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