James Garner

Apr 07, 1928 - Jul 19, 2014 (86 years old) in Norman, Oklahoma, USA

James Garner (born James Scott 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).

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Known For

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The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest

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Great Performances

Self

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The Rockford Files

Jim Rockford

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What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

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American Masters

Self

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Lt. Jim Collins

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Chicago Hope

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Maverick

Bret Maverick

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

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77 Sunset Strip

Self

Credits

Disclosure 2020

King Marchand (archive footage)

★ 7.9
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans 2015

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014

Self - Actor (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam 2010

Shazam (voice)

★ 7
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 2010

Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)

★ 7.3
Doris Day: Virgin Territory 2007

Self

★ 7
Battle for Terra 2007

Doron (voice)

★ 6.1
Brando 2007

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8
The Ultimate Gift 2007

Howard 'Red' Stevens

★ 7.6
Legends 2006

Self

★ 5
Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix 2006

Self

★ NR
Dust to Glory 2005

Self

★ 6.4
The Notebook 2004

Duke

★ 7.9
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 2003

Pat (voice)

★ 6.3
8 Simple Rules 2002

Jim Egan

★ 6.8
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002

Shep Walker

★ 6.1
Roughing It 2002

Samuel Clemens

★ 4.7
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' 2002

Self

★ 7.3
First Monday 2002

Chief Justice Thomas Brankin

★ 6
Century of Country 2002

★ NR
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001

Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

★ 7
The Last Debate 2000

Mike Howley

★ NR
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey 2000

Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000

Self

★ 7.1
Space Cowboys 2000

Tank Sullivan

★ 6.4
God, the Devil and Bob 2000

God (voice)

★ 7.5
One Special Night 1999

Robert Woodward

★ 6.8
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads 1999

Jim Rockford

★ 6
Doris Day: It's Magic 1998

Self

★ NR
Legalese 1998

Norman Keane

★ 5
The Hidden Dimension 1998

Grandpa

★ 5.5
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words 1998

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.8
Twilight 1998

Raymond Hope

★ 6.1
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda 1997

Jim Rockford

★ 5.8
Dead Silence 1997

John Potter

★ 5.8
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997

Self - Host

★ NR
My Fellow Americans 1996

President Matt Douglas

★ 6
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime 1996

Jim Rockford

★ 5.8
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play 1996

Jim Rockford

★ 6.5
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best 1996

Jim Rockford

★ 6.8
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... 1996

Jim Rockford

★ 7
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 1995

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Streets of Laredo 1995

Captain Woodrow Call

★ 6.3
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise 1995

Jim Rockford

★ 6.2
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995

Self

★ 8
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. 1994

Jim Rockford

★ 5.8
Chicago Hope 1994

★ 7.2
Maverick 1994

Marshal Zane Cooper

★ 6.9
Breathing Lessons 1994

Ira Moran

★ 5.4
Return to 'The Great Escape' 1993

Self

★ 7
Barbarians at the Gate 1993

F. Ross Johnson

★ 6.8
Fire in the Sky 1993

Frank Watters

★ 6.7
The Distinguished Gentleman 1992

Jeff Johnson

★ 6.1
HBO First Look 1992

★ 4.9
Man of the People 1991

Jim Doyle

★ 6
Decoration Day 1990

Albert Sidney Finch

★ 7
My Name Is Bill W. 1989

Dr. Robert Smith

★ 6.5
Sunset 1988

Wyatt Earp

★ 5.6
Promise 1986

Bob Beuhler

★ 6.8
American Masters 1986

Self

★ 7.3
Murphy's Romance 1985

Murphy Jones

★ 6.1
Space 1985

Norman Grant

★ 6.5
The Glitter Dome 1984

Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

★ 4.5
Heartsounds 1984

Harold Lear

★ 8
Tank 1984

Zack

★ 5.7
Harty 1983

Self

★ 6
Lily for President? 1982

Bret Maverick

★ NR
Victor/Victoria 1982

King Marchand

★ 7.3
The Long Summer of George Adams 1982

George Adams

★ 10
Bret Maverick 1981

Bret Maverick

★ 4
The Fan 1981

Jake Berman

★ 5.8
Sixty Years of Seduction 1981

Self - Host

★ NR
HealtH 1980

Harry Wolff

★ 5.2
The New Maverick 1978

Bret Maverick

★ 8
Laugh-In 1977

Guest Performer (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Castaway Cowboy 1974

Lincoln Costain

★ 6.6
The Rockford Files 1974

Jim Rockford

★ NR
One Little Indian 1973

Keyes

★ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973

Self

★ 6.3
They Only Kill Their Masters 1972

Abel Marsh

★ 5.3
Skin Game 1971

Quincy Drew

★ 6.6
Nichols 1971

Sheriff Frank Nichols

★ 5
Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971

Latigo

★ 6.6
Great Performances 1971

Self

★ 5.3
A Man Called Sledge 1970

Luther Sledge

★ 6.1
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.1
Marlowe 1969

Philip Marlowe

★ 6
Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969

Jason McCullough

★ 7
The Racing Scene 1969

Self

★ 6
The Pink Jungle 1968

Ben Morris

★ 6.1
How Sweet It Is! 1968

Grif

★ 7.4
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968

Self

★ 6.5
Hour of the Gun 1967

Marshal Wyatt Earp

★ 6.4
The Carol Burnett Show 1967

Self - Guest

★ 7.7
Grand Prix 1966

Pete Aron

★ 7.2
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions 1966

Self

★ NR
Mister Buddwing 1966

Mister Buddwing

★ 5.9
Duel at Diablo 1966

Jess Remsberg

★ 6.3
A Man Could Get Killed 1966

William Beddoes

★ 3.8
The Art of Love 1965

Casey Barnett

★ 5.3
36 Hours 1964

Major Jefferson F. Pike

★ 7
The Americanization of Emily 1964

Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

★ 6.7
Action on the Beach 1964

Self

★ NR
Move Over, Darling 1963

Nicholas Arden

★ 6.6
The Wheeler Dealers 1963

Henry Tyroon

★ 6.2
A Bob Hope Comedy Special 1963

Self

★ NR
The Thrill of It All 1963

Dr. Gerald R. Boyer

★ 7
The Great Escape 1963

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

★ 7.9
Boys' Night Out 1962

Fred Williams

★ 5.8
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers 1962

Self

★ 7
The Children's Hour 1961

Joe Cardin

★ 7.7
Cash McCall 1960

Cash McCall

★ 6
Up Periscope 1959

Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

★ 6.3
77 Sunset Strip 1958

Self

★ 6.7
Darby's Rangers 1958

William Orlando Darby

★ 5.9
Sayonara 1957

Capt. Mike Bailey

★ 6.6
Sugarfoot 1957

Bret Maverick (uncredited)

★ 4.8
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend 1957

John Maitland

★ 6.1
The Girl He Left Behind 1956

Preston

★ 4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956

Self

★ 6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956

Lt. Jim Collins

★ 5.5
Toward the Unknown 1956

Lt. Col. Joe Craven

★ 5.6
Conflict 1956

★ NR
Cheyenne 1955

Lt. Brad Forsythe

★ 5.8
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7
This Is Your Life 1952

Self

★ 6.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Bob

★ 8.6
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Mystery Guest

★ 6.9
Bambi-Verleihung 1948

Self

★ 9

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