James Garner

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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).

Known For

The Notebook

Older Noah "Duke"

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

The Great Escape

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Maverick

Marshal Zane Cooper

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Shazam (voice)

Space Cowboys

Tank Sullivan

Fire in the Sky

Frank Watters

The Ultimate Gift

Howard 'Red' Stevens

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2020	Disclosure MOVIE	King Marchand (archive footage)
2015	Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2014	Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire MOVIE	Self - Actor (archive footage)
2010	Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam MOVIE	Shazam (voice)
2010	DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection MOVIE	Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2007	Doris Day: Virgin Territory MOVIE	Self
2007	Battle for Terra MOVIE	Doron (voice)
2007	Brando MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	The Ultimate Gift MOVIE	Howard 'Red' Stevens
2006	Legends TV	Self
2006	Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix MOVIE	Self
2005	Dust to Glory MOVIE	Self
2004	The Notebook MOVIE	Older Noah "Duke"
2003	The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration MOVIE	Pat (voice)
2002	8 Simple Rules TV	Jim Egan
2002	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood MOVIE	Shep Walker
2002	Roughing It MOVIE	Samuel Clemens
2002	The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' MOVIE	Self
2002	First Monday TV	Thomas Brankin
2002	Century of Country TV	Self
2001	The Unbeatable Bruce Lee MOVIE	Self
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire MOVIE	Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
2000	The Last Debate MOVIE	Mike Howley
2000	Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows MOVIE	Self
2000	Space Cowboys MOVIE	Tank Sullivan
2000	God, the Devil and Bob TV	God (voice)
1999	One Special Night MOVIE	Robert Woodward
1999	The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1998	Doris Day: It's Magic MOVIE	Self
1998	Legalese MOVIE	Norman Keane
1998	The Hidden Dimension MOVIE	Grandpa
1998	Twilight MOVIE	Raymond Hope
1997	The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1997	Dead Silence MOVIE	John Potter
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western MOVIE	Self - Host
1996	My Fellow Americans MOVIE	President Matt Douglas
1996	The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1996	The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1996	The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1996	The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1995	Roger Moore: A Matter of Class MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1995	Streets of Laredo TV	Captain Woodrow Call
1995	The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1995	Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick MOVIE	Self
1994	The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1994	Chicago Hope TV	Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994	Maverick MOVIE	Marshal Zane Cooper
1994	Breathing Lessons MOVIE	Ira Moran
1993	Return to 'The Great Escape' MOVIE	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Barbarians at the Gate MOVIE	F. Ross Johnson
1993	Fire in the Sky MOVIE	Frank Watters
1992	The Distinguished Gentleman MOVIE	Jeff Johnson
1992	HBO First Look TV	Self
1991	Man of the People TV	Jim Doyle
1990	Decoration Day MOVIE	Albert Sidney Finch
1989	My Name Is Bill W. MOVIE	Dr. Robert Smith
1988	Sunset MOVIE	Wyatt Earp
1986	Promise MOVIE	Bob Beuhler
1986	American Masters TV	Self
1985	Murphy's Romance MOVIE	Murphy Jones
1985	Space TV	Norman Grant
1984	The Glitter Dome MOVIE	Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984	Heartsounds MOVIE	Harold Lear
1984	Tank MOVIE	Zack
1983	Harty TV	Self
1983	James Bond: The First 21 Years MOVIE	Self
1982	Lily for President? MOVIE	Bret Maverick
1982	Victor/Victoria MOVIE	King Marchand
1982	The Long Summer of George Adams MOVIE	George Adams
1981	Bret Maverick TV	Bret Maverick
1981	The Fan MOVIE	Jake Berman
1981	Sixty Years of Seduction MOVIE	Self - Host
1980	HealtH MOVIE	Harry Wolff
1978	The New Maverick MOVIE	Bret Maverick
1977	Superstunt MOVIE	Self
1977	Laugh-In TV	Guest Performer (uncredited)
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Jim Rockford
1974	The Castaway Cowboy MOVIE	Lincoln Costain
1974	The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter MOVIE	Jim Rockford
1973	One Little Indian MOVIE	Keyes
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV	Self
1972	They Only Kill Their Masters MOVIE	Abel Marsh
1971	Skin Game MOVIE	Quincy Drew
1971	Nichols TV	Sheriff Frank Nichols
1971	Support Your Local Gunfighter MOVIE	Latigo
1971	Once Upon a Wheel TV	Self
1971	Great Performances TV	Self
1970	A Man Called Sledge MOVIE	Luther Sledge
1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1969	Marlowe MOVIE	Philip Marlowe
1969	Support Your Local Sheriff! MOVIE	Jason McCullough
1969	The Racing Scene MOVIE	Self
1968	The Pink Jungle MOVIE	Ben Morris
1968	How Sweet It Is! MOVIE	Grif
1968	The Dick Cavett Show TV	Self - Guest
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV	Self (uncredited)
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV	Self
1967	Hour of the Gun MOVIE	Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967	The Carol Burnett Show TV	Self - Guest
1966	Grand Prix MOVIE	Pete Aron
1966	Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions MOVIE	Self
1966	Mister Buddwing MOVIE	Mister Buddwing
1966	Duel at Diablo MOVIE	Jess Remsberg
1966	A Man Could Get Killed MOVIE	William Beddoes
1965	The Art of Love MOVIE	Casey Barnett
1964	36 Hours MOVIE	Major Jefferson F. Pike
1964	The Americanization of Emily MOVIE	Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
1964	Action on the Beach MOVIE	Self
1963	Move Over, Darling MOVIE	Nicholas Arden
1963	The Wheeler Dealers MOVIE	Henry Tyroon
1963	A Bob Hope Comedy Special MOVIE	Self
1963	The Thrill of It All MOVIE	Gerald Boyer
1963	The Great Escape MOVIE	Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1962	Boys' Night Out MOVIE	Fred Williams
1962	The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers MOVIE	Self
1961	The Children's Hour MOVIE	Joe Cardin
1960	Cash McCall MOVIE	Cash McCall
1959	Up Periscope MOVIE	Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
1958	77 Sunset Strip TV	Self
1958	The Western: A Lost TV Special MOVIE	Self
1958	Darby's Rangers MOVIE	William Orlando Darby
1957	Sayonara MOVIE	Capt. Mike Bailey
1957	Maverick TV	Bret Maverick
1957	Sugarfoot TV	Bret Maverick (uncredited)
1957	Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend MOVIE	Sgt. John Maitland
1956	The Girl He Left Behind MOVIE	Preston
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV	Self
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV	Lt. Jim Collins
1956	Toward the Unknown MOVIE	Lt. Col. Joe Craven
1956	Conflict TV	Self
1955	Cheyenne TV	Lt. Brad Forsythe
1953	The Oscars TV	Self
1952	This Is Your Life TV	Self
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Bob
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Albert Sidney
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Ira Moran
1950	The Bob Hope Show TV	Self
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self - Mystery Guest
1948	Bambi TV	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Nominee
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Presenter

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