James Garner
Born: 1928-04-07 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2014-07-19
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2020
- Disclosure as King Marchand (archive footage)
2015
- Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2010
- Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Shazam (voice)
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2007
- The Ultimate Gift as Howard 'Red' Stevens
- Battle for Terra as Doron (voice)
- Brando as Self (archive footage)
- Doris Day: Virgin Territory as Self
2006
- Legends as Self
- Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix as Self
2005
- Dust to Glory as Self
2004
- The Notebook as Duke
2003
- The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration as Pat (voice)
2002
- 8 Simple Rules as Jim Egan
- Roughing It as Samuel Clemens
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Shep Walker
- First Monday as Thomas Brankin
- The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
- Century of Country
2001
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2000
- Space Cowboys as Tank Sullivan
- The Last Debate as Mike Howley
- God, the Devil and Bob as God (voice)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
1999
- One Special Night as Robert Woodward
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Jim Rockford
1998
- Twilight as Raymond Hope
- Legalese as Norman Keane
- The Hidden Dimension as Grandpa
- Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self - Host
- The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda as Jim Rockford
- Dead Silence as John Potter
1996
- My Fellow Americans as President Matt Douglas
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... as Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best as Jim Rockford
1995
- Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self (archive footage)
- The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise as Jim Rockford
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
- Streets of Laredo as Captain Woodrow Call
1994
- Chicago Hope
- Maverick as Marshal Zane Cooper
- Breathing Lessons as Ira Moran
- The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. as Jim Rockford
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Barbarians at the Gate as F. Ross Johnson
- Fire in the Sky as Frank Watters
- Return to 'The Great Escape' as Self
1992
- HBO First Look
- The Distinguished Gentleman as Jeff Johnson
1991
- Man of the People as Jim Doyle
1990
- Decoration Day as Albert Sidney Finch
1989
- My Name Is Bill W. as Dr. Robert Smith
1988
- Sunset as Wyatt Earp
1986
- American Masters as Self
- Promise as Bob Beuhler
1985
- Murphy's Romance as Murphy Jones
- Space as Norman Grant
1984
- Tank as Zack
- The Glitter Dome as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
- Heartsounds as Harold Lear
1983
- Harty as Self
- James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self
1982
- Victor/Victoria as King Marchand
- The Long Summer of George Adams as George Adams
- Lily for President? as Bret Maverick
1981
- The Fan as Jake Berman
- Bret Maverick as Bret Maverick
- Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Host
1980
- HealtH as Harry Wolff
- Off the Minnesota Strip ... (Executive Producer)
1978
- The New Maverick as Bret Maverick
1977
- Laugh-In as Guest Performer (uncredited)
1976
- Scott Free ... (Executive Producer)
1974
- The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford
- Sidekicks ... (Executive Producer)
- The Castaway Cowboy as Lincoln Costain
- The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter as Jim Rockford
1973
- One Little Indian as Keyes
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1972
- They Only Kill Their Masters as Abel Marsh
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Skin Game as Quincy Drew
- Nichols as Sheriff Frank Nichols
- Support Your Local Gunfighter as Latigo
- Once Upon a Wheel as Self
1970
- A Man Called Sledge as Luther Sledge
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
1969
- Marlowe as Philip Marlowe
- Support Your Local Sheriff! as Jason McCullough
- The Racing Scene as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- The Pink Jungle as Ben Morris
- How Sweet It Is! as Grif
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- Hour of the Gun as Marshal Wyatt Earp
1966
- Mister Buddwing as Mister Buddwing
- Duel at Diablo as Jess Remsberg
- A Man Could Get Killed as William Beddoes
- Grand Prix as Pete Aron
- Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
1965
- The Art of Love as Casey Barnett
1964
- 36 Hours as Major Jefferson F. Pike
- The Americanization of Emily as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
- Action on the Beach as Self
1963
- The Great Escape as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- The Wheeler Dealers as Henry Tyroon
- A Bob Hope Comedy Special as Self
- Move Over, Darling as Nicholas Arden
- The Thrill of It All as Gerald Boyer
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Boys' Night Out as Fred Williams
- The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
1961
- The Children's Hour as Joe Cardin
1960
- Cash McCall as Cash McCall
1959
- Up Periscope as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip as Self
- Darby's Rangers as William Orlando Darby
- The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
1957
- Maverick as Bret Maverick
- Sugarfoot as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
- Sayonara as Capt. Mike Bailey
- Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as Sgt. John Maitland
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lt. Jim Collins
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- The Girl He Left Behind as Preston
- Toward the Unknown as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
- Conflict
1955
- Cheyenne as Lt. Brad Forsythe
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bob
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee