James Garner
Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography 145
Movies (103)
Disclosure2020King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans2015Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire2014Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam2010Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection2010Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory2007Self
Battle for Terra2007Doron (voice)
Brando2007Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift2007Howard 'Red' Stevens
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix2006Self
Dust to Glory2005Self
The Notebook2004Older Noah "Duke"
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration2003Pat (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002Shep Walker
Roughing It2002Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'2002Self
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire2001Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate2000Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000Self
Space Cowboys2000Tank Sullivan
One Special Night1999Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads1999Jim Rockford
Doris Day: It's Magic1998Self
Legalese1998Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension1998Grandpa
Twilight1998Raymond Hope
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda1997Jim Rockford
Dead Silence1997John Potter
Shows (42)
Legends2006Self
8 Simple Rules2002Jim Egan
Roughing It2002Samuel Clemens
First Monday2002Thomas Brankin- Century of Country2002
God, the Devil and Bob2000God (voice)
The View1997Self
Streets of Laredo1995Captain Woodrow Call
Chicago Hope1994Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993Self - Guest
HBO First Look1992
Man of the People1991Jim Doyle
American Masters1986Self
Space1985Norman Grant- Harty1983Self
Bret Maverick1981Bret Maverick- Laugh-In1977Guest Performer (uncredited)
The Rockford Files1974Jim Rockford
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973Self
Nichols1971Sheriff Frank Nichols
Once Upon a Wheel1971Self
Great Performances1971Self
The Dick Cavett Show1968Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968Self (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show1967Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self
Whicker's World1959
77 Sunset Strip1958Self
Maverick1957Bret Maverick