James Garner
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Duel at Diablo
as Jess Remsberg
1966
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Marlowe
as Philip Marlowe
1969
The Children's Hour
as Joe Cardin
1961
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2001
Grand Prix
as Pete Aron
1966
Move Over, Darling
as Nicholas Arden
1963
The Notebook
as Older Noah "Duke"
2004
Skin Game
as Quincy Drew
1971
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
2000
Tank
as Zack
1984
The Great Escape
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1963
The Thrill of It All
as Gerald Boyer
1963
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Jason McCullough
1969
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
as Jim Rockford
1974
Dust to Glory
as Self
2005
Hour of the Gun
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Pat (voice)
2003
Twilight
as Raymond Hope
1998
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
1982
TV Appearances
77 Sunset Strip
as Self
1958
Cheyenne
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
1955
Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1957
The Rockford Files
as Jim Rockford
1974
The View
as Self
1997
God, the Devil and Bob
as God (voice)
2000
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
First Monday
as Thomas Brankin
2002
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bob
1951
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Chicago Hope
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994
Bret Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1981