Acting
James Garner
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).
Known for
The Notebook
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Great Escape
Maverick
Space Cowboys
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Fire in the Sky
The Ultimate Gift
Victor/Victoria
The Children's Hour
The Distinguished Gentleman
Battle for Terra
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Grand Prix
Twilight
Movie credits · 106
Disclosure
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Battle for Terra
Brando
The Ultimate Gift
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Dust to Glory
The Notebook
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Roughing It
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Last Debate
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Space Cowboys
One Special Night
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Doris Day: It's Magic
Legalese
The Hidden Dimension
Twilight
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Dead Silence
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
My Fellow Americans
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
TV credits · 42
Legends
8 Simple Rules
Roughing It
First Monday
Century of Country
God, the Devil and Bob
The View
Streets of Laredo
Chicago Hope
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
HBO First Look
Man of the People
American Masters
Space
Harty
Bret Maverick
Laugh-In
The Rockford Files
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Nichols
Once Upon a Wheel
Great Performances
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Whicker's World
77 Sunset Strip
Maverick
Sugarfoot
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Conflict
Cheyenne
The Oscars
This Is Your Life
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
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