James Garner

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-04-07 (86 years old)

Deathday

2014-07-19

Place of Birth

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

James Garner

Biography

James Garner (born James Scott 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...

Acting

1966

Duel at Diablo

as Jess Remsberg

2015

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

as Self (archive footage)

1969

Marlowe

as Philip Marlowe

1961

The Children's Hour

as Joe Cardin

2001

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

1966

Grand Prix

as Pete Aron

1963

Move Over, Darling

as Nicholas Arden

2004

1971

Skin Game

as Quincy Drew

2000

Space Cowboys

as Tank Sullivan

1984

Tank

as Zack

1963

The Great Escape

as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

1963

The Thrill of It All

as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer

1969

Support Your Local Sheriff!

as Jason McCullough

1974

The Rockford Files

as Jim Rockford

2005

1967

Hour of the Gun

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

1998

Twilight

as Raymond Hope

1982

Victor/Victoria

as King Marchand

1994

Maverick

as Marshal Zane Cooper

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

as F. Ross Johnson

1985

Murphy's Romance

as Murphy Jones

1962

Boys' Night Out

as Fred Williams

1957

Sayonara

as Capt. Mike Bailey

1964

The Americanization of Emily

as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

1963

The Wheeler Dealers

as Henry Tyroon

1960

Cash McCall

as Cash McCall

1964

36 Hours

as Major Jefferson F. Pike

1993

Fire in the Sky

as Frank Watters

1989

My Name Is Bill W.

as Dr. Robert Smith

1988

Sunset

as Wyatt Earp

1973

2007

Battle for Terra

as Doron (voice)

1958

Darby's Rangers

as William Orlando Darby

1996

My Fellow Americans

as President Matt Douglas

1959

Up Periscope

as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

1974

The Castaway Cowboy

as Lincoln Costain

1999

One Special Night

as Robert Woodward

1970

A Man Called Sledge

as Luther Sledge

1981

The Fan

as Jake Berman

1980

HealtH

as Harry Wolff

1982

Lily for President?

as Bret Maverick

1998

Legalese

as Norman Keane

1990

Decoration Day

as Albert Sidney Finch

1965

The Art of Love

as Casey Barnett

1978

The New Maverick

as Bret Maverick

1956

Toward the Unknown

as Lt. Col. Joe Craven

1984

The Glitter Dome

as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

1994

Breathing Lessons

as Ira Moran

1966

Mister Buddwing

as Mister Buddwing

1957

1966

A Man Could Get Killed

as William Beddoes

1997

Dead Silence

as John Potter

1968

The Pink Jungle

as Ben Morris

1968

1984

Heartsounds

as Harold Lear

2020

Disclosure

as King Marchand (archive footage)

1969

2000

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Brando

as Self (archive footage)

1986

Promise

as Bob Beuhler

2000

The Last Debate

as Mike Howley

1998

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)

2002

Roughing It

as Samuel Clemens

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

1992

2007

The Ultimate Gift

as Howard 'Red' Stevens

1981

1998

Production

1969

Support Your Local Sheriff!

as Executive Producer

1976

Scott Free

as Executive Producer

1966

A Man Could Get Killed

as Executive Producer

1966

Grand Prix

as Executive Producer

1986

Promise

as Executive Producer

1966

Duel at Diablo

as Producer

1965

The Art of Love

as Producer

1966

Mister Buddwing

as Executive Producer

1971

Skin Game

as Executive Producer

1974

Sidekicks

as Executive Producer

1969

The Racing Scene

as Producer

1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Executive Producer

1968

The Pink Jungle

as Executive Producer

1968

How Sweet It Is!

as Executive Producer

1989

My Name Is Bill W.

as Executive Producer

1964

36 Hours

as Executive Producer

1980

Off the Minnesota Strip

as Executive Producer

1969

Marlowe

as Executive Producer

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