Actor
· Acting
James Garner
Born 1928-04-07
Died 2014-07-19
📍 Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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 139
Disclosure
as King Marchand (archive footage)
2020
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Shazam (voice)
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2010
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
as Self
2007
Battle for Terra
as Doron (voice)
2007
Brando
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Ultimate Gift
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
2007
Legends
as Self
2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self
2006
Dust to Glory
as Self
2005
The Notebook
as Older Noah "Duke"
2004
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Pat (voice)
2003
8 Simple Rules
as Jim Egan
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Shep Walker
2002
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
2002
First Monday
as Thomas Brankin
2002
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2001
The Last Debate
as Mike Howley
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
2000
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
as God (voice)
2000
One Special Night
as Robert Woodward
1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Jim Rockford
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998
Legalese
as Norman Keane
1998
The Hidden Dimension
as Grandpa
1998
Twilight
as Raymond Hope
1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Jim Rockford
1997
Dead Silence
as John Potter
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self - Host
1997
My Fellow Americans
as President Matt Douglas
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Jim Rockford
1996
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Streets of Laredo
as Captain Woodrow Call
1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
as Jim Rockford
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Jim Rockford
1994
Chicago Hope
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994
Maverick
as Marshal Zane Cooper
1994
Breathing Lessons
as Ira Moran
1994
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Barbarians at the Gate
as F. Ross Johnson
1993
Fire in the Sky
as Frank Watters
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Jeff Johnson
1992
HBO First Look
1992
Man of the People
as Jim Doyle
1991
Decoration Day
as Albert Sidney Finch
1990
My Name Is Bill W.
as Dr. Robert Smith
1989
Sunset
as Wyatt Earp
1988
Promise
as Bob Beuhler
1986
American Masters
as Self
1986
Murphy's Romance
as Murphy Jones
1985
Space
as Norman Grant
1985
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984
Heartsounds
as Harold Lear
1984
Tank
as Zack
1984
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1983
Lily for President?
as Bret Maverick
1982
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
1982
The Long Summer of George Adams
as George Adams
1982
Bret Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1981
The Fan
as Jake Berman
1981
HealtH
as Harry Wolff
1980
The New Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1978
The Rockford Files
as Jim Rockford
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
as Lincoln Costain
1974
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
as Jim Rockford
1974
One Little Indian
as Keyes
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Abel Marsh
1972
Skin Game
as Quincy Drew
1971
Nichols
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Latigo
1971
Once Upon a Wheel
as Self
1971
Great Performances
as Self
1971
A Man Called Sledge
as Luther Sledge
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Marlowe
as Philip Marlowe
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Jason McCullough
1969
The Racing Scene
as Self
1969
The Pink Jungle
as Ben Morris
1968
How Sweet It Is!
as Grif
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
Hour of the Gun
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
1967
Grand Prix
as Pete Aron
1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
1966
Mister Buddwing
as Mister Buddwing
1966
Duel at Diablo
as Jess Remsberg
1966
A Man Could Get Killed
as William Beddoes
1966
The Art of Love
as Casey Barnett
1965
36 Hours
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
1964
The Americanization of Emily
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
1964
Move Over, Darling
as Nicholas Arden
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as Henry Tyroon
1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
1963
The Thrill of It All
as Gerald Boyer
1963
The Great Escape
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Boys' Night Out
as Fred Williams
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
1962
The Children's Hour
as Joe Cardin
1961
Cash McCall
as Cash McCall
1960
Up Periscope
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
1959
77 Sunset Strip
as Self
1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
1958
Darby's Rangers
as William Orlando Darby
1958
Sayonara
as Capt. Mike Bailey
1957
Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1957
Sugarfoot
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Sgt. John Maitland
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
as Preston
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lt. Jim Collins
1956
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
1956
Cheyenne
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
1955
The Oscars
as Self
1953
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bob
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Albert Sidney
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ira Moran
1951
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Bambi
as Self
1948
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944