James Garner

Personal Info

Birthday

April 7, 1928

Day of Death

2014-07-19

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

James Scott Bumgarner

占士加納

Джеймс Гарнер

جیمز گارنر

James Garner

Biography

James Garner 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

Maverick

The Rockford Files

Cheyenne

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Notebook

Sugarfoot

Nichols

Bret Maverick

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
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
as Self
Battle for Terra
as Doron (voice)
Brando
as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
2006
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
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Shep Walker
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2000
The Last Debate
as Mike Howley
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
1999
One Special Night
as Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Jim Rockford
1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
Legalese
as Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension
as Grandpa
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Twilight
as Raymond Hope
1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Jim Rockford
Dead Silence
as John Potter
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self - Host
1996
My Fellow Americans
as President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
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
1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Jim Rockford
Breathing Lessons
as Ira Moran
1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
Barbarians at the Gate
as F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky
as Frank Watters
1992
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Jeff Johnson
1990
Decoration Day
as Albert Sidney Finch
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
as Dr. Robert Smith
1988
Sunset
as Wyatt Earp
1986
Promise
as Bob Beuhler
1985
Murphy's Romance
as Murphy Jones
1984
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
as Harold Lear
Tank
as Zack
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1982
Lily for President?
as Bret Maverick
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams
as George Adams
1981
The Fan
as Jake Berman
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Host
1980
HealtH
as Harry Wolff
1978
The New Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
as Lincoln Costain
1973
One Little Indian
as Keyes
1972
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Abel Marsh
1971
Skin Game
as Quincy Drew
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Latigo
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 Pink Jungle
as Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
as Grif
1967
Hour of the Gun
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
1966
Grand Prix
as Pete Aron
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Mister Buddwing
as Mister Buddwing
Duel at Diablo
as Jess Remsberg
A Man Could Get Killed
as William Beddoes
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
Move Over, Darling
as Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers
as Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
The Thrill of It All
as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer
The Great Escape
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1962
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
Darby's Rangers
as William Orlando Darby
1957
Sayonara
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as John Maitland
1956
The Girl He Left Behind
as Preston
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven