Acting

James Garner

Born 1928-04-07 · Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Died 2014-07-19

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).

Credits

Newest first

Disclosure
as King Marchand (archive footage)
2020
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Shazam (voice)
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2010
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self (archive)
2008
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
as Self
2007
Battle for Terra
as Doron (voice)
2007
Brando
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Ultimate Gift
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
2007
Legends
as Self
2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self
2006
Dust to Glory
as Self
2005
The Notebook
as Older Noah 'Duke'
2004
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Pat (voice)
2003
8 Simple Rules
as Jim Egan
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Shep Walker
2002
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
2002
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
2002
First Monday
as Thomas Brankin
2002
Century of Country
2002
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Rourke (voice)
2001
The Last Debate
as Mike Howley
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
2000
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
as God (voice)
2000
One Special Night
as Robert Woodward
1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Jim Rockford
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998
Legalese
as Norman Keane
1998
The Hidden Dimension
as Grandpa
1998
Twilight
as Raymond Hope
1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Jim Rockford
1997
Dead Silence
as John Potter
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self - Host
1997
My Fellow Americans
as President Matt Douglas
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
as Jim Rockford
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Jim Rockford
1996
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Streets of Laredo
as Captain Woodrow Call
1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
as Jim Rockford
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Jim Rockford
1994
Chicago Hope
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994
Maverick
as Marshal Zane Cooper
1994
Breathing Lessons
as Ira Moran
1994
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Barbarians at the Gate
as F. Ross Johnson
1993
Fire in the Sky
as Frank Watters
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Jeff Johnson
1992
HBO First Look
1992
Man of the People
as Jim Doyle
1991
Decoration Day
as Albert Sidney Finch
1990
My Name Is Bill W.
as Dr. Robert Smith
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Executive Producer
1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Sunset
as Wyatt Earp
1988
Promise
as Bob Beuhler
1986
Promise
Executive Producer
1986
American Masters
as Self
1986
Murphy's Romance
as Murphy Jones
1985
Space
as Norman Grant
1985
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984
Heartsounds
as Harold Lear
1984
Tank
as Zack
1984
Harty
as Self
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1983
Lily for President?
as Bret Maverick
1982
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
1982
The Long Summer of George Adams
as George Adams
1982
Bret Maverick
as Bret Maverick
1981
The Fan
as Jake Berman
1981
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Host
1981
HealtH
as Harry Wolff
1980