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
Top 40 Movies
The Notebook
2004
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
How Sweet It Is!
1968
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
Heartsounds
1984
The Great Escape
1963
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
Space Cowboys
2000
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
Brando
2007
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Duel at Diablo
1966
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Dead Silence
1997
Breathing Lessons
1994
Fire in the Sky
1993
Toward the Unknown
1956
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
Grand Prix
1966
Lily for President?
1982
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
The Thrill of It All
1963
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
Sunset
1988
Maverick
1994
The Ultimate Gift
2007
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
The Last Debate
2000
Victor/Victoria
1982
Disclosure
2020
Battle for Terra
2007
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Murphy's Romance
1985
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002