James Garner
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, USA — Apr 07 1928• Died Jul 19 2014
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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 (1…
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Great Performances
Self
Chicago Hope
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Maverick
Bret Maverick
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins
Cheyenne
Lt. Brad Forsythe
American Masters
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
Bambi
Self
77 Sunset Strip
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
8 Simple Rules
Jim Egan
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Legends
Self
Nichols
Sheriff Frank Nichols
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
HBO First Look
The Notebook
Older Noah "Duke"
This Is Your Life
Self
Sugarfoot
Bret Maverick (uncredited)
The Great Escape
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
First Monday
Thomas Brankin
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Ultimate Gift
Howard 'Red' Stevens
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bob
Harty
Self
Space Cowboys
Tank Sullivan
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
Fire in the Sky
Frank Watters
Maverick
Marshal Zane Cooper
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call
Man of the People
Jim Doyle
Conflict
Space
Norman Grant
Duel at Diablo
Jess Remsberg
HealtH
Harry Wolff
Disclosure
King Marchand (archive footage)
Grand Prix
Pete Aron
Tank
Zack
The Distinguished Gentleman
Jeff Johnson
Victor/Victoria
King Marchand
Twilight
Raymond Hope
Hour of the Gun
Marshal Wyatt Earp
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Shep Walker
Sunset
Wyatt Earp
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Shazam (voice)
The Fan
Jake Berman
Brando
Self (archive footage)
Battle for Terra
Doron (voice)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Sgt. John Maitland
Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited)
Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
My Fellow Americans
President Matt Douglas
The Children's Hour
Joe Cardin
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Sayonara
Capt. Mike Bailey
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
The Thrill of It All
Gerald Boyer
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
The Castaway Cowboy
Lincoln Costain
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
Skin Game
Quincy Drew
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Promise
Bob Beuhler
Murphy's Romance
Murphy Jones
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
Sidekicks
Production
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jason McCullough
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Legalese
Norman Keane
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
36 Hours
Major Jefferson F. Pike
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Latigo
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Jim Rockford
Darby's Rangers
William Orlando Darby
One Special Night
Robert Woodward
One Little Indian
Keyes
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
Dead Silence
John Potter
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Pat (voice)
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
Off the Minnesota Strip
Production
Dust to Glory
Self
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Host
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
Scott Free
Production
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
Century of Country
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
The Racing Scene
Self
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
Action on the Beach
Self
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
Superstunt
Self