James Garner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 7, 1928
- Died
- Jul 19, 2014 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Norman, Oklahoma, USA
- Credits
- 145
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
2004Movie
Older Noah 'Duke'
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Movie
Rourke (voice)
The Great Escape
1963Movie
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Maverick
1994Movie
Marshal Zane Cooper
Space Cowboys
2000Movie
Tank Sullivan
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010Movie
Shazam (voice)
Filmography
Disclosure
2020Movie
King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010Movie
Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010Movie
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008Movie
Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007Movie
Self
Battle for Terra
2007Movie
Doron (voice)
Brando
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift
2007Movie
Howard 'Red' Stevens
Legends
2006TV
Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006Movie
Self
Dust to Glory
2005Movie
Self
The Notebook
2004Movie
Older Noah 'Duke'
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003Movie
Pat (voice)
8 Simple Rules
2002TV
Jim Egan
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002Movie
Shep Walker
Roughing It
2002Movie
Samuel Clemens
Roughing It
2002TV
Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002Movie
Self
First Monday
2002TV
Thomas Brankin
Century of Country
2002TV
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Movie
Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate
2000Movie
Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000Movie
Self
Space Cowboys
2000Movie
Tank Sullivan
God, the Devil and Bob
2000TV
God (voice)
One Special Night
1999Movie
Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999Movie
Jim Rockford
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998Movie
Self
Legalese
1998Movie
Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension
1998Movie
Grandpa
Twilight
1998Movie
Raymond Hope
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997Movie
Jim Rockford
Dead Silence
1997Movie
John Potter
The View
1997TV
Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997Movie
Self - Host
My Fellow Americans
1996Movie
President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996Movie
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996Movie
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996Movie
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996Movie
Jim Rockford
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995Movie
Self (archive footage)
Streets of Laredo
1995TV
Captain Woodrow Call
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995Movie
Jim Rockford
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995Movie
Self
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994Movie
Jim Rockford
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Maverick
1994Movie
Marshal Zane Cooper
Breathing Lessons
1994Movie
Ira Moran
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993Movie
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Barbarians at the Gate
1993Movie
F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky
1993Movie
Frank Watters
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992Movie
Jeff Johnson
HBO First Look
1992TV
Man of the People
1991TV
Jim Doyle
Decoration Day
1990Movie
Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W.
1989Movie
Dr. Robert Smith
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sunset
1988Movie
Wyatt Earp
Promise
1986Movie
Bob Beuhler
American Masters
1986TV
Self
Murphy's Romance
1985Movie
Murphy Jones
Space
1985TV
Norman Grant
The Glitter Dome
1984Movie
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
1984Movie
Harold Lear
Tank
1984Movie
Zack
Harty
1983TV
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983Movie
Self
Lily for President?
1982Movie
Bret Maverick
Victor/Victoria
1982Movie
King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982Movie
George Adams
Bret Maverick
1981TV
Bret Maverick
The Fan
1981Movie
Jake Berman
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981Movie
Self - Host
HealtH
1980Movie
Harry Wolff
The New Maverick
1978Movie
Bret Maverick
Superstunt
1977Movie
Self
Laugh-In
1977TV
Guest Performer (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
1974TV
Jim Rockford
The Castaway Cowboy
1974Movie
Lincoln Costain
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974Movie
Jim Rockford
One Little Indian
1973Movie
Keyes
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972Movie
Abel Marsh
Skin Game
1971Movie
Quincy Drew
Nichols
1971TV
Sheriff Frank Nichols
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971Movie
Latigo
Once Upon a Wheel
1971TV
Self
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
A Man Called Sledge
1970Movie
Luther Sledge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
1969Movie
Philip Marlowe
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969Movie
Jason McCullough
The Racing Scene
1969Movie
Self
The Pink Jungle
1968Movie
Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
1968Movie
Grif
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self (uncredited), Self
Hour of the Gun
1967Movie
Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Carol Burnett Show
1967TV
Self - Guest
Grand Prix
1966Movie
Pete Aron
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966Movie
Self
Mister Buddwing
1966Movie
Mister Buddwing
Duel at Diablo
1966Movie
Jess Remsberg
A Man Could Get Killed
1966Movie
William Beddoes
The Art of Love
1965Movie
Casey Barnett
36 Hours
1964Movie
Major Jefferson F. Pike
The Americanization of Emily
1964Movie
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Action on the Beach
1964Movie
Self
Move Over, Darling
1963Movie
Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers
1963Movie
Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963Movie
Self
The Thrill of It All
1963Movie
Gerald Boyer
The Great Escape
1963Movie
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Boys' Night Out
1962Movie
Fred Williams
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962Movie
Self
The Children's Hour
1961Movie
Joe Cardin
Cash McCall
1960Movie
Cash McCall
Whicker's World
1959TV
Up Periscope
1959Movie
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958Movie
Self
Darby's Rangers
1958Movie
William Orlando Darby
Sayonara
1957Movie
Capt. Mike Bailey
Maverick
1957TV
Bret Maverick
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Bret Maverick (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957Movie
Sgt. John Maitland
The Girl He Left Behind
1956Movie
Preston
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956TV
Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Lt. Jim Collins
Toward the Unknown
1956Movie
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Conflict
1956TV
Cheyenne
1955TV
Lt. Brad Forsythe
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
This Is Your Life
1952TV
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Bob, Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob, Ira Moran, Albert Sidney
The Bob Hope Show
1950TV
Self
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self - Mystery Guest
Bambi
1948TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter