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