James Garner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1928
- Died
- July 19, 2014
- Birthplace
- 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
Disclosure 2020
as King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam 2010
as Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 2010
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon 2008
as Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory 2007
as Self
Battle for Terra 2007
as Doron (voice)
Brando 2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift 2007
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix 2006
as Self
Dust to Glory 2005
as Self
The Notebook 2004
as Older Noah 'Duke'
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 2003
as Pat (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002
as Shep Walker
Roughing It 2002
as Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' 2002
as Self
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee 2001
Actor
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001
as Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate 2000
as Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
as Self
Space Cowboys 2000
as Tank Sullivan
One Special Night 1999
as Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads 1999
as Jim Rockford
Doris Day: It's Magic 1998
as Self
Legalese 1998
as Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension 1998
as Grandpa
Twilight 1998
as Raymond Hope
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda 1997
as Jim Rockford
Dead Silence 1997
as John Potter
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997
as Self - Host
My Fellow Americans 1996
as President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime 1996
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play 1996
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best 1996
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... 1996
as Jim Rockford
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise 1995
as Jim Rockford
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995
as Self
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. 1994
as Jim Rockford
Maverick 1994
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Breathing Lessons 1994
as Ira Moran
Return to 'The Great Escape' 1993
as Self
Barbarians at the Gate 1993
as F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky 1993
as Frank Watters
The Distinguished Gentleman 1992
as Jeff Johnson
Decoration Day 1990
as Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W. 1989
as Dr. Robert Smith, Executive Producer
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... 1989
as Self (archive footage)
Sunset 1988
as Wyatt Earp
Promise 1986
as Bob Beuhler, Executive Producer
Murphy's Romance 1985
as Murphy Jones
The Glitter Dome 1984
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds 1984
as Harold Lear
Tank 1984
as Zack
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
Lily for President? 1982
as Bret Maverick
Victor/Victoria 1982
as King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams 1982
as George Adams
The Fan 1981
as Jake Berman
- Sixty Years of Seduction
Sixty Years of Seduction 1981
as Self - Host
HealtH 1980
as Harry Wolff
Off the Minnesota Strip 1980
Executive Producer
The New Maverick 1978
as Bret Maverick
- Superstunt
Superstunt 1977
as Self
Scott Free 1976
Executive Producer
The Castaway Cowboy 1974
as Lincoln Costain
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter 1974
as Jim Rockford
Sidekicks 1974
Executive Producer
One Little Indian 1973
as Keyes
They Only Kill Their Masters 1972
as Abel Marsh
Skin Game 1971
as Quincy Drew, Executive Producer
Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971
as Latigo, Executive Producer
A Man Called Sledge 1970
as Luther Sledge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
Marlowe 1969
as Philip Marlowe, Executive Producer
Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969
as Jason McCullough, Executive Producer
The Racing Scene 1969
as Self, Producer
The Pink Jungle 1968
as Ben Morris, Executive Producer
How Sweet It Is! 1968
as Grif, Executive Producer
Hour of the Gun 1967
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions 1966
as Self
Grand Prix 1966
as Pete Aron, Executive Producer
Mister Buddwing 1966
as Mister Buddwing, Executive Producer
Duel at Diablo 1966
as Jess Remsberg, Producer
A Man Could Get Killed 1966
as William Beddoes, Executive Producer
The Art of Love 1965
as Casey Barnett, Producer
36 Hours 1964
as Major Jefferson F. Pike, Executive Producer
The Americanization of Emily 1964
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
- Action on the Beach
Action on the Beach 1964
as Self
Move Over, Darling 1963
as Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers 1963
as Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special 1963
as Self
The Thrill of It All 1963
as Gerald Boyer
The Great Escape 1963
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Boys' Night Out 1962
as Fred Williams
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers 1962
as Self
The Children's Hour 1961
as Joe Cardin
Cash McCall 1960
as Cash McCall
Up Periscope 1959
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
The Western: A Lost TV Special 1958
as Self
Darby's Rangers 1958
as William Orlando Darby
Sayonara 1957
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend 1957
as Sgt. John Maitland
The Girl He Left Behind 1956
as Preston
Toward the Unknown 1956
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Credits from TMDB.