James Garner
Acting
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).
As actor 145
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The View
1997
Chicago Hope
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Rockford Files
1974
Maverick
1957
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Great Performances
1971
Cheyenne
1955
What's My Line?
1950
The Notebook
2004
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
American Masters
1986
Bambi
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Sugarfoot
1957
8 Simple Rules
2002
The Oscars
1953
The Bob Hope Show
1950
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Great Escape
1963
This Is Your Life
1952
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
HBO First Look
1992
The Ultimate Gift
2007
Space Cowboys
2000
Maverick
1994
Whicker's World
1959
Nichols
1971
Legends
2006
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
Harty
1983
Fire in the Sky
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
Bret Maverick
1981
The Children's Hour
1961
Victor/Victoria
1982
First Monday
2002
Grand Prix
1966
Tank
1984
Sayonara
1957
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
Battle for Terra
2007
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Conflict
1956
Sunset
1988
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
Marlowe
1969
Twilight
1998
Move Over, Darling
1963
Space
1985
Streets of Laredo
1995
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hour of the Gun
1967
My Fellow Americans
1996
Disclosure
2020
Man of the People
1991
Laugh-In
1977
36 Hours
1964
The Thrill of It All
1963
Duel at Diablo
1966
The Americanization of Emily
1964
Dead Silence
1997
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Skin Game
1971
Boys' Night Out
1962
Roughing It
2002
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
Toward the Unknown
1956
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
The Art of Love
1965
The Fan
1981
Century of Country
2002
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
Murphy's Romance
1985
Darby's Rangers
1958
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
One Little Indian
1973
A Man Called Sledge
1970
Brando
2007
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
The Glitter Dome
1984
Up Periscope
1959
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
How Sweet It Is!
1968
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
Decoration Day
1990
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
Lily for President?
1982
HealtH
1980
Dust to Glory
2005
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
Superstunt
1977
Breathing Lessons
1994
Roughing It
2002
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Mister Buddwing
1966
Cash McCall
1960
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
Legalese
1998
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
The Pink Jungle
1968
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
The Last Debate
2000
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
One Special Night
1999
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
Heartsounds
1984
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
The New Maverick
1978
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
Promise
1986
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
Action on the Beach
1964
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
The Racing Scene
1969
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
The Hidden Dimension
1998
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
On the crew 19
The Rockford Files
1974
Grand Prix
1966
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
Marlowe
1969
36 Hours
1964
Duel at Diablo
1966
Skin Game
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
The Art of Love
1965
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
How Sweet It Is!
1968
Mister Buddwing
1966
Sidekicks
1974
The Pink Jungle
1968
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
Scott Free
1976
Promise
1986
The Racing Scene
1969
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980