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 Clint Eastwood, and The Notebook (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Jess Remsberg

Duel at Diablo

Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Philip Marlowe

Marlowe

Joe Cardin

The Children's Hour

Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Pete Aron

Grand Prix

Nicholas Arden

Move Over, Darling

Duke

The Notebook

Quincy Drew

Skin Game

Tank Sullivan

Space Cowboys

Zack

Tank

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

The Great Escape

Dr. Gerald R. Boyer

The Thrill of It All

Jason McCullough

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files

Self

Dust to Glory

Marshal Wyatt Earp

Hour of the Gun

Pat (voice)

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

Raymond Hope

Twilight

King Marchand

Victor/Victoria

Shep Walker

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Marshal Zane Cooper

Maverick

F. Ross Johnson

Barbarians at the Gate

Murphy Jones

Murphy's Romance

Fred Williams

Boys' Night Out

Capt. Mike Bailey

Sayonara

Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

The Americanization of Emily

Henry Tyroon

The Wheeler Dealers

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

Major Jefferson F. Pike

36 Hours

Shazam (voice)

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Frank Watters

Fire in the Sky

Abel Marsh

They Only Kill Their Masters

Dr. Robert Smith

My Name Is Bill W.

Wyatt Earp

Sunset

Keyes

One Little Indian

Doron (voice)

Battle for Terra

William Orlando Darby

Darby's Rangers

President Matt Douglas

My Fellow Americans

Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

Up Periscope

Latigo

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Self - Host

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Lincoln Costain

The Castaway Cowboy

Robert Woodward

One Special Night

Luther Sledge

A Man Called Sledge

Jake Berman

The Fan

Harry Wolff

HealtH

Bret Maverick

Lily for President?

Norman Keane

Legalese

Albert Sidney Finch

Decoration Day

Casey Barnett

The Art of Love

Bret Maverick

The New Maverick

Self

Doris Day: It's Magic

Lt. Col. Joe Craven

Toward the Unknown

Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

The Glitter Dome

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Ira Moran

Breathing Lessons

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best

John Maitland

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

William Beddoes

A Man Could Get Killed

John Potter

Dead Silence

Ben Morris

The Pink Jungle

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

Grif

How Sweet It Is!

Harold Lear

Heartsounds

King Marchand (archive footage)

Disclosure

Self

The Racing Scene

Self

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Self

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self

Action on the Beach

Self

Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix

Self

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self (archive footage)

Brando

Self

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Bob Beuhler

Promise

Preston

The Girl He Left Behind

Mike Howley

The Last Debate

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Jim Rockford

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

George Adams

The Long Summer of George Adams

Self (archive footage)

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

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

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Samuel Clemens

Roughing It

Self

Return to 'The Great Escape'

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir

Self

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

Jeff Johnson

The Distinguished Gentleman

Self (archive footage)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Howard 'Red' Stevens

The Ultimate Gift

Self

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

Self - Host

Sixty Years of Seduction

Self

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Grandpa

IMAX - The Hidden Dimension

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-04-07

Place of Birth

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

James Scott Bumgarner