James Garner
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Chicago Hope
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Maverick
Bret Maverick
1957
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
1974
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins
1956
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Series
Cheyenne
Lt. Brad Forsythe
1955
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Film
The Notebook
Older Noah "Duke"
2004
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Self
1958
Series
8 Simple Rules
Jim Egan
2002
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
Sugarfoot
Bret Maverick (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
HBO First Look
1992
Series
Legends
Self
2006
Series
Nichols
Sheriff Frank Nichols
1971
Film
The Great Escape
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1963
Film
The Ultimate Gift
Howard 'Red' Stevens
2007
Film
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2001
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jason McCullough
1969
Series
First Monday
Thomas Brankin
2002
Harty
Self
1983
Series
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
1981
Film
Fire in the Sky
Frank Watters
1993
Film
Maverick
Marshal Zane Cooper
1994
Series
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice)
2000
Film
Disclosure
King Marchand (archive footage)
2020
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bob
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ira Moran
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Albert Sidney
1951
Film
Space Cowboys
Tank Sullivan
2000
Series
Man of the People
Jim Doyle
1991
Conflict
1956
Series
Space
Norman Grant
1985
Film
Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
1969
Film
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Pat (voice)
2003
Film
Tank
Zack
1984
Film
The Fan
Jake Berman
1981
Series
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call
1995
Film
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Shazam (voice)
2010
Film
Grand Prix
Pete Aron
1966
Film
Victor/Victoria
King Marchand
1982
Film
Battle for Terra
Doron (voice)
2007
Film
The Children's Hour
Joe Cardin
1961
Film
The Castaway Cowboy
Lincoln Costain
1974
Film
Sunset
Wyatt Earp
1988
Film
The Distinguished Gentleman
Jeff Johnson
1992
Film
Skin Game
Quincy Drew
1971
Film
36 Hours
Major Jefferson F. Pike
1964
Film
Dead Silence
John Potter
1997
Film
Hour of the Gun
Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967
Film
Sayonara
Capt. Mike Bailey
1957
Film
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
1994
Film
Twilight
Raymond Hope
1998
Film
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
1993
Film
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2010
Film
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
1960
Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited)
1977
Film
Duel at Diablo
Jess Remsberg
1966
Film
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Shep Walker
2002
Film
My Fellow Americans
President Matt Douglas
1996
Film
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Film
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Latigo
1971
Film
Brando
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Film
HealtH
Harry Wolff
1980
Film
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
2002
Film
Darby's Rangers
William Orlando Darby
1958
Film
Murphy's Romance
Murphy Jones
1985
Series
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
1971
Film
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
1963
Film
The Thrill of It All
Gerald Boyer
1963
Film
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
1962
Film
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
1959
Century of Country
2002
Film
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
1964
Film
One Little Indian
Keyes
1973
Film
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
1997
Film
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
1990
Film
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
2000
Film
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
1997
Film
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Film
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
1963
Film
Promise
Bob Beuhler
1986
Film
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
1995
Film
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Sgt. John Maitland
1957
Film
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
1966
Film
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
1972
Film
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
1968
Film
Legalese
Norman Keane
1998
Film
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
2000
Film
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
1994
Film
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
1956
Film
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
1996
Film
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Jim Rockford
1974
Film
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
1996
Film
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
1989
Film
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984
Film
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
1956
Film
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
1968
Film
Dust to Glory
Self
2005
Film
A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge
1970
Film
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
1978
Film
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
1984
Film
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
1996
Film
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
1999
Film
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1962
Film
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
1995
Film
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
1965
Film
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
1966
Film
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
One Special Night
Robert Woodward
1999
Film
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
2007
Film
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
1996
Film
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
1966
Film
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
1998
Film
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
1998
Film
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
2008
Superstunt
Self
1977
Film
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
1982
Film
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
1963
Film
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self
2006
Film
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
2002
Film
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
1993
Film
The Racing Scene
Self
1969
Film
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
1982
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Host
1981
Film
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
Action on the Beach
Self
1964