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