
| Movie | The Americanization of Emily | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison | 1964-10-27 |
| Movie | The Thrill of It All | Dr. Gerald R. Boyer | 1963-07-17 |
| Movie | The Great Escape | Hendley 'The Scrounger' | 1963-07-03 |
| Movie | Move Over, Darling | Nicholas Arden | 1963-12-19 |
| Movie | The Wheeler Dealers | Henry Tyroon | 1963-11-14 |
| Movie | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | 1962-01-06 |
| Movie | Boys' Night Out | Fred Williams | 1962-06-21 |
| Movie | The Children's Hour | Joe Cardin | 1961-12-19 |
| Movie | Cash McCall | Cash McCall | 1960-01-20 |
| Movie | Up Periscope | Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden | 1959-03-04 |
| Movie | Alias Jesse James | Bret Maverick (scenes deleted) | 1959-03-20 |
| Movie | Darby's Rangers | William Orlando Darby | 1958-02-12 |
| Movie | Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | John Maitland | 1957-05-04 |
| Movie | Bombers B-52 | Anchor - Search and Rescue Operation | 1957-11-22 |
| Movie | Sayonara | Capt. Mike Bailey | 1957-12-25 |
| Movie | Toward the Unknown | Lt. Col. Joe Craven | 1956-09-27 |
| Movie | The Girl He Left Behind | Preston | 1956-10-26 |