Name
James Garner
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-04-07
Deathday
2014-07-19 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
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 Notebook
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An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer'...
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The Great Escape
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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively sm...
Relase Date : 3 Jul, 1963
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Space Cowboys
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Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog member...
Relase Date : 4 Aug, 2000
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The Ultimate Gift
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When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it ...
Relase Date : 9 Mar, 2007
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The Distinguished Gentleman
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A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, wh...
Relase Date : 4 Dec, 1992
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A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Li...
Relase Date : 2 Dec, 2003
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1966 Duel at Diablo as Jess Remsberg
- 2015 Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 Marlowe as Philip Marlowe
- 1961 The Children's Hour as Joe Cardin
- 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Rourke (voice)
- 1966 Grand Prix as Pete Aron
- 1963 Move Over, Darling as Nicholas Arden
- 2004 The Notebook as Older Noah 'Duke'
- 1971 Skin Game as Quincy Drew
- 2000 Space Cowboys as Tank Sullivan
- 1984 Tank as Zack
- 1963 The Great Escape as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- 1963 The Thrill of It All as Gerald Boyer
- 1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! as Jason McCullough
- 1974 The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter as Jim Rockford
- 2005 Dust to Glory as Self
- 1967 Hour of the Gun as Marshal Wyatt Earp
- 2003 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration as Pat (voice)
- 1998 Twilight as Raymond Hope
- 1982 Victor/Victoria as King Marchand
- 2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Shep Walker
- 1994 Maverick as Marshal Zane Cooper
- 1993 Barbarians at the Gate as F. Ross Johnson
- 1985 Murphy's Romance as Murphy Jones
- 1962 Boys' Night Out as Fred Williams
- 1957 Sayonara as Capt. Mike Bailey
- 1964 The Americanization of Emily as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
- 1963 The Wheeler Dealers as Henry Tyroon
- 1960 Cash McCall as Cash McCall
- 1964 36 Hours as Major Jefferson F. Pike
- 2010 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Shazam (voice)
- 1993 Fire in the Sky as Frank Watters
- 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters as Abel Marsh
- 1989 My Name Is Bill W. as Dr. Robert Smith
- 1988 Sunset as Wyatt Earp
- 1973 One Little Indian as Keyes
- 2007 Battle for Terra as Doron (voice)
- 1958 Darby's Rangers as William Orlando Darby
- 1996 My Fellow Americans as President Matt Douglas
- 1959 Up Periscope as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
- 1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter as Latigo
- 1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self - Host
- 1974 The Castaway Cowboy as Lincoln Costain
- 1999 One Special Night as Robert Woodward
- 1970 A Man Called Sledge as Luther Sledge
- 1981 The Fan as Jake Berman
- 1980 HealtH as Harry Wolff
- 1982 Lily for President? as Bret Maverick
- 1998 Legalese as Norman Keane
- 1990 Decoration Day as Albert Sidney Finch
- 1965 The Art of Love as Casey Barnett
- 1978 The New Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1998 Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1956 Toward the Unknown as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
- 1984 The Glitter Dome as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
- 1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise as Jim Rockford
- 1994 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. as Jim Rockford
- 1996 The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... as Jim Rockford
- 1994 Breathing Lessons as Ira Moran
- 1966 Mister Buddwing as Mister Buddwing
- 1996 The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best as Jim Rockford
- 1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend as Sgt. John Maitland
- 1966 A Man Could Get Killed as William Beddoes
- 1997 Dead Silence as John Potter
- 1968 The Pink Jungle as Ben Morris
- 1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Jim Rockford
- 1968 How Sweet It Is! as Grif
- 1984 Heartsounds as Harold Lear
- 2020 Disclosure as King Marchand (archive footage)
- 1969 The Racing Scene as Self
- 1966 Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
- 1962 The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
- 1995 Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 Action on the Beach as Self
- 2006 Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix as Self
- 2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
- 2007 Brando as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
- 1986 Promise as Bob Beuhler
- 1956 The Girl He Left Behind as Preston
- 2000 The Last Debate as Mike Howley
- 1996 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Jim Rockford
- 1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda as Jim Rockford
- 1999 The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Jim Rockford
- 1982 The Long Summer of George Adams as George Adams
- 2010 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
- 2002 Roughing It as Samuel Clemens
- 1993 Return to 'The Great Escape' as Self
- 2014 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2002 The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
- 1992 The Distinguished Gentleman as Jeff Johnson
- 1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 The Ultimate Gift as Howard 'Red' Stevens
- 2007 Doris Day: Virgin Territory as Self
- 1981 Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Host
- 1963 A Bob Hope Comedy Special as Self
- 1998 The Hidden Dimension as Grandpa
- 1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self
- 1958 The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
- 1977 Superstunt as Self
- 2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
- 2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon as Self (archive)
- 1989 I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... as Self (archive footage)
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 4 episodes ) as Lt. Brad Forsythe
- 1957 Maverick ( 79 episodes ) as Bret Maverick
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 122 episodes ) as Jim Rockford
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2000 God, the Devil and Bob ( 13 episodes ) as God (voice)
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 First Monday ( 13 episodes ) as Thomas Brankin
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Bob
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 4 episodes ) as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
- 1981 Bret Maverick ( 18 episodes ) as Bret Maverick
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Nichols ( 24 episodes ) as Sheriff Frank Nichols
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
- 1983 Harty ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Jim Collins
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Conflict ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Man of the People ( 12 episodes ) as Jim Doyle
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Century of Country ( 13 episodes )
- 1995 Streets of Laredo ( 3 episodes ) as Captain Woodrow Call
- 2002 8 Simple Rules ( 43 episodes ) as Jim Egan
- 1985 Space ( 5 episodes ) as Norman Grant
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1977 Laugh-In ( 2 episodes ) as Guest Performer (uncredited)
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Ira Moran
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Albert Sidney
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
- 1986 American Masters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 Bambi ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2006 Legends ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Nominee
- 1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode )
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1971 Once Upon a Wheel ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1959 Whicker's World ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Roughing It ( 2 episodes ) as Samuel Clemens
