James Garner

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1928-04-07

Deathday 2014-07-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As James Scott Bumgarner , 占士加納, Джеймс Гарнер

James Garner

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

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
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

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

2007
Battle for Terra

as Doron (voice)

2007
Brando

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Ultimate Gift

as Howard 'Red' Stevens

2006
Legends

as Self

2005
2004
The Notebook

as Duke

2002
Roughing It

as Samuel Clemens

2002
First Monday

as Chief Justice Thomas Brankin

2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

2000
The Last Debate

as Mike Howley

2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
Space Cowboys

as Tank Sullivan

2000
God, the Devil and Bob

as God (voice)

1999
One Special Night

as Robert Woodward

1998
Legalese

as Norman Keane

1998
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

1998
Twilight

as Raymond Hope

1997
Dead Silence

as John Potter

1997
The View

as Self

1996
My Fellow Americans

as President Matt Douglas

1995
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Streets of Laredo

as Captain Woodrow Call

1994
Maverick

as Marshal Zane Cooper

1994
Breathing Lessons

as Ira Moran

1993
Barbarians at the Gate

as F. Ross Johnson

1993
Fire in the Sky

as Frank Watters

1993
1992
1991
Man of the People

as Jim Doyle

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

1986
1985
Murphy's Romance

as Murphy Jones

1985
Space

as Norman Grant

1984
The Glitter Dome

as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

1984
Heartsounds

as Harold Lear

1984
Tank

as Zack

1983
Harty

as Self

1982
Lily for President?

as Bret Maverick

1982
Victor/Victoria

as King Marchand

1981
The Fan

as Jake Berman

1981
1981
Bret Maverick

as Bret Maverick

1980
Health

as Harry Wolff

1978
The New Maverick

as Bret Maverick

1977
Laugh-In

as Guest Performer

1974
The Castaway Cowboy

as Lincoln Costain

1974
The Rockford Files

as Jim Rockford

1974
The Rockford Files

as Jim Rockford

1973
1971
Skin Game

as Quincy Drew

1971
Nichols

as Sheriff Frank Nichols

1971
1970
A Man Called Sledge

as Luther Sledge

1969
Marlowe

as Philip Marlowe

1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!

as Jason McCullough

1969
1968
The Pink Jungle

as Ben Morris

1968
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Hour of the Gun

as Wyatt Earp

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

1966
Grand Prix

as Pete Aron

1966
Mister Buddwing

as Mister Buddwing

1966
Duel at Diablo

as Jess Remsberg

1966
A Man Could Get Killed

as William Beddoes

1965
The Art of Love

as Casey Barnett

1964
36 Hours

as Major Jefferson F. Pike

1964
The Americanization of Emily

as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

1963
Move Over, Darling

as Nicholas Arden

1963
The Wheeler Dealers

as Henry Tyroon

1963
The Thrill of It All

as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer

1963
The Great Escape

as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

1962
Boys' Night Out

as Fred Williams

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

1958
1957
Sayonara

as Capt. Mike Bailey

1957
1957
Maverick

as Bret Maverick

1957
Sugarfoot

as Bret Maverick (uncredited)

1956
Toward the Unknown

as Lt. Col. Joe Craven

1956
1955
Cheyenne

as Lt. Brad Forsythe

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
1951
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Albert Sidney

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob

1950
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1948
Bambi Awards

as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Producer

1989
My Name Is Bill W.

as Executive Producer

1986
Promise

as Executive Producer

1980
Off the Minnesota Strip

as Executive Producer

1976
Scott Free

as Executive Producer

1974
Sidekicks

as Executive Producer

1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Executive Producer

1971
Skin Game

as Executive Producer

1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!

as Executive Producer

1969
The Racing Scene

as Producer

1969
Marlowe

as Executive Producer

1968
The Pink Jungle

as Executive Producer

1968
How Sweet It Is!

as Executive Producer

1966
A Man Could Get Killed

as Executive Producer

1966
Grand Prix

as Executive Producer

1966
Duel at Diablo

as Producer

1966
Mister Buddwing

as Executive Producer

1965
The Art of Love

as Producer

1964
36 Hours

as Executive Producer

Director

1974
The Rockford Files

as Director