James Garner
Known for acting · Born 7 April 1928 · Died 19 July 2014 · aged 86 · Norman, Oklahoma, USA
164 credits
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
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
The Rockford Files
1974
The Great Escape
1963
The Notebook
2004
Maverick
1994
8 Simple Rules
2002
Maverick
1957
The Ultimate Gift
2007
Victor/Victoria
1982
The Children's Hour
1961
Space Cowboys
2000
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
Acting (145)
2020DisclosureKing Marchand (archive footage)Film
2015Steve McQueen: The Man & Le MansSelf (archive footage)Film
2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireSelf - Actor (archive footage)Film
2010Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black AdamShazam (voice)Film
2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionShazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)Film
2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconSelf (archive)Film
2007The Ultimate GiftHoward 'Red' StevensFilm
2007Battle for TerraDoron (voice)Film
2007BrandoSelf (archive footage)Film
2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelfFilm
2006LegendsSelfSeries
2006Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand PrixSelfFilm
2005Dust to GlorySelfFilm
2004The NotebookOlder Noah 'Duke'Film
2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationPat (voice)Film
2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodShep WalkerFilm
20028 Simple RulesJim Egan · 43 episodesSeries
2002Roughing ItSamuel ClemensFilm
2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'SelfFilm
2002First MondayThomas Brankin · 13 episodesSeries
2002Century of Country · 13 episodesSeries
2002Roughing ItSamuel Clemens · 2 episodesSeries
2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireRourke (voice)Film
2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeFilm
2000Space CowboysTank SullivanFilm
2000God, the Devil and BobGod (voice) · 13 episodesSeries
2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelfFilm
2000The Last DebateMike HowleyFilm
1999One Special NightRobert WoodwardFilm
1999The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsJim RockfordFilm
1998TwilightRaymond HopeFilm
1998LegaleseNorman KeaneFilm
1998The Hidden DimensionGrandpaFilm
1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelfFilm
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997Dead SilenceJohn PotterFilm
1997The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaJim RockfordFilm
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf - HostFilm
1996My Fellow AmericansPresident Matt DouglasFilm
1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Jim RockfordFilm
1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeJim RockfordFilm
1996The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestJim RockfordFilm
1996The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayJim RockfordFilm
1995Streets of LaredoCaptain Woodrow Call · 3 episodesSeries
1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseJim RockfordFilm
1995Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelfFilm
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)Film
1994MaverickMarshal Zane CooperFilm
1994Chicago HopeHubert 'Hue' Miller · 4 episodesSeries
1994The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Jim RockfordFilm
1994Breathing LessonsIra MoranFilm
1993Fire in the SkyFrank WattersFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Barbarians at the GateF. Ross JohnsonFilm
1993Return to 'The Great Escape'SelfFilm
1992The Distinguished GentlemanJeff JohnsonFilm
1992HBO First LookSeries
1991Man of the PeopleJim Doyle · 12 episodesSeries
1990Decoration DayAlbert Sidney FinchFilm
1989My Name Is Bill W.Dr. Robert SmithFilm
1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self (Archive Footage)Film
1988SunsetWyatt EarpFilm
1986American MastersSelfSeries
1986PromiseBob BeuhlerFilm
1985Murphy's RomanceMurphy JonesFilm
1985SpaceNorman Grant · 5 episodesSeries
1984TankZackFilm
1984The Glitter DomeSgt. Aloysius MackeyFilm
1984HeartsoundsHarold LearFilm
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsSelfFilm
1983HartySelfSeries
1982Victor/VictoriaKing MarchandFilm
1982The Long Summer of George AdamsGeorge AdamsFilm
1982Lily for President?Bret MaverickFilm
1981The FanJake BermanFilm
1981Bret MaverickBret Maverick · 18 episodesSeries
1981Sixty Years of SeductionSelf - HostFilm
1980HealtHHarry WolffFilm
1978The New MaverickBret MaverickFilm
1977Laugh-InGuest Performer (uncredited) · 2 episodesSeries
1977SuperstuntSelfFilm
1974The Rockford FilesJim Rockford · 122 episodesSeries
1974The Castaway CowboyLincoln CostainFilm
1974The Rockford Files: Backlash of the HunterJim RockfordFilm
1973One Little IndianKeyesFilm
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1972They Only Kill Their MastersAbel MarshFilm
1971Support Your Local GunfighterLatigoFilm
1971Skin GameQuincy DrewFilm
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
1971NicholsSheriff Frank Nichols · 24 episodesSeries
1971Once Upon a WheelSelfSeries
1970A Man Called SledgeLuther SledgeFilm
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)Film
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Jason McCulloughFilm
1969MarlowePhilip MarloweFilm
1969The Racing SceneSelfFilm
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) · 2 episodes, Self · 2 episodesSeries
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1968How Sweet It Is!GrifFilm
1968The Pink JungleBen MorrisFilm
1967Hour of the GunMarshal Wyatt EarpFilm
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1966Grand PrixPete AronFilm
1966Duel at DiabloJess RemsbergFilm
1966Mister BuddwingMister BuddwingFilm
1966A Man Could Get KilledWilliam BeddoesFilm
1966Grand Prix: Challenge of the ChampionsSelfFilm
1965The Art of LoveCasey BarnettFilm
1964The Americanization of EmilyLt. Commander Charles E. MadisonFilm
196436 HoursMajor Jefferson F. PikeFilm
1964Action on the BeachSelfFilm
1963The Great EscapeHendley 'The Scrounger'Film
1963Move Over, DarlingNicholas ArdenFilm
1963The Thrill of It AllGerald BoyerFilm
1963The Wheeler DealersHenry TyroonFilm
1963A Bob Hope Comedy SpecialSelfFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 5 episodesSeries
1962Boys' Night OutFred WilliamsFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelfFilm
1961The Children's HourJoe CardinFilm
1960Cash McCallCash McCallFilm
1959Up PeriscopeLt. J. G. Kenneth M. BradenFilm
1959Whicker's WorldSeries
195877 Sunset StripSelfSeries
1958Darby's RangersWilliam Orlando DarbyFilm
1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelfFilm
1957SayonaraCapt. Mike BaileyFilm
1957MaverickBret Maverick · 79 episodesSeries
1957Shoot-Out at Medicine BendSgt. John MaitlandFilm
1957SugarfootBret Maverick (uncredited)Series
1956Toward the UnknownLt. Col. Joe CravenFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLt. Jim CollinsSeries
1956The Girl He Left BehindPrestonFilm
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1956ConflictSeries
1955CheyenneLt. Brad Forsythe · 4 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameBob, Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob, Albert Sidney, Ira MoranSeries
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery GuestSeries
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 7 episodesSeries
1948BambiSelfSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 3 episodes, Self - PresenterSeries
Directing (1)
1974The Rockford FilesDirectorSeries
Production (18)
1989My Name Is Bill W.Executive ProducerFilm
1986PromiseExecutive ProducerFilm
1980Off the Minnesota StripExecutive ProducerFilm
1976Scott FreeExecutive ProducerFilm
1974SidekicksExecutive ProducerFilm
1971Support Your Local GunfighterExecutive ProducerFilm
1971Skin GameExecutive ProducerFilm
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!Executive ProducerFilm
1969MarloweExecutive ProducerFilm
1969The Racing SceneProducerFilm
1968How Sweet It Is!Executive ProducerFilm
1968The Pink JungleExecutive ProducerFilm
1966Grand PrixExecutive ProducerFilm
1966Duel at DiabloProducerFilm
1966Mister BuddwingExecutive ProducerFilm
1966A Man Could Get KilledExecutive ProducerFilm
1965The Art of LoveProducerFilm
196436 HoursExecutive ProducerFilm