Person
James Garner
Acting · 1928–2014 · Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Maverick
Bret Maverick
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The View
Self
Chicago Hope
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Great Performances
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
Filmography
- 2020DisclosureKing Marchand (archive footage)
- 2015Steve McQueen: The Man & Le MansSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2010Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black AdamShazam (voice)
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionShazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
- 2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconSelf (archive)
- 2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelf
- 2007Battle for TerraDoron (voice)
- 2007BrandoSelf (archive footage)
- 2007The Ultimate GiftHoward 'Red' Stevens
- 2006LegendsSelf
- 2006Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand PrixSelf
- 2005Dust to GlorySelf
- 2004The NotebookOlder Noah "Duke"
- 2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationPat (voice)
- 20028 Simple RulesJim Egan
- 2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodShep Walker
- 2002Roughing ItSamuel Clemens
- 2002Roughing ItSamuel Clemens
- 2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'Self
- 2002First MondayThomas Brankin
- 2002Century of Country
- 2001The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
- 2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireCommander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
- 2000The Last DebateMike Howley
- 2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf
- 2000Space CowboysTank Sullivan
- 2000God, the Devil and BobGod (voice)
- 1999One Special NightRobert Woodward
- 1999The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsJim Rockford
- 1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelf
- 1998LegaleseNorman Keane
- 1998The Hidden DimensionGrandpa
- 1998TwilightRaymond Hope
- 1997The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaJim Rockford
- 1997Dead SilenceJohn Potter
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf - Host
- 1996My Fellow AmericansPresident Matt Douglas
- 1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeJim Rockford
- 1996The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayJim Rockford
- 1996The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestJim Rockford
- 1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Jim Rockford
- 1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Streets of LaredoCaptain Woodrow Call
- 1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseJim Rockford
- 1995Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelf
- 1994The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Jim Rockford
- 1994Chicago HopeHubert 'Hue' Miller
- 1994MaverickMarshal Zane Cooper
- 1994Breathing LessonsIra Moran
- 1993Return to 'The Great Escape'Self
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Barbarians at the GateF. Ross Johnson
- 1993Fire in the SkyFrank Watters
- 1992The Distinguished GentlemanJeff Johnson
- 1992HBO First Look
- 1991Man of the PeopleJim Doyle
- 1990Decoration DayAlbert Sidney Finch
- 1989My Name Is Bill W.Dr. Robert Smith
- 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self (Archive Footage)
- 1988SunsetWyatt Earp
- 1986PromiseBob Beuhler
- 1986American MastersSelf
- 1985Murphy's RomanceMurphy Jones
- 1985SpaceNorman Grant
- 1984The Glitter DomeSgt. Aloysius Mackey
- 1984HeartsoundsHarold Lear
- 1984TankZack
- 1983HartySelf
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsSelf
- 1982Lily for President?Bret Maverick
- 1982Victor/VictoriaKing Marchand
- 1982The Long Summer of George AdamsGeorge Adams
- 1981Bret MaverickBret Maverick
- 1981The FanJake Berman
- 1981Sixty Years of SeductionSelf - Host
- 1980HealtHHarry Wolff
- 1980Off the Minnesota StripExecutive Producer
- 1978The New MaverickBret Maverick
- 1977SuperstuntSelf
- 1977Laugh-InGuest Performer (uncredited)
- 1976Scott FreeExecutive Producer
- 1974The Rockford FilesJim Rockford
- 1974The Castaway CowboyLincoln Costain
- 1974The Rockford Files: Backlash of the HunterJim Rockford
- 1974SidekicksExecutive Producer
- 1973One Little IndianKeyes
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
- 1972They Only Kill Their MastersAbel Marsh
- 1971Skin GameQuincy Drew
- 1971NicholsSheriff Frank Nichols
- 1971Support Your Local GunfighterLatigo
- 1971Once Upon a WheelSelf
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1970A Man Called SledgeLuther Sledge
- 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)
- 1969MarlowePhilip Marlowe
- 1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Jason McCullough
- 1969The Racing SceneSelf
- 1968The Pink JungleBen Morris
- 1968How Sweet It Is!Grif
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
- 1967Hour of the GunMarshal Wyatt Earp
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1966Grand PrixPete Aron
- 1966Grand Prix: Challenge of the ChampionsSelf
- 1966Mister BuddwingMister Buddwing
- 1966Duel at DiabloJess Remsberg
- 1966A Man Could Get KilledWilliam Beddoes
- 1965The Art of LoveCasey Barnett
- 196436 HoursMajor Jefferson F. Pike
- 1964The Americanization of EmilyLt. Commander Charles E. Madison
- 1964Action on the BeachSelf
- 1963Move Over, DarlingNicholas Arden
- 1963The Wheeler DealersHenry Tyroon
- 1963A Bob Hope Comedy SpecialSelf
- 1963The Thrill of It AllGerald Boyer
- 1963The Great EscapeHendley 'The Scrounger'
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962Boys' Night OutFred Williams
- 1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf
- 1961The Children's HourJoe Cardin
- 1960Cash McCallCash McCall
- 1959Whicker's World
- 1959Up PeriscopeLt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
- 195877 Sunset StripSelf
- 1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf
- 1958Darby's RangersWilliam Orlando Darby
- 1957SayonaraCapt. Mike Bailey
- 1957MaverickBret Maverick
- 1957SugarfootBret Maverick (uncredited)
- 1957Shoot-Out At Medicine BendSgt. John Maitland
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindPreston
- 1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLt. Jim Collins
- 1956Toward the UnknownLt. Col. Joe Craven
- 1956Conflict
- 1955CheyenneLt. Brad Forsythe
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameBob
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948BambiSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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