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).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The View

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Great Performances

Maverick

Chicago Hope

The Rockford Files

All Movies (103)

• Disclosure2020 · as King Marchand (archive footage)
• Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire2014 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam2010 · as Shazam (voice)
• DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection2010 · as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008 · as Self (archive)
• Doris Day: Virgin Territory2007 · as Self
• Battle for Terra2007 · as Doron (voice)
• Brando2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Ultimate Gift2007 · as Howard 'Red' Stevens
• Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix2006 · as Self
• Dust to Glory2005 · as Self
• The Notebook2004 · as Older Noah "Duke"
• The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration2003 · as Pat (voice)
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002 · as Shep Walker
• Roughing It2002 · as Samuel Clemens
• The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'2002 · as Self
• The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire2001 · as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
• The Last Debate2000 · as Mike Howley
• Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000 · as Self
• Space Cowboys2000 · as Tank Sullivan
• One Special Night1999 · as Robert Woodward
• The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads1999 · as Jim Rockford
• Doris Day: It's Magic1998 · as Self
• Legalese1998 · as Norman Keane
• The Hidden Dimension1998 · as Grandpa
• Twilight1998 · as Raymond Hope
• The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda1997 · as Jim Rockford
• Dead Silence1997 · as John Potter
• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western1997 · as Self - Host
• My Fellow Americans1996 · as President Matt Douglas
• The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime1996 · as Jim Rockford
• The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play1996 · as Jim Rockford
• The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best1996 · as Jim Rockford
• The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...1996 · as Jim Rockford
• Roger Moore: A Matter of Class1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise1995 · as Jim Rockford
• Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick1995 · as Self
• The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.1994 · as Jim Rockford
• Maverick1994 · as Marshal Zane Cooper
• Breathing Lessons1994 · as Ira Moran
• Return to 'The Great Escape'1993 · as Self
• Barbarians at the Gate1993 · as F. Ross Johnson
• Fire in the Sky1993 · as Frank Watters
• The Distinguished Gentleman1992 · as Jeff Johnson
• Decoration Day1990 · as Albert Sidney Finch
• My Name Is Bill W.1989 · as Dr. Robert Smith
• I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...1989 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• Sunset1988 · as Wyatt Earp
• Promise1986 · as Bob Beuhler
• Murphy's Romance1985 · as Murphy Jones
• The Glitter Dome1984 · as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
• Heartsounds1984 · as Harold Lear
• Tank1984 · as Zack
• James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as Self
• Lily for President?1982 · as Bret Maverick
• Victor/Victoria1982 · as King Marchand
• The Long Summer of George Adams1982 · as George Adams
• The Fan1981 · as Jake Berman
• Sixty Years of Seduction1981 · as Self - Host
• HealtH1980 · as Harry Wolff
• The New Maverick1978 · as Bret Maverick
• Superstunt1977 · as Self
• The Castaway Cowboy1974 · as Lincoln Costain
• The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter1974 · as Jim Rockford
• One Little Indian1973 · as Keyes
• They Only Kill Their Masters1972 · as Abel Marsh
• Skin Game1971 · as Quincy Drew
• Support Your Local Gunfighter1971 · as Latigo
• A Man Called Sledge1970 · as Luther Sledge
• King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• Marlowe1969 · as Philip Marlowe
• Support Your Local Sheriff!1969 · as Jason McCullough
• The Racing Scene1969 · as Self
• The Pink Jungle1968 · as Ben Morris
• How Sweet It Is!1968 · as Grif
• Hour of the Gun1967 · as Marshal Wyatt Earp
• Grand Prix1966 · as Pete Aron
• Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions1966 · as Self
• Mister Buddwing1966 · as Mister Buddwing
• Duel at Diablo1966 · as Jess Remsberg
• A Man Could Get Killed1966 · as William Beddoes
• The Art of Love1965 · as Casey Barnett
• 36 Hours1964 · as Major Jefferson F. Pike
• The Americanization of Emily1964 · as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
• Action on the Beach1964 · as Self
• Move Over, Darling1963 · as Nicholas Arden
• The Wheeler Dealers1963 · as Henry Tyroon
• A Bob Hope Comedy Special1963 · as Self
• The Thrill of It All1963 · as Gerald Boyer
• The Great Escape1963 · as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
• Boys' Night Out1962 · as Fred Williams
• The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers1962 · as Self
• The Children's Hour1961 · as Joe Cardin
• Cash McCall1960 · as Cash McCall
• Up Periscope1959 · as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
• The Western: A Lost TV Special1958 · as Self
• Darby's Rangers1958 · as William Orlando Darby
• Sayonara1957 · as Capt. Mike Bailey
• Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend1957 · as Sgt. John Maitland
• The Girl He Left Behind1956 · as Preston
• Toward the Unknown1956 · as Lt. Col. Joe Craven

All TV Shows (46)

• Legends2006 · as Self
• 8 Simple Rules2002 · as Jim Egan
• First Monday2002 · as Thomas Brankin
• Century of Country2002
• God, the Devil and Bob2000 · as God (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self
• Streets of Laredo1995 · as Captain Woodrow Call
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• HBO First Look1992
• Man of the People1991 · as Jim Doyle
• American Masters1986 · as Self
• Space1985 · as Norman Grant
• Harty1983 · as Self
• Bret Maverick1981 · as Bret Maverick
• Laugh-In1977 · as Guest Performer (uncredited)
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Jim Rockford
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Nichols1971 · as Sheriff Frank Nichols
• Once Upon a Wheel1971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Whicker's World1959
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Self
• Maverick1957 · as Bret Maverick
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Lt. Jim Collins
• Conflict1956
• Cheyenne1955 · as Lt. Brad Forsythe
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Bob
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Ira Moran
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Albert Sidney
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Bambi1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter