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James Garner
Born · April 7, 1928
Died · July 19, 2014 (86 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Bio
James Garner (born James Scott 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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King Marchand (archive footage)
7.9
2020
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.3
2014
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Shazam (voice)
7.1
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
7.1
2010
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
7.0
2007
Battle for Terra
Doron (voice)
6.1
2007
Brando
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2007
The Ultimate Gift
Howard 'Red' Stevens
7.6
2007
Legends
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2006
Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix
0.0
2006
Dust to Glory
Self
6.4
2005
The Notebook
Duke
7.9
2004
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Pat (voice)
6.3
2003
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Jim Egan · (43 episodes)
6.7
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Shep Walker
6.1
2002
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
4.7
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
7.3
2002
First Monday
Chief Justice Thomas Brankin · (13 episodes)
6.0
2002
Century of Country
(13 episodes)
0.0
2002
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
7.0
2001
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
0.0
2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.3
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
7.1
2000
Space Cowboys
Tank Sullivan
6.4
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice) · (13 episodes)
7.6
2000
One Special Night
Robert Woodward
6.8
1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
6.0
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
0.0
1998
Legalese
Norman Keane
5.7
1998
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
5.5
1998
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
7.8
1998
Twilight
Raymond Hope
6.1
1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
5.2
1997
Dead Silence
John Potter
5.8
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
0.0
1997
My Fellow Americans
President Matt Douglas
6.0
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
5.4
1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
6.5
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
6.3
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
6.8
1996
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1995
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call · (3 episodes)
6.2
1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
6.2
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
8.0
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
5.4
1994
Chicago Hope
(4 episodes)
7.2
1994
Maverick
Marshal Zane Cooper
6.9
1994
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
5.4
1994
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
7.0
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
6.8
1993
Fire in the Sky
Frank Watters
6.6
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
Jeff Johnson
6.0
1992
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
4.9
1992
Man of the People
Jim Doyle · (12 episodes)
6.0
1991
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
7.3
1990
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
6.5
1989
Sunset
Wyatt Earp
5.6
1988
Promise
Bob Beuhler
7.2
1986
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Murphy's Romance
Murphy Jones
6.0
1985
Space
Norman Grant · (5 episodes)
6.5
1985
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
4.5
1984
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
8.0
1984
Tank
Zack
5.8
1984
Harty
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1983
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
0.0
1982
Victor/Victoria
King Marchand
7.3
1982
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
10.0
1982
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick · (18 episodes)
4.0
1981
The Fan
Jake Berman
5.9
1981
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Host
0.0
1981
HealtH
Harry Wolff
5.3
1980
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
8.0
1978
Laugh-In
Guest Performer · (2 episodes)
5.8
1977
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford · (122 episodes)
7.5
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
Lincoln Costain
6.4
1974
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
0.0
1974
One Little Indian
Keyes
6.3
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
5.3
1972
Skin Game
Quincy Drew
6.6
1971
Nichols
Sheriff Frank Nichols · (24 episodes)
5.0
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Latigo
6.5
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge
6.1
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
7.3
1970
Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
5.9
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jason McCullough
6.9
1969
The Racing Scene
Self
6.0
1969
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
6.1
1968
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
7.5
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Hour of the Gun
Marshal Wyatt Earp
6.4
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (5 episodes)
6.4
1967
Grand Prix
Pete Aron
7.3
1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
0.0
1966
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
5.9
1966
Duel at Diablo
Jess Remsberg
6.3
1966
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
3.8
1966
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
5.3
1965
36 Hours
Major Jefferson F. Pike
6.9
1964
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
6.6
1964
Action on the Beach
Self
0.0
1964
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
6.5
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
6.2
1963
Bob Hope Comedy Special
0.0
1963
The Thrill of It All
Dr. Gerald R. Boyer
7.0
1963
The Great Escape
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
7.9
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (4 episodes)
7.4
1962
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
5.8
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
7.0
1962
The Children's Hour
Joe Cardin
7.7
1961
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
6.0
1960
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
6.2
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
Darby's Rangers
William Orlando Darby
5.9
1958
Sayonara
Capt. Mike Bailey
6.6
1957
Maverick
Bret Maverick · (79 episodes)
6.8
1957
Sugarfoot
Bret Maverick (uncredited) · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
John Maitland
6.1
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
4.0
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (3 episodes)
5.3
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
5.6
1956
Conflict
(1 episode)
0.0
1956
Cheyenne
Lt. Brad Forsythe · (4 episodes)
5.8
1955
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bob · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ira Moran · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Albert Sidney · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (7 episodes)
7.0
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Bambi Awards
Self · (1 episode)
9.0
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944