James Garner

Acting • 1928-04-07 • Norman, Oklahoma, USA

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).

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2020
DisclosureFilm
King Marchand (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le MansFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireFilm
Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2010
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black AdamFilm
Shazam (voice)
★ 7.0
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionFilm
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
★ 7.0
2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconFilm
Self (archive)
★ 5.4
2007
The Ultimate GiftFilm
Howard 'Red' Stevens
★ 7.7
2007
Battle for TerraFilm
Doron (voice)
★ 6.1
2007
BrandoFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2007
Doris Day: Virgin TerritoryFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2006
LegendsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand PrixFilm
Self
2005
Dust to GloryFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2004
The NotebookFilm
Older Noah 'Duke'
★ 7.9
2003
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationFilm
Pat (voice)
★ 6.3
2002
8 Simple RulesTV
Jim Egan • 43 episodes
★ 6.8
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodFilm
Shep Walker
★ 6.0
2002
Roughing ItFilm
Samuel Clemens
★ 5.5
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'Film
Self
★ 7.3
2002
First MondayTV
Thomas Brankin • 13 episodes
★ 6.5
2002
Roughing ItTV
Samuel Clemens • 2 episodes
2002
Century of CountryTV
2001
Atlantis: The Lost EmpireFilm
Rourke (voice)
★ 7.1
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce LeeFilm
★ 8.4
2000
Space CowboysFilm
Tank Sullivan
★ 6.4
2000
God, the Devil and BobTV
God (voice) • 13 episodes
★ 7.4
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2000
The Last DebateFilm
Mike Howley
★ 9.0
1999
One Special NightFilm
Robert Woodward
★ 6.8
1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 7.0
1998
TwilightFilm
Raymond Hope
★ 6.1
1998
LegaleseFilm
Norman Keane
★ 5.1
1998
The Hidden DimensionFilm
Grandpa
★ 6.7
1998
Doris Day: It's MagicFilm
Self
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
Dead SilenceFilm
John Potter
★ 5.9
1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 5.6
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternFilm
Self - Host
★ 7.0
1996
My Fellow AmericansFilm
President Matt Douglas
★ 6.1
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Film
Jim Rockford
★ 7.8
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 6.8
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 7.7
1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 8.0
1995
Streets of LaredoTV
Captain Woodrow Call • 3 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 6.6
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickFilm
Self
★ 7.8
1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
1994
Chicago HopeTV
Hubert 'Hue' Miller • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1994
MaverickFilm
Marshal Zane Cooper
★ 6.9
1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Film
Jim Rockford
★ 6.4
1994
Breathing LessonsFilm
Ira Moran
★ 5.6
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Fire in the SkyFilm
Frank Watters
★ 6.7
1993
Barbarians at the GateFilm
F. Ross Johnson
★ 6.9
1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'Film
Self
★ 8.5
1992
The Distinguished GentlemanFilm
Jeff Johnson
★ 6.0
1992
HBO First LookTV
★ 5.5
1991
Man of the PeopleTV
Jim Doyle • 12 episodes
★ 6.5
1990
Decoration DayFilm
Albert Sidney Finch
★ 6.9
1989
My Name Is Bill W.Film
Dr. Robert Smith
★ 6.5
1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Film
Self (archive footage)
1988
SunsetFilm
Wyatt Earp
★ 5.7
1986
American MastersTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1986
PromiseFilm
Bob Beuhler
★ 7.3
1985
Murphy's RomanceFilm
Murphy Jones
★ 6.2
1985
SpaceTV
Norman Grant • 5 episodes
★ 7.7
1984
TankFilm
Zack
★ 5.7
1984
The Glitter DomeFilm
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
★ 4.5
1984
HeartsoundsFilm
Harold Lear
★ 8.0
1983
HartyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1983
James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilm
Self
★ 6.7
1982
Victor/VictoriaFilm
King Marchand
★ 7.3
1982
The Long Summer of George AdamsFilm
George Adams
★ 9.0
1982
Lily for President?Film
Bret Maverick
1981
The FanFilm
Jake Berman
★ 5.8
1981
Bret MaverickTV
Bret Maverick • 18 episodes
★ 6.2
1981
Sixty Years of SeductionFilm
Self - Host
1980
HealtHFilm
Harry Wolff
★ 5.4
1978
The New MaverickFilm
Bret Maverick
★ 5.0
1977
Laugh-InTV
Guest Performer (uncredited) • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
1977
SuperstuntFilm
Self
1974
The Rockford FilesTV
Jim Rockford • 122 episodes
★ 7.6
1974
The Castaway CowboyFilm
Lincoln Costain
★ 6.7
1974
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the HunterFilm
Jim Rockford
★ 10.0
1973
One Little IndianFilm
Keyes
★ 6.3
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
They Only Kill Their MastersFilm
Abel Marsh
★ 5.1
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Support Your Local GunfighterFilm
Latigo
★ 6.6
1971
Skin GameFilm
Quincy Drew
★ 6.6
1971
NicholsTV
Sheriff Frank Nichols • 24 episodes
★ 6.3
1971
Once Upon a WheelTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1970
A Man Called SledgeFilm
Luther Sledge
★ 6.1
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!Film
Jason McCullough
★ 6.9
1969
MarloweFilm
Philip Marlowe
★ 6.2
1969
The Racing SceneFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV
Self (uncredited) • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
How Sweet It Is!Film
Grif
★ 6.9
1968
The Pink JungleFilm
Ben Morris
★ 6.9
1967
The Carol Burnett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
Hour of the GunFilm
Marshal Wyatt Earp
★ 6.5
1966
Grand PrixFilm
Pete Aron
★ 7.3
1966
Duel at DiabloFilm
Jess Remsberg
★ 6.4
1966
Mister BuddwingFilm
Mister Buddwing
★ 6.1
1966
A Man Could Get KilledFilm
William Beddoes
★ 4.5
1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the ChampionsFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1965
The Art of LoveFilm
Casey Barnett
★ 5.5
1964
The Americanization of EmilyFilm
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
★ 6.7
1964
36 HoursFilm
Major Jefferson F. Pike
★ 7.1
1964
Action on the BeachFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1963
The Great EscapeFilm
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
★ 7.9
1963
Move Over, DarlingFilm
Nicholas Arden
★ 6.7
1963
The Thrill of It AllFilm
Gerald Boyer
★ 7.0
1963
The Wheeler DealersFilm
Henry Tyroon
★ 6.3
1963
A Bob Hope Comedy SpecialFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
Boys' Night OutFilm
Fred Williams
★ 5.7
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1961
The Children's HourFilm
Joe Cardin
★ 7.7
1960
Cash McCallFilm
Cash McCall
★ 6.3
1959
Up PeriscopeFilm
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
★ 6.2
1959
Whicker's WorldTV
★ 7.2
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1958
Darby's RangersFilm
William Orlando Darby
★ 6.5
1958
The Western: A Lost TV SpecialFilm
Self
1957
MaverickTV
Bret Maverick • 79 episodes
★ 7.0
1957
SayonaraFilm
Capt. Mike Bailey
★ 6.7
1957
SugarfootTV
Bret Maverick (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1957
Shoot-Out at Medicine BendFilm
Sgt. John Maitland
★ 6.0
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Lt. Jim Collins • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.4
1956
Toward the UnknownFilm
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
★ 5.9
1956
The Girl He Left BehindFilm
Preston
★ 4.5
1956
ConflictTV
★ 8.0
1955
CheyenneTV
Lt. Brad Forsythe • 4 episodes
★ 6.2
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Bob • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Ira Moran • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Albert Sidney • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self - Mystery Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
The Bob Hope ShowTV
Self • 7 episodes
★ 7.0
1948
BambiTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0

Known For

The Notebook

The Rockford Files

The Great Escape

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Maverick

8 Simple Rules

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