James Garner
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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
Credits
The Notebook (2004)
as Older Noah "Duke"
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Great Escape (1963)
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Ultimate Gift (2007)
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Fire in the Sky (1993)
as Frank Watters
Space Cowboys (2000)
as Tank Sullivan
Maverick (1994)
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Victor/Victoria (1982)
as King Marchand
Tank (1984)
as Zack
Battle for Terra (2007)
as Doron (voice)
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
as Pat (voice)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as President Matt Douglas
Grand Prix (1966)
as Pete Aron
Disclosure (2020)
as King Marchand (archive footage)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
as Jeff Johnson
The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
as Lincoln Costain
Roughing It (2002)
as Samuel Clemens
Twilight (1998)
as Raymond Hope
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
as Jason McCullough
The Children's Hour (1961)
as Joe Cardin
Marlowe (1969)
as Philip Marlowe
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter (1974)
as Jim Rockford
Move Over, Darling (1963)
as Nicholas Arden
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
as F. Ross Johnson
Action on the Beach (1964)
as Self
The Glitter Dome (1984)
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
as Shep Walker
The Fan (1981)
as Jake Berman
Darby's Rangers (1958)
as William Orlando Darby
The Art of Love (1965)
as Casey Barnett
Duel at Diablo (1966)
as Jess Remsberg
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
as Abel Marsh
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
as Latigo
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010)
as Shazam (voice)
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Sunset (1988)
as Wyatt Earp
Boys' Night Out (1962)
as Fred Williams
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
A Man Called Sledge (1970)
as Luther Sledge
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
Actor
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Sayonara (1957)
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Decoration Day (1990)
as Albert Sidney Finch
The Thrill of It All (1963)
as Gerald Boyer
One Little Indian (1973)
as Keyes
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
as Dr. Robert Smith
The Last Debate (2000)
as Mike Howley
Murphy's Romance (1985)
as Murphy Jones
Up Periscope (1959)
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Skin Game (1971)
as Quincy Drew
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
as Grif
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Hour of the Gun (1967)
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The New Maverick (1978)
as Bret Maverick
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
as Preston
One Special Night (1999)
as Robert Woodward
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
as Jim Rockford
HealtH (1980)
as Harry Wolff
Brando (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989)
as Self (Archive Footage)
36 Hours (1964)
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
Dead Silence (1997)
as John Potter
Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)
as Self
Mister Buddwing (1966)
as Mister Buddwing
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
as William Beddoes
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
Toward the Unknown (1956)
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Sixty Years of Seduction (1981)
as Self - Host
Breathing Lessons (1994)
as Ira Moran
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
as Jim Rockford
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
as Self (archive)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Legalese (1998)
as Norman Keane
Cash McCall (1960)
as Cash McCall
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
as Sgt. John Maitland
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995)
as Jim Rockford
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002)
as Self
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
as Self
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
as Jim Rockford
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
as Self - Host
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Racing Scene (1969)
as Self
Lily for President? (1982)
as Bret Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
as Self
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
as Henry Tyroon
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Self
The Pink Jungle (1968)
as Ben Morris
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996)
as Jim Rockford
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
as Self
The Hidden Dimension (1998)
as Grandpa
A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1963)
as Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix (2006)
as Self
Heartsounds (1984)
as Harold Lear
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996)
as Jim Rockford
Promise (1986)
as Bob Beuhler
Return to 'The Great Escape' (1993)
as Self
Dust to Glory (2005)
as Self
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966)
as Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)
as Self
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
as Jim Rockford
The Long Summer of George Adams (1982)
as George Adams