James Garner
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).
Born: 07 April 1928 • Died: 19 July 2014
Played In
Disclosure
King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
Battle for Terra
Doron (voice)
Brando
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift
Howard 'Red' Stevens
Legends
Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self
Dust to Glory
Self
The Notebook
Older Noah "Duke"
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Pat (voice)
8 Simple Rules
Jim Egan
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Shep Walker
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
First Monday
Thomas Brankin
Century of Country
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Space Cowboys
Tank Sullivan
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice)
One Special Night
Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
Legalese
Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
Twilight
Raymond Hope
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
Dead Silence
John Potter
The View
Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
My Fellow Americans
President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
Chicago Hope
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Maverick
Marshal Zane Cooper
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky
Frank Watters
The Distinguished Gentleman
Jeff Johnson
HBO First Look
Man of the People
Jim Doyle
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (Archive Footage)
Sunset
Wyatt Earp
Promise
Bob Beuhler
American Masters
Self
Murphy's Romance
Murphy Jones
Space
Norman Grant
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
Tank
Zack
Harty
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
Victor/Victoria
King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
The Fan
Jake Berman
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Host
HealtH
Harry Wolff
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
Superstunt
Self
Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
The Castaway Cowboy
Lincoln Costain
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Jim Rockford
One Little Indian
Keyes
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
Skin Game
Quincy Drew
Nichols
Sheriff Frank Nichols
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Latigo
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
Great Performances
Self
A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jason McCullough
The Racing Scene
Self
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Hour of the Gun
Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
Grand Prix
Pete Aron
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
Duel at Diablo
Jess Remsberg
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
36 Hours
Major Jefferson F. Pike
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Action on the Beach
Self
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
The Thrill of It All
Gerald Boyer
The Great Escape
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
The Children's Hour
Joe Cardin
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
Whicker's World
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
77 Sunset Strip
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Darby's Rangers
William Orlando Darby
Sayonara
Capt. Mike Bailey
Maverick
Bret Maverick
Sugarfoot
Bret Maverick (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Sgt. John Maitland
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Conflict
Cheyenne
Lt. Brad Forsythe
The Oscars
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Albert Sidney
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ira Moran
The Bob Hope Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Bambi
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter