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